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Published 23 Jan 2025, 14:16 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Alcoholic Beverages and Bar Equipment

Official notice

Authority: Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council (Local council)

GoodsOpen procedureSME suitable
Published estimate£490,000≈ £163k / year
Submissions closed 21 Feb 2025awarded 31 Mar 2025
Awarded to Carlsberg Britvic
Contract term 3 yrsends 31 Mar 2028 · extension options published · starts 1 Apr 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole require a specialist company to supply and deliver alcoholic drinks including but not limited to a range of draught (Lager, Ale and Cider kegs), bottled products, mixers and wine, and to provide the equipment to dispense the draughts.

CPV: Beverages, tobacco and related products · Dispensers

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole has awarded this contract to a specialist company…AwardedRenewal 3 yrsPublished value£490,000

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole has awarded this contract to a specialist company to supply and deliver alcoholic drinks including but not limited to a range of draught (Lager, Ale and Cider kegs), bottled products, mixers and wine, and to provide the equipment to dispense the draughts.

Contract period: 1 Apr 2025 – 31 Mar 2028 (3 yrs)
Delivery: South West
Extensions: The Authority has 1 option to extend the contract for 24 months. The maximum period of this contract shall therefore be 60 months and this period includes all options to extend.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: 40%Price: 60%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality: 40
  • Price: 60
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 60 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 6 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
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
Yes
First published
23 Jan 2025, 14:16 GMT
Last source update
18 Jun 2025, 10:04 BST
Award evaluation window
21 Feb 2025 – …
Authority reference
DN755696
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-033162
Classification (CPV)
Beverages, tobacco and related productsDispensers
Delivery area
South West (UKK24)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04d5bc Find a Tender
Contract terms
Performance terms

Please note that if a bid is received from a consortium or from two suppliers then words will be added to the contract to enable suppliers to be held liable for performance individually or jointly (joint and several liability).

Review and risk notes
Review procedure

In accordance with Regulation 86 (notices of decisions to award a contract), Regulation 87 (standstill period) and Regulations 91 (enforcement of duties through the Court) of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (as amended).

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: ProContract (Due North) · Who buys & how to bid on ProContract
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · short registration with manual review; public opportunity list
Submission deadline
21 Feb 2025, 14:00 GMT
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
90 days from the deadline
Bids opened
21 Feb 2025, 14:00 GMT
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

21 Feb 2025 → 18 Jun 2025 · 4 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    21 Feb 2025, 14:00 GMT
  2. Bids opened
    21 Feb 2025, 14:00 GMT
  3. Contract starts
    1 Apr 2025, 00:00 BST
  4. Notice published
    18 Jun 2025, 10:04 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    18 Jun 2025, 10:04 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £490,0001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 31 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 31 Mar 2025
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Carlsberg Britvic£490,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Contract 033162-2025-DN755696-1 · Carlsberg Britvic

    Signed
    31 Mar 2025
    Value
    £490,000
    Period
    … – 31 Mar 2028
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
3bids · 3 electronic1——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Bournemouth Christchurch and Poole Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services BCP Council, Civic Centre, Bourne Avenue, Bournemouth, South West, BH2 6DYContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • The Royal Courts of JusticeReview body London
  • The Royal Courts of Justice, StrandReview body London

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Carlsberg BritvicAwarded supplier Marston's House, Brewery Road, Wolverhampton, South West, WV1 4JT

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria
  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria