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Provision of Sports Clothing and Associated Apparel

Robert Gordon University

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

Award

30 Jul 2026 at 01:00

PCS Notice - Website Contract Award Notice
Tender

31 Mar 2026 at 01:00

PCS Notice - Website Contract Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Robert Gordon University bought sports and leisure clothing for RGU SPORT, including staff wear, sports scholar kit, coaching uniforms, academic teaching and learning clothing, sports club team kits and leisurewear. The garments are intended for competitive and recreational sport and must be high quality, durable, functional, breathable and hard-wearing. They must use the University’s approved black and purple colours and authorised RGU SPORT logo, with robust embroidery or sublimation. The requirement also includes an online ordering platform and support for approving new garment designs. This is a goods contract for sports clothing and associated apparel, delivered to RGU SPORT at Robert Gordon University, Garthdee Road, Aberdeen.

The procurement is complete following an open procedure. It covered one lot and received five electronic bids, all from SMEs. Bids closed and were opened on 1 May 2026 at 12:00, with evaluation beginning that day. Aspire Industrial Services was awarded the contract, which was signed on 28 July 2026 and is active. The contract value is £150,000. The initial contract period is 1,080 days, with an option to extend by agreement for two further one-year periods. Electronic ordering and payment apply, electronic invoicing is allowed, bids had to be in English, and variants were not allowed. The process was evaluated through economic and technical selection criteria.

This procurement demonstrates recurring demand from Robert Gordon University for branded sportswear across university staff, scholars, coaches, teaching activity, sports clubs and leisure users. Suppliers competing for a future requirement would need dependable sourcing and manufacture of breathable, durable sports garments, together with reliable embroidery or sublimation using tightly controlled brand colours and logos. They would also need to manage varied clothing ranges and support the approval of new designs. An online ordering platform and electronic fulfilment capability are important parts of the service, so credible providers should be able to support ordering across multiple user groups rather than supplying a single team kit. The competition attracted five bids, all from SMEs, indicating that specialist smaller suppliers can compete for this type of university-wide apparel requirement.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Provision of Sports Clothing and Associated Apparel

Notice Description

RGU SPORT is seeking a supplier to provide high-quality, durable sports and leisure clothing that reflects the University's brand, using approved black and purple colours and the authorised RGU SPORT logo. Garments must be functional, breathable, hard-wearing, and suitable for competitive and recreational sport, with robust embroidery or sublimation. The contract covers staff wear, sports scholar kit, coaching uniforms, academic teaching and learning clothing, sports club team kits, and leisurewear. The supplier must also provide an online ordering platform.

Lot Information

Lot 1

RGU SPORT is seeking a supplier to provide high-quality, durable sports and leisure clothing that reflects the University's brand, using approved black and purple colours and the authorised RGU SPORT logo. Garments must be functional, breathable, hard-wearing, and suitable for competitive and recreational sport, with robust embroidery or sublimation. The contract covers staff wear, sports scholar kit, coaching uniforms, academic teaching and learning clothing, sports club team kits, and leisurewear. The supplier must also provide an online ordering platform and support approval of new garment designs.

Renewal: Option to extend the contract by agreement for up to two additional periods of one year each.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-r6ebe6-0000827916
Publication Source
Public Contracts Scotland
Latest Notice
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JUL561181
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
PCS Notice - Website Contract Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Goods
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
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
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£150,000 £100K-£500K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
30 Jul 20262 months ago
Submission Deadline
1 May 2026Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Future notices will depend on whether the contract extensions are applied. If no extensions are used, a notice is expected around early 2029. If all extensions are taken, a notice is anticipated around early 2031.

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Active

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Robert Gordon University
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
ABERDEEN
Postcode
AB10 7FY
Postcode Area
Aberdeen
Country
Scotland
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLM Scotland
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLM5 North Eastern Scotland
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLM50 Aberdeen City and Aberdeenshire
Delivery Location
TLM50 Aberdeen City and Aberdeenshire
Local Authority
Aberdeen City
Electoral Ward
Airyhall/Broomhill/Garthdee
Westminster Constituency
Aberdeen South

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

ASPIRE INDUSTRIAL SERVICES

Further Information

Notice Documents

  • https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=MAR552915
    Provision of Sports Clothing and Associated Apparel - RGU SPORT is seeking a supplier to provide high-quality, durable sports and leisure clothing that reflects the University's brand, using approved black and purple colours and the authorised RGU SPORT logo. Garments must be functional, breathable, hard-wearing, and suitable for competitive and recreational sport, with robust embroidery or sublimation. The contract covers staff wear, sports scholar kit, coaching uniforms, academic teaching and learning clothing, sports club team kits, and leisurewear. The supplier must also provide an online ordering platform.
  • https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JUL561181
    Provision of Sports Clothing and Associated Apparel - RGU SPORT is seeking a supplier to provide high-quality, durable sports and leisure clothing that reflects the University's brand, using approved black and purple colours and the authorised RGU SPORT logo. Garments must be functional, breathable, hard-wearing, and suitable for competitive and recreational sport, with robust embroidery or sublimation. The contract covers staff wear, sports scholar kit, coaching uniforms, academic teaching and learning clothing, sports club team kits, and leisurewear. The supplier must also provide an online ordering platform.

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