Official UK procurement notice
Supply and Distribution of Soft Drinks
Authority: Corporate Officer of the House of Commons (Central government)·Consortium: 2 public authorities
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionSupply and distribution of soft drinks to the Parliamentary Estate’s in-house catering services, via an off-site consolidation centre. The contract will be awarded to a sole supplier through an open, competitive process under the Procurement Act 2023.
- The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 1 Nov 2027, 23:59 GMT.
- No preliminary market engagement: Issued under PCR2015
CPV: Soft drinks
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£541,667
- Economic & financial standing
N/A
- Technical & professional ability
Refer to ITT Documents
What it takes to wini
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 morei
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).
Published sub-criteria (3)
- Quality Written: 30%
- Commercial: 60%
- Social Value: 10%
Published award criteria (3)
- Commercial: Refer to ITT Documents for methodology
- Quality Written: Refer to ITT Documentation
- Social Value: Refer to ITT Documentation
- Economic & financial standing
N/A
- Technical & professional ability
Refer to ITT Documents
- Price carries 60 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 6 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Goods
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Yes · next expected 1 Nov 2027
- First published
- 30 Jun 2025, 14:18 BST
- Last source update
- 21 Jan 2026, 11:55 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 11 Sept 2025
- Authority reference
GSP3584- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-036138- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0555faFind a Tender- Contract terms summary
Payment will be made within 30 days of receipt of a valid and undisputed invoice, in accordance with section 68(2) of the Procurement Act 2023 and the Late Payment of Commercial Debts (Interest) Act 1998.
- Risks
Risks include supply chain volatility (e.g. CO₂ shortages, transport strikes, aluminium costs), and demand fluctuations due to parliamentary events or recess periods
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 28 Jul 2025, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 15 Jul 2025, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
30 Jun 2025 → 21 Jan 2026 · 8 dates- Tender notice published30 Jun 2025, 14:18 BST
- Clarification questions by15 Jul 2025, 12:00 BST
- Submission deadline28 Jul 2025, 12:00 BST
- Award decision expected by11 Sept 2025, 23:59 BST
- Assessment summaries sent371 days ago15 Oct 2025, 00:00 BST
- Standstill ends358 days ago27 Oct 2025, 23:59 GMT
- Contract starts354 days ago1 Nov 2025
- Latest notice published273 days ago21 Jan 2026, 11:55 GMT
Notice history
5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 30 Jun 2025- Tender notice published30 Jun 2025, 14:18 BSTUK4
- Contract award notice published16 Oct 2025, 11:50 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete16 Oct 2025, 11:50 BST
- Contract signature expected30 Oct 2025, 23:59 GMTscheduled
- Contract details notice published21 Jan 2026, 11:55 GMTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| SNACKLINE DIRECT LTD15 Dec 2025 – 14 Dec 2027 · up to 14 Dec 2029Extensions: Two one year extensions (+1+1). | £769,981 | 9 Oct 2025 | Awarded |
Contracts
Supply and Distribution of Soft Drinks · SNACKLINE DIRECT LTD
- Signed
- 4 Dec 2025
- Value
- £769,981
- Period
- 15 Dec 2025 – 14 Dec 2027 · up to 14 Dec 2029 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- Two one year extensions (+1+1).
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3final-stage tenders | 2 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeConsortium members and other public bodies
- Corporate Officer of the House of LordsContracting authorityPublic authority - central government
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Snackline Direct Ltd.Awarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender