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Published 18 Mar 2026, 13:28 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Professional Cookery & Hospitality Kits and Uniforms

Authority: Edinburgh College (Education)

GoodsOpen procedureSME suitable

Sectors: Clothing, footwear, luggage articles and accessories (18)Security, fire-fighting, police and defence equipment (35)Furniture (incl. office furniture), furnishings, domestic appliances (excl. lighting) and cleaning products (39) Delivery: Scotland (UKM73)

Awarded value£440,000published contract · exc. VAT

Submissions closed 17 Apr 2026awarded 24 Jun 2026

Awarded to Russums

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Provision of Uniforms and Kits for Edinburgh College Professional Cookery & Hospitality Students

Recurrence: March 2028 if no extensions utilised March 2030 if all extensions utilised

CPV: Catering supplies · Clothing, footwear, luggage articles and accessories · Cooking utensils · Cooks' knives · Corporate clothing · Kitchen equipment, household and domestic items and catering supplies · Kitchenware · Knives · Knives and scissors · Occupational clothing · Protective and safety clothing · Special clothing and accessories

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1AwardedRenewal

Delivery: Scotland

Extensions: 2x12 month extensions availableVariant bids: not allowed

18000000 Clothing, footwear, luggage articles and accessories 18110000 Occupational clothing 18222000 Corporate clothing 18400000 Special clothing and accessories 35113400 Protective and safety clothing 39220000 Kitchen equipment, household and domestic items and catering supplies

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: 63%Price: 25%Environmental: 12%

Published sub-criteria (7)

Quality: 21%
Samples: 13%
Delivery Requirements: 16%
Returns: 8%
Value Added Services: 5%
price: 25%
Sustainability: 12%

Published award criteria (7)

Quality: 21
Samples: 13
Delivery Requirements: 16
Returns: 8
Sustainability: 12
Value Added Services: 5
Price: 25

What this means for your bid

Price carries 25 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2.5 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: Yes · March 2028 if no extensions utilised March 2030 if all extensions utilised
First published: 18 Mar 2026, 13:28 GMT
Last source update: 1 Jul 2026, 09:32 BST
Award evaluation window: 20 Apr 2026 – …
Authority reference: EC-2526-0008-00
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-061526
Classification (CPV): Catering suppliesClothing, footwear, luggage articles and accessoriesCooking utensilsCooks' knivesCorporate clothingKitchen equipment, household and domestic items and catering suppliesKitchenwareKnivesKnives and scissorsOccupational clothing
+2 more
Protective and safety clothingSpecial clothing and accessories
Delivery area: Scotland (UKM73)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-066d95 Find a Tender

Contract terms

Electronic trading: e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering

Publisher note: (SC Ref:836127)

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: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk ↗

Submission deadline: 17 Apr 2026, 12:00 BST
Submission channel: {"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages: en
Bid validity: 90 days from the deadline
Bids opened: 20 Apr 2026, 12:00 BST

Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk ↗

Timeline

17 Apr 2026 → 1 Jul 2026 · 3 dates

Submission deadline192 days ago
17 Apr 2026, 12:00 BST
Bids opened189 days ago
20 Apr 2026, 12:00 BST
Notice published118 days ago
1 Jul 2026, 09:32 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender

Status changed to complete
1 Jul 2026, 09:32 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £440,0001 contract exc. VAT

Bids received 42 from SMEs

Contracts signed 1latest 24 Jun 2026

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
RussumsSME	£440,000 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 061526-2026-EC-2526-0008-00-1 · RussumsSME
Signed
24 Jun 2026
Value
£440,000
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
4bids · 4 electronic · 4 from abroad	2	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Edinburgh College

Contracting authorityEducationBody governed by public lawEducation Bankhead Drive, Sighthill, Edinburgh, Scotland, EH11 4DEContact email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

Edinburgh Sheriff CourtReview body Edinburgh

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

RussumsAwarded supplier Edward House, Tenter Street, Rotherham, Yorkshire & Humber, S60 1LBContact phone

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