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Sports Kits and Leisurewear

University of Ulster

This public procurement record has 5 releases in its history.

TenderCancellation

19 Aug 2026 at 13:05

UK12 - Procurement Termination Notice
Award

05 Aug 2026 at 15:15

UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Award

08 Jul 2026 at 16:27

UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Tender

14 Jan 2026 at 13:52

UK4 - Tender Notice
Planning

13 Jan 2026 at 19:21

UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Ulster University procured the supply of sports kits and leisurewear for student and staff sport, together with Gaelic Games sports kits. The goods include sports clothing and associated kit, supplied for use across the University’s Northern Ireland operations. The requirement was divided so that suppliers without a Gaelic Athletic Association kit licence could compete for the student and staff sports kits, while the Gaelic Games requirement formed a separate lot. This is a goods procurement led by Ulster University, a public authority based in Coleraine. It is relevant to sportswear manufacturers, kit suppliers, leisurewear providers and businesses able to design, produce, customise and deliver team clothing for university and Gaelic Games requirements.

The procurement used an open procedure and is complete. Tenders were due by 16 February 2026 at 15:00, with enquiries closing on 9 February 2026 at 15:00. Evaluation for both lots weighted commercial price at 50% and quality at 50%, with economic and technical participation conditions. Lot 1 was awarded to Surridge Sport on 8 July 2026 for £203,000 gross, but the procurement for that lot was terminated on 18 August 2026 while Ulster University reviewed its requirements. Lot 2, Gaelic Games Sports Kits, was awarded to O'Neill's Irish International Sports Company Limited on 8 July 2026 for £132,778.80 gross. Its contract period is 1 August 2026 to 31 July 2029, with extensions of up to 24 months.

This process demonstrates established demand for branded university sportswear, staff and student kits, and Gaelic Games clothing. A credible future competitor would need to provide reliable sports-kit design, manufacture, customisation, sizing, order management and delivery, supported by suitable economic and technical capacity. The two-lot structure shows that suppliers may specialise in general university sportswear or Gaelic Games kit, while businesses with the relevant Gaelic Athletic Association licensing capability can address the specialist requirement. The competition attracted seven bids for the student and staff lot and three for the Gaelic Games lot, including small and medium-sized enterprises. Suppliers should therefore be able to meet a structured, quality-led tender and demonstrate dependable fulfilment for institutional sports-kit orders.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Sports Kits and Leisurewear

Notice Description

Supply of Sport's Kits and Leisurewear Lot 1: Student and Staff Sport's Kits Please note this is a revised UK6 notice for this procurement process. The standstill period attached to the original UK6 notice was due to end on 20th July 2026. The standstill period was extended with all bidders to 05th August 2026. This notice is to inform all interested parties that the University has extended the standstill by a further eight working days. This notice has been published because the original UK06 Notice (2026/S 000-064383) cannot be amended and to calculate a new standstill end date. Ulster University will not enter into any contract for Lot 1 before the standstill period has expired. This notice refers to Lot 1 only. All other content in the previous notice relating to Lot 2 remains the same.

Lot Information

Lot 1 - Student and Staff Sport's Kits

Renewal: The possibility of 2 x 12 Month extensions

Gaelic Games Sport's Kits

Renewal: The possibility of 2 x 12 Month extensions

Planning Information

This included communications with a range of potential suppliers to obtain information on licensing, orders, design, delivery and payment processes. Other Universities have also been consulted on their processes and requirements to ensure that a thorough tender process takes place. After this consultation period it was agreed to split the tender in to 2 lots to allow suppliers who do not have the GAA Kit Licence to bid for the other relevant areas (ie Lot 1: Student and Staff Sport's Kits

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-060531
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/078962-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Planning, Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Goods
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
SME
Awardee Scale
Large, SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

18 - Clothing, footwear, luggage articles and accessories

CPV Codes

18000000 - Clothing, footwear, luggage articles and accessories

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£360,000 £100K-£500K
Lots Value
£360,000 £100K-£500K
Awards Value
£538,782 £500K-£1M
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
19 Aug 20263 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
16 Feb 2026Expired
Future Notice Date
14 Jan 2026Expired
Award Date
8 Jul 20262 months ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
2030-07-01

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Active, Pending
Contracts Status
Cancelled

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
University of Ulster
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
COLERAINE
Postcode
BT52 1SA
Postcode Area
Northern Ireland
Country
Northern Ireland
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLN Northern Ireland
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLN0 Northern Ireland
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLN0C Causeway Coast and Glens
Delivery Location
TLN Northern Ireland
Local Authority
Causeway Coast and Glens
Electoral Ward
University
Westminster Constituency
East Londonderry

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
2
Supplier Names

Surridge Sport

O'Neill's Irish International Sports Company Limited

Further Information

Notice Documents

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