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title: "The Supply of Espresso Coffee Beans, Hot Beverage Product & Training and The Supply of Equipment & Maintenance"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-03d4db"
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buyer: "UNIVERSITY OF KENT"
published: "2023-06-09"
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# The Supply of Espresso Coffee Beans, Hot Beverage Product & Training and The Supply of Equipment & Maintenance

Buyer: UNIVERSITY OF KENT  
Current stage: Tender  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-03d4db

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## Summary

The University of Kent is seeking suppliers for "The Supply of Espresso Coffee Beans, Hot Beverage Product & Training and The Supply of Equipment & Maintenance". This procurement falls under the goods category of the food, beverages, tobacco and related products industry. The University, located in Canterbury, Kent, aims to replace coffee machines across campus, offering locally roasted espresso beans and structured training. The closing date for submissions is 10th July, with a contract period starting on 1st September 2023.

This tender from the University of Kent presents an opportunity for coffee suppliers and equipment providers to compete. Businesses involved in coffee bean roasting, equipment maintenance, and hospitality training would be well-suited for this tender. The procurement process is currently in the tender stage, and interested parties can access further details and submission instructions on the University's procurement website.

## Notice

The University of Kent catering team and commercial services have been working on a strategy to consolidate the coffee offer across the campus at Kent, the objectives are to replace most of the coffee machines (with a maintenance package) across many different catering outlets on campus and consolidate to locally roasted espresso bean, offering two beans, a standard and guest with its own sustainability mission. and to introduce a structured training programme to streamline and simplify the offering across the campus, the hope is to introduce a drop size discount, improve quality of product and deliver a structured training programme.

### Lot Information

Purchase or lease coffee machines

Lot 1 is to price for both purchase and lease of approximately 3 barista coffee machines, 6 grinders, 4 tamping press, 5 bean to cup machines and 9 filter coffee brewers, the specifications of the machines are attached on the separate document 4- Pricing Schedule to be priced and also to support a full maintenance package for all equipment leased or owned by the University of Kent.

Supply of 2 espresso coffee beans

Lot 2 is for the supply of 2 espresso coffee beans, roasted local to the University of Kent Canterbury campus and with its own sustainability mission, the standard and guest offering will total an annual average tonnage of around 2400kg with a 70% - 30% split in favour of the guest bean, also to supply the full hot beverage range offering of a filtered coffee, decaffeinated, tea, hot chocolate and potentially coffee cups with a structured training programme fully delivered throughout the life

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/016387-2023 |
| Notice type | Tender Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Goods |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Tender |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 9 Jun 2023 |
| Submission deadline | 3 Jul 2023 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 31 Aug 2023 - 1 Sep 2026 |
| Recurrence | Early 2026 |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £240,000 |
| Lots value | £230,000 |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Active |
| Lots status | Active |
| Awards status | Not specified |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | UNIVERSITY OF KENT |
| Locality | CANTERBURY, KENT |
| Post town | Canterbury |
| Postcode | CT2 7NZ |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLJ South East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLJ4 Kent |
| ITL 3 | TLJ44 East Kent |
| Local authority | Canterbury |
| Electoral ward | Blean Forest |
| Westminster constituency | Canterbury |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 15 - Food, beverages, tobacco and related products

### Codes

- 15000000 - Food, beverages, tobacco and related products

## Release History

- 9 Jun 2023 at 09:54 - TenderUpdate - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/016387-2023
- 8 Jun 2023 at 15:24 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/016341-2023

## Notice URLs

- http://www.cedr.com
- https://uk.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=69354&B=UNIVERSITYKENT
- https://uk.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/97209
- https://www.kent.ac.uk/finance/procurement.html

## Provenance

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