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Published 23 Sept 2026, 12:44 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Supply of Sports Kits and Leisurewear to Ulster University

Official notice

Authority: THE UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER (Education)

GoodsOpen procedureAbove thresholdSME suitable
Sectors: Clothing, footwear, luggage articles and accessories (18) Delivery: Delivery location not published
Published estimate£336,000≈ £112k / year · £336,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 19 Oct 2026
Contract term 3 yrsends 3 Jan 2030 · up to 3 Jan 2032 with extensions · starts 4 Jan 2027

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Supplier shall provide the Supplies in accordance with the Specification (see Annex 3) and the Contract.

Suppliers shall include within their Commercial Submission all sums required to provide the Supplies in accordance with the Contract.

This is a re-advertisement of Lot 1 Sports Kit and Leisurewear Cft6236828.

  • The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 30 Jun 2031, 23:59 BST.

CPV: Clothing, footwear, luggage articles and accessories

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Renewal 3 yrsSMEPublished value£336,000
Contract period: 4 Jan 2027 – 3 Jan 2030 (3 yrs) · up to 3 Jan 2032 with extensionsValue: £336,000 exc. VAT · £336,000 inc. VAT
Eligibility: SME eligible
Extensions: The extension will be from 4th January 2030 to 3rd January 2032

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: 60%Price: 40%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • Quality Questions 1-4: 60%
  • Price: 40%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality Questions 1-4: As per tender documentation
  • Price: As per tender documentation
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 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
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Goods
Notice status
Closed
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 30 Jun 2031
First published
23 Sept 2026, 12:44 BST
Last source update
23 Sept 2026, 12:44 BST
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 30 Nov 2026
Authority reference
Cft 6720820
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-090107
Latest notice
Tender notice (UK4)
Classification (CPV)
Clothing, footwear, luggage articles and accessories
Delivery area
Not published
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-07788c Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: eTendersNI · Who buys & how to bid on eTendersNI
Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowedLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free Northern Ireland registration
Submission deadline
19 Oct 2026, 15:00 BST
Clarification deadline
9 Oct 2026, 15:00 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Tenders must be submitted electronically via the relevant call for tender (cft) opportunity on etendersni, website detail immediately below.

Paper submissions will not be accepted or considered and will be rejected by Ulster University.

The tender documents are available with unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at URL

etendersni.gov.uk/epps ↗

Timeline

23 Sept 2026 → 4 Jan 2027 · 5 dates
  1. Tender notice published33 days ago
    23 Sept 2026, 12:44 BST
  2. Clarification questions by17 days ago
    9 Oct 2026, 15:00 BST
  3. Submission deadline7 days ago
    19 Oct 2026, 15:00 BST
  4. Today
    26 Oct 2026
  5. Award decision expected byin 35 days
    30 Nov 2026, 23:59 GMT
  6. Contract startsin 69 days
    4 Jan 2027

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Tender notice published
    23 Sept 2026, 12:44 BST
    UK4

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Ulster University

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-COH: RC000726 · GB-PPON: PDLT-6268-MWZV Cromore Road, Coleraine, Northern Ireland, BT52 1SAContact email

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender