Official UK procurement notice
Supply and Distribution of Soft Drinks and Associated Products
Authority: THE UNIVERSITY CATERERS ORGANISATION LIMITED (Education)
What is being bought6 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionSupply and distribution of soft drinks and associated products.Lot 1 Carbonated Soft Drinks Lot 2 Still Soft Drinks, including fruit juice, smoothies and flavoured milk.Lot 3 Sports, Health or energy Drinks Lot 4 Bottled Water including carbonated and Flavoured Water. Lot 5 Concentrated Juice and Dispensers.Lot 6 One stop shop including Lots 1 to 4
- Recurrence: Estimated timing for further notices to be published: Likely to be re-tendered to replace agreement about to expire in September 2026 for new framework start date of 1st October 2026
CPV: Soft drinks
How this framework works
From the published notice- Places
- up to 25 suppliers · 5 bids on the busiest of 6 lots (0.2 per place) · 8 appointed
Lots and requirements (6)Procurement structure
6 lots · no lot values publishedLot #1Carbonated DrinksAwardedRenewal
Carbonated Soft Drinks The largest segment in the industry is the carbonated soft drinks segment, which is estimated to account for 42.5 percent of industry revenue in the current year.branded and premium carbonated soft drinkssugar and sugar freecola flavoured drinksAdditional flavours such as mango, cherrylemonade clear, cloudy or traditionalfruit flavoured carbonates such as orange or applenon-fruit carbonates such as cream soda or ginger beerMixers such as tonic water. Additional information: Please refer to the following documents for further information and to aid in completion of the Tender: TUCO Notes to Tenderers and Further Competition Documents.
Lot #2Still Soft Drinks, including fruit juice, cordials, iced coffee and iced tea, smoothies & flavoured milkAwardedRenewal
Fruit-based beverages containing between 5 percent and 99 percent fruit are considered to be fruit drinks, rather than fruit juice. Fruit drinks often contain more water than real juice and usually have flavourings, artificial sweeteners and colourings added. This segment also includes dilutables such as cordials, squash, powders and other concentrates. Over the five years through 2021to22, revenue generated by this segment is expected to have decreased, reaching 2 percent of industry revenue. This decline largely stems from growing concerns over excessive sugar consumption and growing consumer preferences for on the go beverages.Branded and premium still soft drinksBranded and premium fruit juice, soft drinksBranded and premium smoothies soft drinksBranded and premium flavoured milk soft drinks. Additional information: Please refer to the following documents for further information and to aid in completion of the Tender: TUCO Notes to Tenderers and Further Competition Documents
Lot #3Sports, Health or energy DrinksAwardedRenewal
Energy drinks Category worth £1.39 Billion pounds growth up 5.41 percent on average over past 5 years. Growth driven by product size and flavoured energy with zero sugar. Suppliers should support over the annual period such as energy drinks during exam period where suppliers see a huge increase in sales. Freshers, promotions, throughout the year to help sales across campuses.Sports drinks are designed to enhance physical performance before, during and after physical activity. They are typically manufactured to replace fluids and electrolytes lost by perspiration and boost the body's carbohydrate intake. Energy drinks on the other hand are traditionally sugar based. The aim of energy drinks is to boost energy from caffeine, guarana, ginseng, other herbs or a combination of these ingredients.Branded and premium sports drinksBranded and premium health and vitamin drinksBranded and premium energy drinks. Additional information: Please refer to the following documents for further information and to aid in completion of the Tender: TUCO Notes to Tenderers and Further Competition Documents
Lot #4Bottled Water including carbonated and Flavoured Water.AwardedRenewal
This segment includes pure mineral water. Over the majority of the five years through 2021 to 22, revenue derived from this segment has increased boosted by rising consumer awareness of the high sugar content of many alternative soft drinks. However, temporary closure of hospitality establishments, social distancing restrictions and individuals working from home is expected to dampen demand for bottled water. Growing environmental consciousness and concerns over single use plastic have also encouraged consumers to purchase refillable water bottles.Branded and premium bottled still and sparkling water.Branded and premium bottled still and sparkling flavoured water. Additional information: Please refer to the following documents for further information and to aid in completion of the Tender: TUCO Notes to Tenderers and Further Competition Documents
Lot #5Concentrated Juice and DispensersAwardedRenewal
In the United Kingdom, the term fruit juice can only legally be used to describe a product that is 100 percent fruit juice. Fruit juice cannot contain added water, sugar or artificial flavours. Juice made by reconstituting concentrate can be called juice as long as it displays characteristics consistent with fruit juice made from the same fruits.Concentrated Juice & Dispensers. Additional information: Please refer to the following documents for further information and to aid in completion of the Tender: TUCO Notes to Tenderers and Further Competition
Lot #6One Stop Shop. Including products from Lots 1 to 4AwardedRenewal
One Stop Shop to cover products from Lots 1 to 4 includingCarbonated Soft Drinks Still Soft Drinks, including fruit juice, smoothies and flavoured milk. Sports, Health or energy Drinks Bottled Water including carbonated and Flavoured Water. Additional information: Please refer to the following documents for further information and to aid in completion of the Tender: TUCO Notes to Tenderers and Further Competition
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).
- Suitability
See tender documents.
- “Supply and Distribution of Soft Drinks and Associated Products” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 25 suppliers, not a single contract.
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
- Framework agreement
- Who may use this agreement
- Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
Yes · Estimated timing for further notices to be published: Likely to be re-tendered to replace agreement about to expire in September 2026 for new framework start date of 1st October 2026
- First published
- 28 Apr 2022, 13:39 BST
- Last source update
- 3 Nov 2022, 06:12 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 13 Jun 2022 – …
- Authority reference
CAT11060-TU- FTS notice number
2022/S 000-031016- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-033168Find a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
- Performance terms
See tender documents.
- Review procedure
The authority will incorporate a minimum 10 calendar day standstill at the point information on award of contract is communicated to tenderers. This period allows unsuccessful tenderers to seek further debriefing from the contracting authority before the contract is entered into. Applicants have 2 working days from notification of the award decision to request additional debriefing and that information has to be provided a minimum of 3 working days before expiry of the standstill period. Such additional information should be requested from the address of the contracting authority of this contract notice. If an appeal regarding the award of a contract has not been successfully resolved the public contract regulations 2006 (SI 2006 No 5) provide aggrieved parties who have been harmed or at risk of harm by breach of the rules to action in the high court (England, Wales and Northern Ireland). Any such action must be brought promptly. Where a contract has been entered into the court may order the setting aside of the award decision or order the authority to amend any document and may award damages. If the contract has been entered into the court may only award damages.
Publisher note: Additional Information: Tender will be carried out using e-Procurement software In-Tend. If you wish to register your interest for this opportunity then please go to the following website: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/tuco/aspx/Home. The tender process will be carried out under an Open procedure which will entail a 1 stage process.The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs). However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement, and the contract will be awarded on the basis of the most economically advantageous tender.The Framework Agreement is for use by but not limited to various institutions of Higher Educationhttp://www.hefce.ac.uk/unicoll/ (TUCO Ltd clients see http://www.tuco.org/buy/clients);SUPC members see http://supc.procureweb.ac.uk/aboutsupc-members; APUC members see http://www.apuc-scot.ac.uk/home.htm; NWUPC members see www.nwupc.ac.uk; NEUPC members see http://neupg.procureweb.ac.uk/; HEPCW members see http://hepcw.procureweb.ac.uk/; LUPC members see http://www.lupc.ac.uk/; Academies; Further Education FE colleges and FE colleges via Crescent Purchasing Consortium (currently 170 colleges throughout the UK) and any other member of CPC; Conwy CBC, Denbighshire CC, Flintshire CC, Wrexham CBC, Sefton Council, Halton BC, Cheshire West and Chester Council, South Ribble Borough Council, Liverpool City Council, Wirral BC, Rochdale MBC, Northumberland CC and any other Local Authorities http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/D11/Directories/Localcouncils/AToZOfLocalCouncils/DG_A-Z_LG Education Establishments in England and Wales, maintained bythe Department for Children, Schools and Families including Schools, Universities and Colleges http://www.edubase.gov.uksearchxhtml;4767F89630A039E98FE593093D577013?page=members http://www.assemblywales.org http://new.wales.gov.uk/?lang=en https://www.sell2wales.co.uk and NHS Trusts http://www.nhs.uk/servicedirectories/Pages/AcuteTrustListing.aspx, and this may include additional Local Authorities, Research Councils www.rcuk.ac.uk, NHS Trusts and Police Authorities www.apa.police.uk.Housing associations, registered social landlords(RSL`s), arm`s length management organisations. All 700 plus current members of Procurement for Housing (PfH) and any future members, details of current membership for PfH can be found here; http://www.procurementforhousing.co.uk/membership/membership_list.Please refer to the following websites for a full list of RSL`s http://www.tenantservicesauthority.org/ orhttp: NUSSL http://www.ukmsl.com/client/nusconnect/ The member organisations above are located throughout the UK, including England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. The Framework Agreement is also for use by but not limited to Crown Commercial Services.This Framework may also be used by other public bodies as defined by the European Union. GOReference GO-2012314-PRO-3784493.
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 13 Jun 2022, 15:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 13 Jun 2022, 00:00 BST
Timeline
13 Jun 2022 → 3 Nov 2022 · 3 dates- Bids opened13 Jun 2022, 00:00 BST
- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown13 Jun 2022, 15:00 BST
- Notice published3 Nov 2022, 06:12 GMT
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete3 Nov 2022, 06:12 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast6 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.
Contracts
All 6 of these contracts carry the same published figure, £38,000,000, the framework's maximum for the whole notice, not each contract's own value. They are not eleven separate sums.
Lot 1 Carbonated Soft Drinks
- Signed
- 30 Sept 2022
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Lot 2 Still Soft Drinks
- Signed
- 30 Sept 2022
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Lot 3 - Energy and Health Drinks
- Signed
- 30 Sept 2022
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Lot 4 - Water Still
- Signed
- 30 Sept 2022
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Lot 5 Concentrated Juice and Dispensers
- Signed
- 30 Sept 2022
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Lot 6 One Stop Shop
- Signed
- 30 Sept 2022
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · Carbonated Drinks | 5bids · 5 electronic | 1 | — | — |
| 2 · Still Soft Drinks, including fruit juice, cordials, iced coffee and iced tea, smoothies & flavoured milk | 5bids · 5 electronic | 1 | — | — |
| 3 · Sports, Health or energy Drinks | 5bids · 5 electronic | 1 | — | — |
| 4 · Bottled Water including carbonated and Flavoured Water. | 5bids · 5 electronic | 1 | — | — |
| 5 · Concentrated Juice and Dispensers | 3bids · 3 electronic | 3 | — | — |
| 6 · One Stop Shop. Including products from Lots 1 to 4 | 5bids · 5 electronic | 1 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeOther public bodies
- European UnionFunder
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- The University Caterers Organisation LimitedMediation bodyReview bodyReview contact point
Framework contractors & participating bidders
12 commercial parties on the notice- AG Barr PlcFramework contractor
- AG Barr PlcFramework contractor
- BFS Group Ltd T/A BidfoodFramework contractor
- Brake Bros LtdFramework contractor
- Catering Services supplies LtdFramework contractor
- Coca-Cola EnterprisesFramework contractor
- Coca-Cola EnterprisesFramework contractor
- Coca-Cola EnterprisesFramework contractor
- Dunsters farm foodserviceFramework contractor
- Dunsters farm foodserviceFramework contractor
Show 2 more suppliers
- Janes Beverages Foodservice LtdFramework contractor
- Krogab UK LtdFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria