The Supply of Espresso Coffee Beans, Hot Beverage Product & Training and The Supply of Equipment & Maintenance

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The University of Kent catering team and commercial services have been working on a strategy to consolidate the coffee offer across the campus at Kent, the objectives are to replace most of the coffee machines (with a maintenance package) across many different catering outlets on campus and consolidate to locally roasted espresso bean, offering two beans, a standard and guest with its own sustainability mission. and to introduce a structured training programme to streamline and simplify the offering across the campus, the hope is to introduce a drop size discount, improve quality of product and deliver a structured training programme. Lot 1: Purchase or lease coffee machines Lot 1 is to price for both purchase and lease of approximately 3 barista coffee machines, 6 grinders, 4 tamping press, 5 bean to cup machines and 9 filter coffee brewers, the specifications of the machines are attached on the separate document 4- Pricing Schedule to be priced and also to support a full maintenance package for all equipment leased or owned by the University of Kent. Lot 2: Supply of 2 espresso coffee beans Lot 2 is for the supply of 2 espresso coffee beans, roasted local to the University of Kent Canterbury campus and with its own sustainability mission, the standard and guest offering will total an annual average tonnage of around 2400kg with a 70% - 30% split in favour of the guest bean, also to supply the full hot beverage range offering of a filtered coffee, decaffeinated, tea, hot chocolate and potentially coffee cups with a structured training programme fully delivered throughout the life