Official UK procurement notice
Supply and Delivery of Chemicals and Consumable Goods
Authority: Bolton Council (Local council)
Sectors: Furniture (incl. office furniture), furnishings, domestic appliances (excl. lighting) and cleaning products (39) Delivery: North West (UKD3)
Published estimate£336,000≈ £112k / year · £420,000 inc. VAT · 1 value update28.4% below published estimate
Submissions closed 3 Oct 2025awarded 1 Dec 2025
Award (standstill) to PROFESSIONAL PAPER SUPPLIES LIMITED
Contract term 3 yrsends 30 Nov 2028 · up to 30 Nov 2029 with extensions · starts 1 Dec 2025
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Borough Council of Bolton ("the Authority") procured a contract for The Supply and Delivery of Chemicals and Consumable Goods for Services for Schools for direct delivery to 89 locations within the Authority on a regular basis.
The purpose of this Agreement is to fulfil the supply and delivery requirements of the Authority, whilst aiming to reduce variety and standardise on Goods wherever possible. As a result, the Authority require the Supplier to take a proactive approach in meeting this objective.
- The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 1 Sept 2028, 23:59 BST.
CPV: Cleaning products
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£336,000
What it takes to wini
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 morei
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).
How bids were scored
Published award criteria (3)
- Price
- Quality
- Social Value
What this means for your bid
- Price carries 45 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4.5 points. Quality carries 35 of 100: the paper moves it further than the discount.
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
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Goods
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Yes · next expected 1 Sept 2028
- First published
- 5 Aug 2025, 15:46 BST
- Last source update
- 4 Dec 2025, 12:33 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 10 Nov 2025
- Authority reference
TC027- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-053621- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0581ccFind a Tender
How it was run
Official noticeRun through: ProContract (Due North) · Who buys & how to bid on ProContract
Access & registration note: Free · short registration with manual review; public opportunity list
- Submission deadline
- 3 Oct 2025, 16:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 26 Sept 2025, 23:59 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Timeline
5 Aug 2025 → 15 Dec 2025 · 10 dates- Planning notice published5 Aug 2025, 15:46 BST
- Tender notice published3 Sept 2025, 15:19 BST
- Next notice expected4 Sept 2025, 23:59 BST
- Clarification questions by397 days ago26 Sept 2025, 23:59 BST
- Submission deadline390 days ago3 Oct 2025, 16:00 BST
- Award decision expected by352 days ago10 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT
- Contract starts332 days ago1 Dec 2025
- Assessment summaries sent329 days ago4 Dec 2025
- Latest notice published328 days ago4 Dec 2025, 12:33 GMT
- Standstill ends317 days ago15 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMT
Notice history
9 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 5 Aug 2025- Pipeline notice published5 Aug 2025, 15:46 BSTUK1
- Pipeline notice published3 Sept 2025, 14:25 BSTUK1
- Tender notice published3 Sept 2025, 15:19 BSTUK4
- Published value updated to £336,0003 Sept 2025, 15:19 BSTwas £420,000
- Status changed to active3 Sept 2025, 15:19 BST
- Deadline published: 3 Oct 2025, 16:00 BST3 Sept 2025, 15:19 BST
- Contract award notice published4 Dec 2025, 12:33 GMTUK6
- Status changed to complete4 Dec 2025, 12:33 GMT
- Contract signature expected19 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMTscheduled
Published amendments (1)
Updated tender name and description
Routine re-releases (4)
- 2025-08: 1 release · 5 Aug 2025
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £240,6121 award exc. VAT
Bids received 1712 from SMEs
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| PROFESSIONAL PAPER SUPPLIES LIMITED22 Dec 2025 – 21 Dec 2028 · up to 21 Dec 2029Extensions: The Contract period will be for three (3) year(s) with the option to extend for up to a further twelve (12) month period. The Contract period shall commence 22 December 2025 and will expire 21 December 2028. | £240,612 | 1 Dec 2025standstill to 15 Dec 2025 | Standstill |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17final-stage tenders | 12 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- PROFESSIONAL PAPER SUPPLIES LIMITEDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (5)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
Notices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Pipeline notice Pipeline notice on Find a Tender
- Pipeline notice Pipeline notice on Find a Tender