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University of South Wales

Supply of Sports Kit to USW

Clothing & TextilesCPV 18412000
Value£400k
Deadline8 Oct 2026
Published7 Sept 2026
RegionNationwide
Timeline
Published 7 Sept 202631 days leftCloses 8 Oct 2026
Who to contact
procurement@southwales.ac.uk

The procurement contact named on the official notice.

How to submit
Open the submissions portal

Communications and submissions must be sent via the etenderwales portal: https://etenderwales.ukp.app.jaggaer.com/ - references provided project_64046 – 2113 – Sports Kit itt_126969 - 2113- Sports Kit Bidders must contact procurement@southwales.ac.uk if they experience difficulty with the portal alongside the etenderwales helpdesk

The submission route named on the official notice.

Contract value in context
£400ktotal contract value
median £263k
this tender£0£9.4m

This sits in the upper-middle of the Clothing & Footwear band — a substantial contract for the sector. Based on 1,446 valued Clothing & Footwear tenders in our corpus.

When this comes round again

University of South Wales has published 121 notices across all categories, and 24% of its awards go to a supplier it has used before.

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The brief

The University of South Wales is seeking to appoint a supplier for the supply, branding, personalisation and delivery of sports kit and associated clothing.

The contract covers sports kit requirements for University students, academic staff and operational staff.

What it takes to bid this

1220 daysof bid-team effort
£8.2k£13.7kat typical UK bid-team rates

Typical UK bid effort for the £100k–£1m band — an estimate, not a quote.

Qualify & bid/no-bid ~10% · SQ / PQQ ~20% · Written response ~55% · Review & presentation ~15%

Typical for this category — confirm against the ITT pack

  • Show at bidComparable references / case studies
  • Hold at bidFinancial standing (accounts, often ~2× contract value turnover)
  • Hold at bidInsurance cover (PL / EL, often PI)
  • Show at bidSocial value commitments

Hold at bid = pass/fail conditions of participation. Show at bid = scored in the quality response. Plan for delivery = contract obligations from day one.

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Source & provenance
OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06f366
Stage
tender · Open
Source
Find a Tender
Buyer ref
084363-2026
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