Official UK procurement notice
Supply of Grocery, Dried Goods & Frozen Products 069-2026
Authority: MANCHESTER CENTRAL CONVENTION COMPLEX LIMITED (Public body)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionManchester Central is currently looking for a Contractor to supply groceries and frozen food products to Manchester Central Convention Complex, Junction, Manchester Town Hall Central Library, Runway Visitors Park and Manchester Town Hall. It is important that the services provider are the same across all site such as delivery times etc.
Estimated annual spend for groceries and frozen food is circa £622k. Spend is estimated on current supply and Manchester Central are unable to guarantee such levels of purchasing. The Contract will be for a period of two (2) years with a Manchester Central only option to extend for an addition twelve (12) months from the commencement date of services, with an anticipated Contract start date of November 2026
As a world-class international convention centre, Manchester Central requires products of the highest quality. The successful supplier will provide products for all onsite catering, including hospitality, banquets, conferences and exhibitions. Given the dynamic nature of the events industry, the supplier will be expected to respond to orders as required, potentially with a last minute or same day delivery, including Saturday and Sunday orders.
Average annual requirements for products are detailed in the ITT, and these requirements will need to be matched by the supplier. Due to event peaks and troughs within the business, orders of higher numbers must be available at certain times. If a product is not available in the quantities required, the supplier must notify Manchester Central as early as possible and provide alternative products of the same calibre.
Contract partners will be required to have periodic contract review meetings with the Company's Executive Chef. The frequency of such contract review meetings will be determined by Manchester Central and may vary from time to time. The meetings will discuss the performance of previous months' supply, the supply required over the next few months, highlighting any key large events coming up, and any positive / negative feedback with regards to product quality, account management, ordering and delivery.
- The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 1 Aug 2028, 23:59 BST.
CPV: Food, beverages, tobacco and related products
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1RenewalPublished value£1,036,667
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: 30%
- Price: 50%
- Social, Economic and Environmental Impact: 20%
Published award criteria (3)
- Quality: Weighted scores will be calculated by multiplying the score for each quality criteria by its weighting. The weighted scores will be totalled for each tender. The totals will be normalised so that the normalised highest total will attract the highest quality score i.e. (30%). There is an un-weighted quality threshold of (18%). This means that if a tenderer's quality score does not reach the un-weighted quality threshold the weighting will not be applied to the quality criteria and the tender will no longer be considered.
- Social, Economic and Environmental Impact: Weighted scores will be calculated by multiplying the score for each Sustainability criteria by its weighting. The weighted scores will be totalled for each tender. The totals will be normalised so that the normalised highest total will attract the highest quality score i.e. (20%).
- Price: With regards to the price evaluation, the lowest price tenderer will be awarded the maximum price score (50%) and tenderers will thereafter be ranked and scored in accordance with how much more expensive their prices are compared to the lowest price, e.g., if tenderer X is 50% more expensive than the lowest price it will be awarded 50% less price points than the lowest price tender. If 125% more expensive it will be awarded 125% less price score making this a minus score.
- 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
- Yes · next expected 1 Aug 2028
- First published
- 6 Aug 2026, 11:51 BST
- Last source update
- 6 Aug 2026, 11:51 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 7 Oct 2026
- Authority reference
069-2026- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-074635- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06dd7fFind a Tender- Contract terms summary
Manchester Central, unless otherwise agreed in writing, shall pay the price of the Goods/Services within thirty (30) days of receipt of a valid and undisputed invoice from the Supplier. The invoice must include all necessary supporting documentation and reference the relevant purchase order number.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 31 Aug 2026, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 21 Aug 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
- Tenderers submissions must be responded to as instructed and returned. Manchester Central reserves the right to disqualify a company if the Tender is not submitted as instructed.
- Tenderers submissions must be uploaded via procontract.due-north.com ↗
no later than: 31st August 2026 at 12pm (Noon)
Until the above closing date, you will have the chance to upload a new Tender, should you wish to amend your submission.
- 9 separate documents are to be returned for section A to I with clear and concise information only.
- If your Tender response is received late, it may not be accepted.
- Tenders responses submitted by post, fax or other electronic means will not be accepted.
- Failure to comply with the above may invalidate your tender response.
Timeline
6 Aug 2026 → 9 Nov 2026 · 5 dates- Tender notice published77 days ago6 Aug 2026, 11:51 BST
- Clarification questions by62 days ago21 Aug 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission deadline52 days ago31 Aug 2026, 12:00 BST
- Award decision expected by15 days ago7 Oct 2026, 23:59 BST
- Today22 Oct 2026
- Contract startsin 17 days9 Nov 2026
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Tender notice published6 Aug 2026, 11:51 BSTUK4
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (4)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Bidding documents and specifications Supply of Grocery, Dried Goods & Frozen Products 069-2026 - ITT
- Bidding documents and specifications Appendix A - Manchester Central Terms & Conditions - 2026 - Proposed T&Cs for Supply of Grocery, Dried Goods & Frozen Products 069-2026 to be finalised upon award of contract
- Bidding documents and specifications Appendix B - Pricing Schedule - To be completed by all bidding suppliers in the proposed format.
Notices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender