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# Compass Contract Services (UK) Ltd · UK Public Sector Contract Record

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/compass-contract-services-u-k-limited-trading-as-ess-governm-coh-02114954). Official UK public procurement supplier dossier compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Supplier Summary:** Compass Contract Services (UK) Ltd is a Large organisation public sector supplier in the UK. Tracked in Tenderline with 86 published contract awards across official contracting authorities.

## Key Information
- **Supplier Name:** Compass Contract Services (UK) Ltd
- **Organisation Scale:** Large organisation
- **Companies House number:** `02114954`
- **Publisher identifier:** `GB-FTS-65733` (Find a Tender organisation id)
- **Total Published Awards:** 86
- **Primary Sector:** [Catering services](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/catering-services-55520000)
- **Company Status:** Active

- **Tenderline Record:** https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/compass-contract-services-u-k-limited-trading-as-ess-governm-coh-02114954

## Bidding & Win Rate Record
- **Contested Win Rate:** 35% (6 lots won, 11 lost, 0 pending decision)
- **Total Bid Activity:** 26 lots bid across 16 procurement procedures
- **Framework & DPS Appointments:** 8 panel appointments across 9 framework or DPS lots
- **Buyer Relationships:** Bid with 15 distinct contracting authorities (7 contested without win)

## Winning Pricing & Discount Benchmarks
- **Median Award Pricing:** at published budget estimate (median of 32 comparable winning awards)

## Market Volume & Benchmarks
- **Attributable award value:** £556m (published values on awards made to this supplier alone, VAT excluded; not spend or turnover)
- **Typical attributable award:** £2.4m


## Buyer Geography
- **Regions of its buyers:** [Greater London](https://tenderline.uk/regions/london), [South East England](https://tenderline.uk/regions/south-east), [South West England](https://tenderline.uk/regions/south-west), [East of England](https://tenderline.uk/regions/east-of-england)

## Top Public Sector Clients
1. **[ESPO](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/espo-GB-FTS-508):** 3 procedures (7 awards)
2. **[The Police & Crime Commissioner for Sussex](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/the-police-crime-commissioner-for-sussex-GB-PPON-PPLN-2959-YWYQ):** 2 procedures (5 awards)
3. **[UK Hydrographic Office](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/uk-hydrographic-office-gov-ea51):** 2 procedures (3 awards)
4. **[Liverpool Experience Campus Limited](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/liverpool-experience-campus-limited-GB-PPON-PVQY-1248-GZBX):** 2 procedures
5. **[Ormiston Academies Trust (OAT)](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/ormiston-academies-trust-oat-coh-06982127):** 1 procedures (7 awards)

## Largest Contract Awards Won
Top public sector contracts awarded to this supplier:
1. **[Hampshire County Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/hampshire-county-council-ons-e10000014):** £83m · [Managed Outsourced Solution for Education Catering](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/managed-outsourced-solution-for-education-catering-ocds-h6vhtk-050620) · Awarded: 30 Jun 2025
2. **[Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/ministry-of-housing-communities-local-government-gov-d1419):** £80m · [Catering and Banqueting Services at the QEII Centre](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/catering-and-banqueting-services-ocds-h6vhtk-043c39)
3. **[East Sussex County Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/east-sussex-county-council-ons-e10000011):** £73m · [School Catering Services  for East Sussex County Council](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/school-catering-services-for-east-sussex-county-council-ocds-h6vhtk-0508eb) · Awarded: 2 Mar 2026
4. **[Hull University Teaching Hospitals](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/hull-university-teaching-hospitals-GB-PPON-PMHR-8276-ZJHQ):** £64m · [Hull University Teaching Hospitals ~ Retails Food Service Tender](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/hull-university-teaching-hospitals-retails-food-service-tender-ocds-h6vhtk-02b47e)
5. **[Imperial War Museum](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/imperial-war-museum-gov-pb172):** £37m · [Retail and Event Catering Services at Imperial War Museums (IWM)](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/retail-and-event-catering-services-at-imperial-war-museums-iwm-ocds-h6vhtk-043480)

## Contract Expiries & Upcoming Recompetes
- **Active Contracts Ending in 18 Months:** 11

## Competitive Supplier Intelligence
> **Full Win-Loss & Award Analysis:** Complete historical contract timelines, pricing movement benchmarks, buyer relationship networks, and competitor analysis are available on Tenderline:
> [View complete Compass Contract Services (UK) Ltd public contract history on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/compass-contract-services-u-k-limited-trading-as-ess-governm-coh-02114954#contract-history)

## Provenance and Open Data
- **Data Source:** Official award notices published under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- **Canonical Profile:** https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/compass-contract-services-u-k-limited-trading-as-ess-governm-coh-02114954
- **Full Catalogue Machine Access:** https://tenderline.uk/llms.txt