The Litmus Partnership: Weald of Kent Grammar School ~ Uniform Tender

UK-Kent: Clothing, footwear, luggage articles and accessories.

Section I: Contracting Authority

   I.1) Name, Addresses and Contact Point(s):
       Weald of Kent Grammar School
       Tudeley Lane, Kent, TN9 2JP, United Kingdom
       Tel. +44 1276673880, Email: tenders@litmuspartnership.co.uk
       Main Address: https://www.wealdofkent.kent.sch.uk/
       NUTS Code: UKJ4

   I.2) Joint procurement:
      The contract involves joint procurement: Yes          
      In the case of joint procurement involving different countries, state applicable national procurement law: Not Provided
      The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body: No

   I.4)Type of the contracting authority:
      Body governed by public law

   I.5) Main activity:
      Education

Section II: Object Of The Contract

   II.1) Scope of the procurement

      II.1.1) Title: Weald of Kent Grammar School ~ Uniform Tender            
      Reference number: Not Provided

      II.1.2) Main CPV code:
         18000000 - Clothing, footwear, luggage articles and accessories.


      II.1.3) Type of contract: SUPPLIES

      II.1.4) Short description: The tender project is seeking to appoint a school uniform provider[s] for the provision of service to approximate 600 students at our Sevenoaks campus, 1500 at our Tonbridge campus

      II.1.6) Information about lots
         This contract is divided into lots: No
            
      II.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)
          Value: 518,427
                  
         Currency:GBP            

   II.2) Description

      II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s):
      Not Provided

      II.2.3) Place of performance
      Nuts code:
      UKJ4 - Kent
   
      Main site or place of performance:
      Kent
             

      II.2.4) Description of the procurement: Weald of Kent Grammar School is a large sized selective grammar school, with academy status for girls aged 11 – 18 and co-educational sixth form for students aged 16 – 18. The school operates across two campuses located in Tonbridge and Sevenoaks, Kent and boasts state of the art facilities.
The tender project is seeking to appoint a school uniform provider[s] for the provision of service to approximate 600 students at our Sevenoaks campus, 1500 at our Tonbridge campus
The contract being tendered is for three years in duration from July 2025 to 2028.
Current uniform cost:
A copy of the School Uniform Policy is attached for information. Within this is the outline of mandatory items for KS3 and KS4. These have been costed as the prices vary depending on sizing. Additionally, in KS4 year 10/11 students are required to wear a straight skirt, as opposed to the kilt for Yr 7,8 and 9.
See SQ document for more information.

      II.2.5) Award criteria:
       Not Provided

      II.2.11) Information about options
         Options: No
         

      II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
         The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No
         

      II.2.14) Additional information: Please note, this is a contract award notice, this contract has already been awarded.


Section IV: Procedure

IV.1) Description

   IV.1.1)Type of procedure: Restricted


   IV.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
      The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement: No       
      A dynamic purchasing system was set up: No

   IV.1.6) Information about electronic auction
      An electronic auction has been used: No

   IV.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
      The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes

IV.2) Administrative information

   IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
       Notice number in the OJEU: 2024/S 000-038802
      
   

   IV.2.9) Information about termination of call for competition in the form of a prior information notice
      The contracting authority will not award any further contracts based on the above prior information notice: No

Section V: Award of contract

Award Of Contract (No.1)

   Contract No: Not Provided    
   Lot Number: Not Provided    
   Title: Not Provided

   A contract/lot is awarded: Yes


   V.2) Award of contract

      V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract: 16/05/2025

      V.2.2) Information about tenders
         Number of tenders received: 4
         Number of tenders received from SMEs: Not Provided          
         Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: Not Provided          
         Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: Not Provided          
         Number of tenders received by electronic means: Not Provided

      V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

      The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
         
         Contractor (No.1)
             Gogna Schoolwear, 05740551
             Junction 2 Ind Estate, Unit 1B Demuth Way, Oldbury, B69 4LT, United Kingdom
             Email: tenders@litmuspartnership.co.uk
             NUTS Code: UKG
            The contractor is an SME: Yes

      V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
         Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: 830,337          
         Total value of the contract/lot: 518,427
         Currency: GBP

      V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
         The contract is likely to be subcontracted: No
         
Section VI: Complementary information

   VI.3) Additional information: Please note, this is a contract award notice, this contract has already been awarded.
To view this notice, please click here:
https://litmustms.co.uk/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=972547855
   VI.4) Procedures for review

      VI.4.1) Review body
          Weald of Kent Grammar School
          Tudeley Lane, Kent, TN9 2JP, United Kingdom

      VI.4.3) Review procedure
         Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures: Not Provided

      VI.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
         Not Provided

   VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice: 11/08/2025

ANNEX A

   I) Address of the other contracting authority on behalf of which the contracting authority is purchasing   
   1: Contracting Authority
       Weald of Kent Grammar School
       Seal Hollow Rd, Sevenoaks, TN13 3SN, United Kingdom
       Tel. +44 1276673880, Email: tenders@litmuspartnership.co.uk
       Main Address: https://www.wealdofkent.kent.sch.uk/
       NUTS Code: UKJ4