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Published 25 Jul 2022, 12:10 BST

Official UK procurement notice

QUB/2252/22 Supply and Delivery of Wholesale Packaged Drinks to Queen’s University Belfast Students’ Union

Official notice

Authority: Queen's University Belfast (Education)

GoodsOpen procedureSME suitable

Sectors: Food, beverages, tobacco and related products (15) Delivery: Northern Ireland (UKN06)

Awarded value£1,800,000published contract · exc. VAT

Submissions closed 24 Aug 2022awarded 23 Sept 2022

Awarded to United Wine Merchants

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Queen’s University wishes to appoint a single Economic Operator for the supply and delivery of Spirits, Liqueurs, Wines, Packaged Beer and Cider, Ready To Drink, Energy and Soft Drinks and Cocktail Mixers to the Students’ Union Bars.

Recurrence: 5 years

CPV: Beer

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Queen’s University wishes to appoint a single Economic Operator for the supply and…AwardedRenewal

Queen’s University wishes to appoint a single Economic Operator for the supply and delivery of Spirits, Liqueurs, Wines, Packaged Beer & Cider, Ready To Drink, Energy and Soft Drinks and Cocktail Mixers to the Students’ Union Bars.

Delivery: Northern Ireland · Belfast

Extensions: 1 year, subject to a satisfactory review with the option to extend the Contract for a further 48 months. · Contract is for an initial period of 1 year, with the option to extend by up to a further 48 monthsVariant bids: not allowed

15961000 Beer

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: 20%Price: 80%

Published sub-criteria (2)

Technical: 20%
Price: 80%

Published award criteria (2)

Technical: 20
Price: 80

What this means for your bid

Price carries 80 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 8 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 · 5 years
First published: 25 Jul 2022, 12:10 BST
Last source update: 10 Oct 2022, 08:45 BST
Award evaluation window: 24 Aug 2022 – …
Authority reference: QUB/2252/22
FTS notice number: 2022/S 000-028348
Classification (CPV): Beer
Delivery area: Northern Ireland (UKN06)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-03554b Find a Tender

Contract terms

Electronic trading: e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment

Review and risk notes

Review procedure: This authority will incorporate a standstill period at the point information on the award of the contract is communicated to Tenderers. That notification will provide full information on the award decision. The standstill period, which will be for a minimum of 10 calendar days, provides time for unsuccessful tenderers to challenge the award decision before the contract is entered into.The Public Contract Regulations 2015 (SI 2015/102) (as amended) provide for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are at risk of harm by a breach of the rules to take action in the High Court (England, Wales and Northern Ireland).

How it was run

Official notice

Run through: In-tend · Who buys & how to bid on In-tend

Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN

Access & registration note: Free · one account per buying organisation's portal · reCAPTCHA on signup

Submission deadline: 24 Aug 2022, 16:00 BST
Submission channel: {"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages: en
Bids opened: 24 Aug 2022, 16:01 BST

Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

in-tendhost.co.uk/queensuniversitybelf… ↗

Timeline

24 Aug 2022 → 23 Dec 2022 · 4 dates

Submission deadline
24 Aug 2022, 16:00 BST
Bids opened
24 Aug 2022, 16:01 BST
Notice published
10 Oct 2022, 08:45 BST
Bids must remain valid until
23 Dec 2022, 23:59 GMT

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender

Status changed to complete
10 Oct 2022, 08:45 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £1,800,0001 contract exc. VAT

Bids received 33 from SMEs

Contracts signed 1latest 23 Sept 2022

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
United Wine MerchantsSMEWholesale Packaged Drinks to Queen’s University Belfast Students’ Union	£1,800,000 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Wholesale Packaged Drinks to Queen’s University Belfast Students’ Union · United Wine MerchantsSME
Signed
23 Sept 2022
Value
£1,800,000
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
3bids · 3 electronic · 3 from abroad	3	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Queen's University Belfast

Contracting authorityEducationBody governed by public lawEducation University Road, Belfast, Northern Ireland, BT7 1NNContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

United Wine MerchantsAwarded supplier Unit 5 Silverwood Business Park, 70 Silverwood Road, Craigavon, Northern Ireland, BT66 6SYContact 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