Soft Drinks 075-2025 - Supply of Soft Drinks at Manchester Central Convention Complex Limited
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Awarded value
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Suppliers
0
Lots
1
Published
05 Nov 2025
Description
Manchester Central is currently looking for a supplier to supply soft drinks to Manchester Central Convention Complex, Junction, Central Library, Runway Visitors Park and any other associated sites. Estimated annual spend is circa £184k. The Contract will be for a period of two (2) years from the commencement date of services with the option to extend for up to an additional twelve (12) months (Manchester Central only option) with an anticipated Contract start date of February 2026. As a world-class international convention centre, Manchester Central requires products of the highest quality. The successful supplier will provide soft drinks for all onsite retail operations and hospitality events. 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.
Scope
- Reference
- Soft Drinks 075-2025
- Total value
- £552,000 including VATAbove the relevant threshold
- Commercial tool
- Standalone contract
- Contract dates
- 01 Feb 2026 to 31 Jan 2028Possible extension to 31 Jan 2029
The Contract will be for a period of two (2) years from the commencement date of services with the option to extend for up to an additional twelve (12) months (Manchester Central only option) with an anticipated Contract start date of February 2026.
- Main category
- goods
- CPV classifications
- 15980000
- Contract locations
- North West England, United Kingdom
- Particular suitability
- Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)
Award criteria
Criteria the buyer will use to evaluate bids.
| Name | Description | Type | Weighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quality | Weighted scores will be calculated by multiplying the score for each quality criteria by its weighting. The weighted scores will be totalled for each tender. The totals will be normalised so that the normalised highest total will attract the highest quality score i.e. (25%). There is an un-weighted quality threshold of (17%). This means that if a tenderer's quality score does not reach the un-weighted quality threshold the weighting will not be applied to the quality criteria and the tender will no longer be considered. | quality | 25.00% |
| Sustainability/Social Impact | Weighted scores will be calculated by multiplying the score for each Sustainability criteria by its weighting. The weighted scores will be totalled for each tender. The totals will be normalised so that the normalised highest total will attract the highest quality score i.e. (20%). | quality | 20.00% |
| Price | With regards to the price evaluation, the lowest price tenderer will be awarded the maximum price score (55%) and tenderers will thereafter be ranked and scored in accordance with how much more expensive their prices are compared to the lowest price, e.g., if tenderer X is 50% more expensive than the lowest price it will be awarded 50% less price points than the lowest price tender. If 125% is more expensive it will be awarded 125% less price score making this a minus score. Only the top 30 products based on annual volumes will be weighted and subjects to review. However, a full price list is required for all products. | price | 55.00% |
Submission & procedure
- Enquiry deadline
- 24 Nov 2025, 4:00 pm
- Submission deadline
- 30 Nov 2025, 12:00 pm
- Submission address
- 1. Tenderers submissions must be responded to as instructed and returned. Manchester Central reserves the right to disqualify a company if the Tender is not submitted as instructed. 2. Tenderers submissions must be uploaded via https://procontract.due-north.com using the reference number number DN796454 no later than: 28th November 2025 at 12pm Noon Until the above closing date, you will have the chance to upload a new Tender, should you wish to amend your submission. 4. If your Tender response is received late, it may not be accepted. 5. Tenders' responses submitted by post, fax or other electronic means will not be accepted. 6. Failure to comply with the above may invalidate your tender response.
- Electronic submission
- Yes
- Procedure
- Open procedure