Provision of Uniforms at Avanti West Coast
Estimated value
£5.5m
Awarded value
—
Suppliers
0
Lots
1
Published
03 Feb 2026
Description
REQUIREMENTS SUMMARY The Supplier will perform the following Goods and Services to meet the requirements. The manufacture, [design if applicable] and supply of the Customers employee's uniform ('Garments'). The supplier will be provided with a list of garments specifications by the Customer but may be required to provide design support throughout the lifetime of the contract. End-to-end management of the phased mobilisation of all Customer contracts to a defined timeline, implementation includes facilitating the transfer of stock from incumbent premises and reprocessing, booking and distribution through the incumbent suppliers systems. Dedicated Contract Management in line with PA Regs 2023. All distribution and delivery of Garments to the Customer's designated delivery locations. Robust stock holding and forecast process to ensure Garments are available and can be delivered to the Customer in line with demand, The provision of a customer facing online system for employee ordering, allocation controls, return and exchange of Garments. Supporting the Customer to adopt sustainable business practices and take advantage of advances in sustainability. Transfer of all remaining stock from the incumbent supplier, ongoing storage, insurance and distribution. NOTE: Recycling of uniforms, safety footwear and branded backpacks will be a costed option i.e. if the proposal is accepted and is within the approved budgets, we will include this within the requirements. If the proposal is not accepted, then recycling of uniforms, safety footwear and branded backpacks will be out of scope.
Scope
- Reference
- ocds-h6vhtk-0614fa
- Total value
- £5,472,555 excluding VAT£6,567,066 including VATAbove the relevant threshold
- Commercial tool
- Standalone contract
- Contract dates
- 02 Sept 2026 to 02 Sept 2029Possible extension to 02 Sept 2031
The contract length is anticipated to be three (3) years with an option to extend for another two (2) years. The estimated contract value stated above is for the total term i.e. 5 years (3+2). Estimated Value below; FY 26/27 - £550,000 FY 27/28 - £1,054,831 FY 28/29 - £1,076,983 FY 29/30 - £1,098,630 FY 30/31 - £1,120,603 FY 31/32 - £571,508 The spend indicated within this tender process is not fully committed as the actual annual budgets will be subject to approval by Department for Transport from time to time, usually annually. Please note, we would reserve the right to reduce or increase the budgets as necessary at any point in time.
- Main category
- goods
- CPV classifications
- 18222000
- Contract locations
- UK, United Kingdom
- Particular suitability
- Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)
Award criteria
Criteria the buyer will use to evaluate bids.
| Name | Description | Type | Weighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| Qualitative Criteria | Processes & Systems - 20% System and MI, Garment Allocation, Online Ordering, Stock Forecasting Account Management - 7% Hierarchy, Contract Review Schedule Contract Mobilization - 3% Critical Path Sustainability - 10% Social and environmental considerations Risk - 5% Supply Chain Assurance | quality | 45.00% |
| Contract | Non-Negotiable Clauses - Pass/Fail Negotiable Clauses - Qualitatively Scored (5%) SLAs/ KPIs - Pass/Fail | quality | 5.00% |
| Pricing | Pricing Submission - 50% | price | 50.00% |
Submission & procedure
- Submission address
- https://s2c-uk62.waxdigital.com/FirstGroupPlc/DisplayModules/TradeModules/Negotiations/Opportunities/ViewOpportunityEvent.aspx?EventID=5083&Culture=en-GB ↗
- Electronic submission
- Yes
- Procedure
- Competitive flexible procedure