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Official UK procurement notice

University Sports Clothing · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: University Of Edinburgh (Education)

GoodsOpen procedureSME suitable
Published estimate£2,000,000exc. VAT · 1 value update
Submissions closed 23 Dec 2024awarded 17 Mar 2025
Awarded to Dreamsport 2022 Limited

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The University of Edinburgh is appointing a supplier for the provision of sports clothing.

CPV: Clothing, footwear, luggage articles and accessories · Sportswear

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1The University of Edinburgh is appointing a supplier for the provision of sports clothingAwardedRenewal

The University of Edinburgh is appointing a supplier for the provision of sports clothing. This covers the supply of bespoke, branded clothing including: staff uniforms, playing kit, high performance wear (where applicable), and leisure wear.

The initial Contract period is for 3 years from 1st August 2025 to 31st July 2028. The University has the option to extend for a further 3 years, potentially taking the contract through to 31st July 2031.

Delivery: Scotland
Extensions: The initial Contract period is for 3 years from 1st August 2025 to 31st July 2028. The University has the option to extend for a further 3 years, potentially taking the contract through to 31st July 2031. · The initial contract period is 3 years with one option to extend for a further 3 years (3 + 3).Variant bids: not allowed

What it takes to win
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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 more
How bids were scored
Quality: 80%Price: 20%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • Technical: 80%
  • price: 20%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Technical: 80
  • Price: 20
Conditions of participation2
  • Economic & financial standing

    SPD 4B.1.1 - Bidders will be required to have a “general” yearly turnover threshold value of 2,000,000 GBP for the last three years prior to the date of proposed contract award.

    SPD 4B.5.1 - It is a requirement of this contract that bidders hold, or can commit to obtain prior to the commencement of any subsequently awarded contract, the types and levels of insurance indicated below:

    Note: There is no requirement for separate product liability insurance as the monetary value detailed against public liability insurance is inclusive of both types of insurance. Employer’s (Compulsory) Liability Insurance = 5 million GBP; Public Liability Insurance = 5 million GBP; and Professional Indemnity Insurance = 2 million GBP.

    SPD 4B.6 - Statement 1: Where the bidder is providing a submission on behalf of a subsidiary company, upon request, the bidder must obtain a Parent Company Guarantee prior to commencement of any subsequently awarded contract. Statement 2: Bidders will be required to provide adequate assurance of financial strength to successfully complete their contractual obligations. Bidders must be able to provide upon request, their 3 most recent sets of annual audited accounts, including profit and loss information, and the following ratios: Current Ratio, Quick Ratio, Debtors Turnover Ratio, Return on Assets, Working Capital, Debt to Equity Ratio, and Gross Profit Ratio. A review of your ratios and audited accounts may be undertaken. In some cases, this review may lead to an ad…

  • Technical & professional ability

    SPD 4D.1 - 1st Statement: Quality Management and Health and Safety Procedures. The bidder must hold a UKAS (or equivalent) accredited independent third-party certificate of compliance in accordance with ISO 9001 (or equivalent).

    SPD 4D.1 - 2nd Statement: Quality Management and Health and Safety Procedures. The bidder must hold a UKAS (or equivalent), accredited independent third-party certificate of compliance in accordance with ISO 45001 (or equivalent) or have, within the last 12 months, successfully met the assessment requirements of a construction-related scheme in registered membership of the Safety Schemes in Procurement (SSIP) forum.

    SPD 4D.1.1 - Statement 1: If the bidder does not hold a UKAS (or equivalent) accredited independent third-party certificate of compliance in accordance with ISO 9001 (or equivalent), The bidder must have the following:

    Equivalent, documented policy and procedures regarding quality management, endorsed by the Chief Executive Officer, or equivalent. These must include the following documented items relevant to the nature and scale of the work to be carried out, which are equivalent to the standards listed above — a policy with set responsibilities, review and improvement procedures, quality management and performance process, workforce training, skills and information process, monitoring arrangements, bidder quality management arrangements, and a process for managing complaints.

    SPD 4D.1.1 - Statement 2: If the bidder does not hold a UKAS (o…

    Minimum: 1. The scope of the delivery of the first batch of goods are required to be undertaken and completed by the appointed supplier no later than the 14th August 2025. Bidders must confirm that they are able to comply with this delivery date. 2. Bidders are to confirm that they are a…
Staff
Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 20 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Goods
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
26 Aug 2024, 16:26 BST
Last source update
16 Apr 2025, 12:12 BST
Award evaluation window
23 Dec 2024 – …
Authority reference
EC1036
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-015512
Classification (CPV)
Clothing, footwear, luggage articles and accessoriesSportswear
Delivery area
Scotland (UKM75)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0493f0 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Performance terms

As detailed within the Invitation to Tender documents within "Schedule 3 - Statement of Requirements" and "Schedule 10 -Contract Monitoring & Management".

Publisher note: (SC Ref:796520)

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Public Contracts Scotland · Who buys & how to bid on PCS
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free single registration for Scotland; PCS-Tender (Jaggaer) for full bidding

Tender documents are also served through a separate tool: https://www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/esop/pts-host/public/pts/web/login.html ↗

Submission deadline
23 Dec 2024, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
120 days from the deadline
Bids opened
23 Dec 2024, 12:00 GMT
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

9 Sept 2024 → 16 Apr 2025 · 4 dates
  1. Next notice expected
    9 Sept 2024, 00:00 BST
  2. Submission deadline
    23 Dec 2024, 12:00 GMT
  3. Bids opened
    23 Dec 2024, 12:00 GMT
  4. Notice published
    16 Apr 2025, 12:12 BST

Notice history

5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 22 Nov 2024
  1. Published value updated to £2,000,000
    22 Nov 2024, 10:29 GMT
    was £1,500,000
  2. Status changed to active
    22 Nov 2024, 10:29 GMT
  3. Procurement method changed
    22 Nov 2024, 10:29 GMT
  4. Deadline published: 23 Dec 2024, 12:00 GMT
    22 Nov 2024, 10:29 GMT
  5. Status changed to complete
    16 Apr 2025, 12:12 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £2,000,0001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 99 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 17 Mar 2025
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Dreamsport 2022 LimitedSME£2,000,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
9bids · 9 electronic · 9 from abroad9——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

University Of Edinburgh

Contracting authorityEducationBody governed by public lawEducation Charles Stewart House, 9-16 Chambers Street, Edinburgh, Scotland, EH1 1HTContact name, email Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Edinburgh Sheriff Court & Justice of the Peace CourtReview body Edinburgh

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Dreamsport 2022 LimitedAwarded supplier Uniform House, 7 Acrewood Way, St Albans, West Midlands, AL4 0JYContact phone

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.