--- title: "Coffee 066-2024 Supply of Coffee Products at Manchester Central Convention Complex" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-41c64720-19e4-4da3-a3a4-fe6659fa793f" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-41c64720-19e4-4da3-a3a4-fe6659fa793f" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-41c64720-19e4-4da3-a3a4-fe6659fa793f.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-41c64720-19e4-4da3-a3a4-fe6659fa793f.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "LUKE SHELDON" published: "2024-01-30" --- # Coffee 066-2024 Supply of Coffee Products at Manchester Central Convention Complex Buyer: LUKE SHELDON Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-b5fd17-41c64720-19e4-4da3-a3a4-fe6659fa793f [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-41c64720-19e4-4da3-a3a4-fe6659fa793f) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-41c64720-19e4-4da3-a3a4-fe6659fa793f.json) ## Summary The Manchester Central Convention Complex in England has issued a tender for the Supply of Coffee Products. The tender involves providing a range of coffee machines and ground coffee for multiple locations within Manchester City. The estimated annual spend is around £70k, with a contract duration of three years, extendable by an additional twelve months. The anticipated start date for the contract is 1st May 2024. The procurement method is an Open procedure, with the tender period ending on 1st March 2024. This tender presents an opportunity for suppliers of coffee products to engage in a significant contract with Manchester Central, serving various retail operations and events. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) as well as voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs) are encouraged to participate. Businesses capable of providing high-quality coffee products, maintenance services, and quick delivery responses, including weekends, would be well-suited to compete for this contract. ## Notice Manchester Central is currently looking for a supplier to supply: 1. Bean to Cup machine specification * Meeting room bean to cup machines offering a full range of hot drinks and hot chocolate options. * Supply a minimum of 13 machines. * Coffee Machines need to have a capacity of 150 plus coffees per day and work on mobile locations with or without a flow pump. * Coffee Machine must have a fresh milk capacity. * Machines to run on 13amp power. * Machines will need to provide a minimum of the below products; - Americano - Espresso - Latte - Cappuccino - Flat White - Hot Chocolate - All of the above to be served in an 8oz cup. 2. Supply of ground coffee for use in Bravilor bulk brew machines * Ground coffee to be provided in either 500g or 1kg bags and must be suitable for use in Bravilor bulk brew machines. These machines are owned by Manchester Central. There is no requirement to provide bulk brew machines within this tender process, just bean to cup machines, as detailed above. The successful supplier will be providing services to Manchester Central Convention Complex, Manchester Town Hall Complex, Runway Visitors Park and Central Library cafes. Estimated annual spend is circa PS70k. Spend is estimated on current supply. Manchester Central are unable to guarantee such levels of purchasing. The Contract will be for a period of three (3) years from the commencement date of services, with a client only option to extend for up to an additional twelve (12) months. The anticipated Contract start date is 1st May 2024. As a world-class international convention centre, Manchester Central requires products of the highest quality. The successful supplier will provide coffee products for all onsite retail operations and hospitality events where an excess of 10,000 cups are served per day. Given the dynamic nature of the events industry, the supplier will be expected to respond to orders as required, potentially with a last minute or same day delivery, including Saturday and Sunday orders. Manchester Central currently use three different types of coffee machines to aid event delivery with further information listed in the next section. * Bean to cup machines (to be supplied in this contract) * Traditional barista machines (owned by Manchester Central) * Bravilor bulk brew machines (owned by Manchester Central) The successful supplier will be contracted to provide a full maintenance service and detailed SLA on all callouts. As part of your tender submission, please specify your callout process, timeframes for engineers' attendance and spares/parts that engineers carry as routine. The successful supplier must have the ability to provide additional bean-to-cup machines on a shot term basis for extremely high demand events. As part of your tender submission, please specify quantity, any additional costs and the process for managing, short term supply of additional machines. All bean-to-cup machines are to be provided with the costs built into t ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/c60fba25-2638-4936-ab46-152f80565635 | | Notice type | Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Goods | | Procurement method | Open | | Procurement method details | Open procedure (above threshold) | | Tender suitability | SME, VCSE | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 30 Jan 2024 | | Submission deadline | 1 Mar 2024 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 30 Apr 2024 - 30 Apr 2027 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £210,000 | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Active | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | LUKE SHELDON | | Locality | MANCHESTER | | Post town | Manchester | | Postcode | M2 3GX | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLD North West (England) | | ITL 2 | TLD3 Greater Manchester | | ITL 3 | TLD33 Manchester | | Local authority | Manchester | | Electoral ward | Deansgate | | Westminster constituency | Manchester Central | | Delivery location | Not specified | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 03 - Agricultural, farming, fishing, forestry and related products - 15 - Food, beverages, tobacco and related products ### Codes - 03131100 - Coffee beans - 15861000 - Coffee ## Release History - 30 Jan 2024 at 13:41 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/c60fba25-2638-4936-ab46-152f80565635 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/c60fba25-2638-4936-ab46-152f80565635 30th January 2024 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder ## Notice URLs - http://www.manchester.gov.uk ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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