Official UK procurement notice
The Supply of Espresso Coffee Beans, Hot Beverage Product & Training and The Supply of Equipment & Maintenance
Authority: University of Kent (Education)
What is being bought2 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionThe University of Kent catering team and commercial services have been working on a strategy to consolidate the coffee offer across the campus at Kent, the objectives are to replace most of the coffee machines (with a maintenance package) across many different catering outlets on campus and consolidate to locally roasted espresso bean, offering two beans, a standard and guest with its own sustainability mission. and to introduce a structured training programme to streamline and simplify the offering across the campus, the hope is to introduce a drop size discount, improve quality of product and deliver a structured training programme.
- Recurrence: Early 2026
CPV: Food, beverages, tobacco and related products
Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure
2 lots · all with a published value (£230,000 together)Lot #1Purchase or lease coffee machinesPublished value£150,000
Lot 1 is to price for both purchase and lease of approximately 3 barista coffee machines, 6 grinders, 4 tamping press, 5 bean to cup machines and 9 filter coffee brewers, the specifications of the machines are attached on the separate document 4- Pricing Schedule to be priced and also to support a full maintenance package for all equipment leased or owned by the University of Kent.
Lot #2Supply of 2 espresso coffee beansPublished value£80,000
Lot 2 is for the supply of 2 espresso coffee beans, roasted local to the University of Kent Canterbury campus and with its own sustainability mission, the standard and guest offering will total an annual average tonnage of around 2400kg with a 70% - 30% split in favour of the guest bean, also to supply the full hot beverage range offering of a filtered coffee, decaffeinated, tea, hot chocolate and potentially coffee cups with a structured training programme fully delivered throughout the life
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
- Closed
- 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 · Early 2026
- First published
- 8 Jun 2023, 16:24 BST
- Last source update
- 9 Jun 2023, 10:54 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 3 Jul 2023 – …
- Authority reference
HD22_002- FTS notice number
2023/S 000-016387- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03d4dbFind a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 3 Jul 2023, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 3 Jul 2023, 12:00 BST
Timeline
9 Jun 2023 → 1 Sept 2023 · 4 dates- Notice published9 Jun 2023, 10:54 BST
- Submission deadline3 Jul 2023, 12:00 BST
- Bids opened3 Jul 2023, 12:00 BST
- Contract starts1 Sept 2023, 00:00 BST
Notice history
2 releases on Find a TenderPublished amendments (1)
Closing date is the 10th July not the 3rd July
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Centre for Effective Dispute ResolutionMediation bodyReview bodyReview contact point
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria