Official UK procurement notice
Supply of food and beverages
Authority: Dudley College of Technology (Education)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe college took the decision to run the catering provision in house 10 years ago. All our catering provision is now internally managed. We currently use a wide range of suppliers for our eateries.
Stir has grown each year and continues to generate good income for the College. The role of this tender would be to supply some of Stir’s food and beverage items required.
The emphasis on the tender is fresh, good quality, sustainability and good pricing.
CPV: Catering supplies
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1RenewalPublished value£420,000
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 (6)
- CUSTOMER SERVICE AND FINANCE: 5%
- DELIVERY PERFORMANCE: 10%
- PRODUCT: 20%
- FOOD SAFETY AND COMPLIANCE: 5%
- COST AND VALUE: 50%
- SUSTAINABILITY: 10%
Published award criteria (6)
- CUSTOMER SERVICE AND FINANCE
- DELIVERY PERFORMANCE
- PRODUCT
- COST AND VALUE
- FOOD SAFETY AND COMPLIANCE
- SUSTAINABILITY
- Price carries 50 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 5 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
- Closed
- 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
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 20 Mar 2026, 17:09 GMT
- Last source update
- 7 Apr 2026, 11:42 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 1 Sept 2026
- Authority reference
CA17432- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-025977- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0670cdFind a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 7 May 2026, 13:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 27 Apr 2026, 13:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
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Timeline
20 Mar 2026 → 1 Sept 2026 · 6 dates- Tender notice published219 days ago20 Mar 2026, 17:09 GMT
- Latest notice published201 days ago7 Apr 2026, 11:42 BST
- Clarification questions by181 days ago27 Apr 2026, 13:00 BST
- Submission deadline171 days ago7 May 2026, 13:00 BST
- Contract starts55 days ago1 Sept 2026, 00:00 BST
- Award decision expected by54 days ago1 Sept 2026, 23:59 BST
Notice history
3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 20 Mar 2026- Tender notice published20 Mar 2026, 17:09 GMTUK4
- Tender notice published7 Apr 2026, 11:42 BSTUK4
- Deadline moved to 7 May 2026, 13:00 BST7 Apr 2026, 11:42 BST+14 days · was 23 Apr 2026, 13:00 BST
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender