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Published 9 Mar 2026, 09:40 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Weston College - Provision of Promotional Merchandise

Official notice

Authority: Weston College (Education)

GoodsBelow threshold - open competitionBelow thresholdReserved for SMEs and VCSEsReserved: K02000001SME suitable
Final published estimate£75,000initial estimate £25,000 · 1 value update
Submissions closed 24 Apr 2026
Contract term 3 yrsends 28 Jun 2029 · up to 28 Jun 2030 with extensions · starts 29 Jun 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Weston College has a requirement for the provision of promotional merchandise to supply a broad range of branded merchandise for promotional purposes across the Weston College Group.

CPV: Information and promotion products

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Renewal 3 yrsSMEPublished value£75,000
Contract period: 29 Jun 2026 – 28 Jun 2029 (3 yrs) · up to 28 Jun 2030 with extensionsValue: £75,000 exc. VAT · £90,000 inc. VAT
Extensions: The initial term of the contract will be 36 months with an additional optional extension period of 12 months

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: 20%Social value: 20%
Published sub-criteria (7)
  • Account Management: 10%
  • People and mobilisation: 10%
  • Service specific detail: 20%
  • Business continuity and Disaster planning: 10%
  • Presentation: 10%
  • Financial: 20%
  • Innovation, Social and Added Value: 20%
Published award criteria (7)
  • Innovation, Social and Added Value
  • Account Management
  • People and mobilisation
  • Service specific detail
  • Financial
  • Business continuity and Disaster planning
  • Presentation
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 20 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2 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
Below threshold - open competition
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Goods
Notice status
Closed
Procurement threshold
Below threshold
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
9 Mar 2026, 09:40 GMT
Last source update
9 Mar 2026, 14:03 GMT
Authority reference
WCPR-145
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-020721
Latest notice
Tender notice (UK4)
Classification (CPV)
Information and promotion products
Delivery area
North East (UKC)North West (UKD)Yorkshire & Humber (UKE)East Midlands (UKF)West Midlands (UKG)East of England (UKH)London (UKI)South East (UKJ)
+1 moreSouth West (UKK)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0664ee Find a Tender
Contract terms
Reserved participation area
K02000001

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
24 Apr 2026, 12:00 BST
Clarification deadline
17 Apr 2026, 12:00 BST
Electronic submission
Not allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Your submission shall be submitted via email to WCGTender@weston.ac.uk by no later than 12:00 on Friday 24th April 2026.

Please note the ITT documentation will only be issued to suppliers who formally express an interest in this opportunity by emailing wcgtender@weston.ac.uk.

Tenders should not be copied or submitted to any other email address. The College reserves the right to exclude any tenders that are not submitted in line with ITT

Timeline

9 Mar 2026 → 29 Jun 2026 · 4 dates
  1. Tender notice published233 days ago
    9 Mar 2026, 09:40 GMT
  2. Clarification questions by194 days ago
    17 Apr 2026, 12:00 BST
  3. Submission deadline187 days ago
    24 Apr 2026, 12:00 BST
  4. Contract starts121 days ago
    29 Jun 2026, 00:00 BST

Notice history

3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 9 Mar 2026
  1. Tender notice published
    9 Mar 2026, 09:40 GMT
    UK4
  2. Tender notice published
    9 Mar 2026, 14:03 GMT
    UK4
  3. Published value updated to £75,000
    9 Mar 2026, 14:03 GMT
    was £25,000
Published amendments (1)

Updated contract value from £25,000 to £75,000 to reflect the overall 3 year value.

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Weston College

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PDXW-8796-BVPP · GB-UKPRN: 10007459 Knightstone Road, Weston-super-Mare, South West, BS23 2ALContact email

Official documents & specifications (4)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

Notices published for this procedure

  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender