Published date: 5 December 2017

Last edited date: 5 December 2017

Closed opportunity - This means that the contract is currently closed. The buying department may be considering suppliers that have already applied, or no suitable offers were made.


Closing: 16 January 2018

Contract summary

Industry

  • Distilled alcoholic beverages - 15910000

Location of contract

SW1A 0AA

Value of contract

£215,000

Procurement reference

GSP1183

Published date

5 December 2017

Closing date

16 January 2018

Contract start date

12 February 2018

Contract end date

11 February 2023

Contract type

Supply contract

Procedure type

Open procedure (above threshold)

Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.

This procedure can be used for procurements above the relevant contract value threshold.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

The House of Lords wish to put in place a Single Partnership Contract for the supply of Own label selection of distinct Scotch Whiskies designed for sale in selected the House of Lords Retail outlets and via an online retailer - currently \"The Whisky Exchange\"

Requirement of Whiskies is to include:

a. Blended Whisky (70cl).
b. Premium single Malt Whisky (70cl format).
c. Single Malt Whisky (5 cl format).


The House of Lords Retail stores cater for a wide range of customers:
Houses of Parliament members and staff;
Gifting Tourists;
Consumer Tourists;
Collectors.

The contract will be for a period of 3 years, with an option for two further one year extensions (3 + 1 + 1). The approximate annual spend range is GBP 35,000 to £43,000. All whisky purchased by the House of Lords Catering and Retail Service under this contract will be resold at a profit.

More information

Links

Additional text

The ITT documents will be accessible at the Houses of Parliament's e-procurement portal: http://in-tendhost.co.uk/parliamentuk. Tender submissions must be uploaded to the e-procurement portal; electronic responses submitted via e-mail are not acceptable. To access these documents select the tender reference GSP1183 in the 'current tenders' list, click on the 'view tender details' and express interest by clicking on the button provided. You will need to register your company details, thereafter you will be issued with a username and password. If you have previously registered with In-Tend, please follow the link shown which will redirect you to the home page where you can log on using your existing username and password to collect the tender documents. If you have registered and forgotten your username and password, click on the 'forgotten password' link on the In-Tend homepage. Please keep this username and password secure and do not pass it to any third parties. If you are experiencing problems, please contact the PPCS Business Support team via email: ppcs@parliament.uk or call +44 (0)207 219 1600 for further assistance. You are advised to allow sufficient time when responding to this ITT, and for the full uploading of documents, prior to the closing date of 12.00 noon UK time on 13th of December 2017. Late tenders will not be accepted. If you are uploading multiple documents you will have to individually load one document at a time or you can opt to zip all the documents in an application such as WinZip or WinRAR.

Is a Recurrent Procurement Type? : No

About the buyer

Contact name

Parliamentary Procurement & Commercial Service

Address

Westminster
London
London
SW1A 0AA
United Kingdom

Telephone

02072191600

Email

ppcs@parliament.uk