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DFE - NWRC - Supply and Delivery of Chilled Display Units and Associated Soft Drink Beverages

North West Regional College

This public procurement record has 3 releases in its history.

Award

03 Sep 2026 at 09:56

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Award

21 Aug 2026 at 12:08

UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Tender

11 Jun 2026 at 14:26

UK4 - Tender Notice
Summary of the contracting process

North West Regional College procured a managed soft-drinks service for its sites in Northern Ireland. The requirement covers supplying, fitting and equipping chilled display units, maintaining the units, and supplying associated soft-drink beverages and consumables. The service is intended to support beverage provision across the College’s sites. The College is the buying organisation, with CPD – Supplies and Services Division managing the procurement. This is primarily a goods opportunity, although it combines product supply with equipment installation, servicing and ongoing maintenance. The product classification is soft drinks (CPV 15982000). Suppliers would therefore need to support both the physical beverage supply and the associated chilled-display infrastructure rather than supplying drinks alone.

The procurement is complete and was awarded to Coca-Cola HBC Northern Ireland Ltd on 21 August 2026. The single lot was awarded at £420,000 excluding VAT (£504,000 including VAT). The contract was signed on 3 September 2026 and runs from 4 September 2026 to 3 September 2029, with an option to extend for any period or periods up to and including 24 months, allowing a maximum end date of 3 September 2031. It used an open procedure and was above threshold. One tender was received and reached the final stage. Evaluation weighted quality at 40% and price at 60%; quality covered service delivery and implementation, contract management, and marketing strategy.

This award demonstrates established demand from North West Regional College for a combined beverage, chilled-equipment and maintenance service. A credible future competitor would need dependable supply-chain capacity for soft drinks and consumables, the ability to fit and equip chilled display units across multiple College sites, and the resources to maintain them throughout service delivery. Experience of contract mobilisation, account management and responding to demand-driven consumption would be relevant. The evaluation also shows that bidders need a practical service-delivery and implementation plan, robust contract-management arrangements, and a clear marketing strategy, alongside competitive pricing. The requirement was identified as suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises, so specialist regional suppliers may be able to compete if they can demonstrate the necessary operational coverage and equipment support.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

DFE - NWRC - Supply and Delivery of Chilled Display Units and Associated Soft Drink Beverages

Notice Description

North West Regional College wish to appoint a supplier for the fitting, equipping and maintenance of the chilled display units and the supply of associated soft drink beverage consumables to facilitate the delivery of a soft drink beverage service at NWRC sites. Please see the CfT documents for further details of the competition.

Lot Information

Lot 1

Renewal: option of extending for any period(s) of up to and including 24 months

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06b30d
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/083313-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Goods
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
SME
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

15 - Food, beverages, tobacco and related products

CPV Codes

15982000 - Soft drinks

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£420,000 £100K-£500K
Lots Value
£420,000 £100K-£500K
Awards Value
£420,000 £100K-£500K
Contracts Value
£420,000 £100K-£500K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
3 Sep 20261 months ago
Submission Deadline
16 Jul 2026Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
21 Aug 20261 months ago
Contract Period
4 Sep 2026 - 3 Sep 2029 3-4 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
North West Regional College
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →

Buyer Location

Locality
DERRY
Postcode
BT48 7AL
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)
TLN0A Derry City and Strabane
Delivery Location
TLN Northern Ireland
Local Authority
Derry City and Strabane
Electoral Ward
Northland
Westminster Constituency
Foyle

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

COCA-COLA HBC NORTHERN IRELAND LTD

Further Information

Notice Documents

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