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Published 15 May 2025, 12:23 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Supply and Distribution of Cleaning and Refreshment Consumables

Official notice

Authority: Caledonian Sleeper Limited

GoodsNegotiated procedure with prior call for competition
Published estimate£555,000exc. VAT1.1% above published estimate
Submissions closed 16 Jun 2025awarded 11 Dec 2025
Awarded to Select Service Partners Ltd

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Our requirement is for the supply of cleaning consumables & refreshments to Caledonian Sleeper Ltd (CSL), the supply of both types of materials are to be used across our guest lounges and across our fleet of trains with delivery points across Scotland and at London Euston.

CPV: Cleaning products · Food, beverages, tobacco and related products · Kitchen equipment, household and domestic items and catering supplies

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£555,000
Delivery: UK
Extensions: additional locations may be added within the contract period · one 12 month extensionSecond stage: up to 5 candidates invited to tenderVariant bids: not allowed

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.

The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
How bids were scored
Quality: 85Price: 40Environmental: 15
Published sub-criteria (6)
  • proposed product range: 30
  • supply chain management and assurance: 30
  • ability to ensure deliveries are made within the restrictions stated: 15
  • approach to stock availability: 10
  • price: 40
  • company environmental policies: 15
Published award criteria (6)
  • proposed product range: 30
  • supply chain management and assurance: 30
  • ability to ensure deliveries are made within the restrictions stated: 15
  • company environmental policies: 15
  • approach to stock availability: 10
  • Price: 40
Successive reduction
Candidates will be reduced successively across stages
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 40 of 140 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached
Procedure method
Negotiated procedure with prior call for competition
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0025 Utilities Contracts Regulations 2016 (Directive 2014/25/EU)
Procurement category
Goods
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
15 May 2025, 12:23 BST
Last source update
17 Dec 2025, 10:49 GMT
Authority reference
CPT-043
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-083684
Classification (CPV)
Cleaning productsFood, beverages, tobacco and related productsKitchen equipment, household and domestic items and catering supplies
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-051447 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment

Publisher note: (SC Ref:818845)

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Public Contracts Scotland · Who buys & how to bid on PCS
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free single registration for Scotland; PCS-Tender (Jaggaer) for full bidding
Submission deadline
16 Jun 2025, 14:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
180 days from the deadline
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

16 Jun 2025 → 17 Dec 2025 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    16 Jun 2025, 14:00 BST
  2. Invitations to tender expected
    20 Jun 2025, 00:00 BST
  3. Notice published310 days ago
    17 Dec 2025, 10:49 GMT

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    17 Dec 2025, 10:49 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £561,0001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 3
Contracts signed 1latest 11 Dec 2025
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Select Service Partners Ltd£561,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
3bids · 3 electronic · 3 from abroad0——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Caledonian Sleeper Limited

Contracting authorityRailway services Basement and Ground Floor Premises, 1-5 Union Street, Inverness, UK, IV1 1PPContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Glasgow Sheriffs officeReview body Glasgow

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.