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# The Supply of Espresso Coffee Beans, Hot Beverage Product & Training and The Supply of Equipment & Maintenance

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/the-supply-of-espresso-coffee-beans-hot-beverage-product-training-and-the-supply-of-equipm-ocds-h6vhtk-03d4db). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** University of Kent: "The Supply of Espresso Coffee Beans, Hot Beverage Product & Training and The Supply of Equipment & Maintenance". Published status: active. Published Value: £240,000. 2 published lots. Recorded submission deadline: 3 Jul 2023, 12:00 BST. Published submission portal: uk.eu-supply.com.

## Key Information
- **Status:** ACTIVE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [University of Kent](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/university-of-kent-urn-133807)
- **Published Value:** £240,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 3 July 2023 at 12:00 BST
- **Lots:** 2
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** goods
- **Classifications (CPV):** Food, beverages, tobacco and related products
- **Delivery Location:** UK
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Official Documents:** 2 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/the-supply-of-espresso-coffee-beans-hot-beverage-product-training-and-the-supply-of-equipm-ocds-h6vhtk-03d4db#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-03d4db`

## Before you bid
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- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/the-supply-of-espresso-coffee-beans-hot-beverage-product-training-and-the-supply-of-equipm-ocds-h6vhtk-03d4db#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [uk.eu-supply.com](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fuk.eu-supply.com%2Fapp%2Frfq%2Frwlentrance_s.asp%3FPID%3D69354%26B%3DUNIVERSITYKENT)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/the-supply-of-espresso-coffee-beans-hot-beverage-product-training-and-the-supply-of-equipm-ocds-h6vhtk-03d4db#participate

## Description
The University of Kent catering team and commercial services have been working on a strategy to consolidate the coffee offer across the campus at Kent, the objectives are to replace most of the coffee machines (with a maintenance package) across many different catering outlets on campus and consolidate to locally roasted espresso bean, offering two beans, a standard and guest with its own sustainability mission. and to introduce a structured training programme to streamline and simplify the offering across the campus, the hope is to introduce a drop size discount, improve quality of product and deliver a structured training programme.

## Lots (2)
### Lot 1: Purchase or lease coffee machines
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 15000000
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Estimated Value:** £150,000
- **Description:** Lot 1 is to price for both purchase and lease of approximately 3 barista coffee machines, 6 grinders, 4 tamping press, 5 bean to cup machines and 9 filter coffee brewers, the specifications of the machines are attached on the separate document 4- Pri...
- **Contract Period:** 31/08/2023 to 01/09/2026

### Lot 2: Supply of 2 espresso coffee beans
- **Lot id:** `2`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 15000000
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Estimated Value:** £80,000
- **Description:** Lot 2 is for the supply of 2 espresso coffee beans, roasted local to the University of Kent Canterbury campus and with its own sustainability mission, the standard and guest offering will total an annual average tonnage of around 2400kg with a 70% - ...
- **Contract Period:** 31/08/2023 to 01/09/2026

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F016387-2023)
- **Last Source Update:** 2023-06-09T09:54:50.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-31T21:57:07.284Z
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