Notice Information
Notice Title
PURCON 5029 Hot Beverage, Equipment and Maintenance
Notice Description
This opportunity is for supply of coffee products, provision of equipment under lease, installation, training, ongoing maintenance and managed service across 13 outlets and a delivered catering service operated by the University of East Anglia (UEA).
Planning Information
A number of SME coffee providers were approached regarding the requirement and process.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-0664f1
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/020740-2026
- Current Stage
- Tender
- All Stages
- Planning, Tender
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK4 - Tender Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Competitive flexible procedure
- Tender Suitability
- SME
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
15 - Food, beverages, tobacco and related products
39 - Furniture (incl. office furniture), furnishings, domestic appliances (excl. lighting) and cleaning products
42 - Industrial machinery
51 - Installation services (except software)
-
- CPV Codes
15860000 - Coffee, tea and related products
39711310 - Electric coffee makers
42933000 - Vending machines
51542200 - Installation services of beverage-processing machinery
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £733,000 £500K-£1M
- Lots Value
- £733,000 £500K-£1M
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 9 Mar 20265 days ago
- Submission Deadline
- 10 Apr 20264 weeks to go
- Future Notice Date
- 10 Mar 2026Expired
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 19 Jul 2026 - 19 Jul 2030 4-5 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Active
- Lots Status
- Active
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA
- Contact Name
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Buyer Location
- Locality
- NORWICH
- Postcode
- NR4 7TJ
- Post Town
- Norwich
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLH East (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLH5 Norfolk
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLH51 Norwich and East Norfolk
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- Norwich
- Electoral Ward
- University
- Westminster Constituency
- Norwich South
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/020740-2026
9th March 2026 - Tender notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/020725-2026
9th March 2026 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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