Official UK procurement notice
The Provision of Heavy Catering Equipment - Supply, design and Install
Authority: THE UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM (Education)
Sectors: Furniture (incl. office furniture), furnishings, domestic appliances (excl. lighting) and cleaning products (39) Delivery: Delivery location not published
Published estimate£200,000≈ £67k / year · £239,998 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 15 Sept 2025
Contract term 3 yrsends 12 Jun 2029 · up to 12 Jun 2030 with extensions · starts 13 Jun 2026
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe provision of supply and installation of heavy catering equipment, including the design aspect of back of house kitchen layout.
- How the procedure runs: Stage 1 is PSQ - shortlisted suppliers will be selected for the Stage 2 ITT.
CPV: Catering equipment
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1RenewalPublished value£200,000
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).
How bids were scored
- Simple description: Award Criteria Weighting PROJECT CAPABILITY 20% TEAM 8% MANAGEMENT OF THE CONTRACT 13% WARRANTY 12% CORPORATE & SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY/SUSTAINABILITY 7% INNOVATION 5% COST/PRICE 25% TECHNICAL SKILLS/SUPPORT/BACKUP 10% total 100%
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Competitive flexible 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
- 14 Aug 2025, 12:21 BST
- Last source update
- 14 Aug 2025, 12:21 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 28 Feb 2026
- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-048719- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Not published
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0587cfFind a Tender
- How it runs
Stage 1 is PSQ - shortlisted suppliers will be selected for the Stage 2 ITT.
How it was run
Official noticeRun through: In-tend · Who buys & how to bid on In-tend
Access & registration note: Free · one account per buying organisation's portal · reCAPTCHA on signup
- Requests to participate (first stage)
- 15 Sept 2025, 23:59 BST
- Submission deadline
- 15 Sept 2025, 23:59 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 28 Aug 2025, 16:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Timeline
14 Aug 2025 → 13 Jun 2026 · 5 dates- Tender notice published14 Aug 2025, 12:21 BST
- Clarification questions by28 Aug 2025, 16:00 BST
- Submission deadline15 Sept 2025, 23:59 BST
- Award decision expected by242 days ago28 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Contract starts138 days ago13 Jun 2026, 00:00 BST
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Tender notice published14 Aug 2025, 12:21 BSTUK4
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender