Compass Contract Services (UK) Limited trading as ESS Government Services: UK Public Sector Contracts Won & Awards
Large organisation·Birmingham·Nationwide (UK)·Main market: Catering services
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Where they wini
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103 awards (100 for a named lot, 97%, 3 for a whole procedure with no lot named) · top CPV classes, shares of all 103 awards. An award may cover more than one class.
5552 Catering services53 awards · 51% · 50 awards naming a lot + 3 whole-procedure awards5550 Canteen and catering services17 awards · 17% · awards naming a lot7999 Miscellaneous business-related services9 awards · 9% · awards naming a lot5590 Retail trade services2 awards · 2% · awards naming a lot9091 Cleaning services2 awards · 2% · awards naming a lot1589 Miscellaneous food products and dried goods1 award · 1% · awards naming a lot5532 Meal-serving services1 award · 1% · awards naming a lot5551 Canteen services1 award · 1% · awards naming a lotAttributable award value
£460mOn 37 of 104 award records; the five largest make 63%; a further 5 published a VAT-inclusive amount only (£6.0m inc. VAT, kept apart). Largest rows below.i
Typical attributable award
£2.8m middle valuerobust · n=37i
Award vs estimate
0% at estimaterobust · n=17compared within CPV division 55i
Based on 17 wins in its industry (CPV division 55).
Largest published awards i | Authority | Awarded | Term | Published value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hull University Teaching Hospitals ~ Retails Food Service Tender | Hull University Teaching Hospitals | — | — | £64,064,346 † |
| Soft FM services for LSCFT/ONE LSC | Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust | 27 Oct 2026 | 5 yrs · up to 11 yrs | £62,500,000 ≈ £13m/yr |
| Soft FM services for LSCFT | Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust | 27 Oct 2026 | 5 yrs · up to 8 yrs | £62,178,560 ≈ £12m/yr |
| Corporate Catering & Events Concession | Bristol City Council | — | — | £54,843,447 † |
| Swansea University | Swansea University | — | — | £46,513,944 † |
Where their buyers arei
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ITL1 region of the buyer office · known for 58 of 58 awarded procedures · each procedure counts once
Greater London11 procedures · 19%
South West England9 procedures · 16%
East of England7 procedures · 12%
South East England7 procedures · 12%
North West England6 procedures · 10%
Wales (Cymru)6 procedures · 10%
East Midlands4 procedures · 7%
West Midlands3 procedures · 5%
Bidding recordi
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Procurement Act 2023 award notices name every bidder · 4 notices name this supplier, covering 39 lots since 11 Sept 2026 · observed bids, not an estimate
Contract lots contested
1 won · 0 lostindicative · n=1Fewer than three decided lots: no rate is claimed.i
Framework / DPS places
38 of 38Lots on 3 notices: a place is won per lot.i
Authorities bid for
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| Notice | Authority | Outcome | Bidders | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft FM services for LSCFT | Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust | won | 4 | 12 Nov 2026 |
| Outsourced Catering Services 5 | Crescent Purchasing Consortium Limited | appointedall 26 lots bid for | 33 | 28 Oct 2026 |
| Facilities Management and Security Services | Government Commercial Agency | appointedall 9 lots bid for | 149 | 18 Sept 2026 |
| 704_26 Outsourced Catering Services and Procurement Support | ESPO | appointedall 3 lots bid for | 58 | 11 Sept 2026 |
Bidder names come from Procurement Act 2023 award notices, which list every bidder (from 2025). Older notices name no bidders, so earlier contests do not appear here. Latest ten notices shown.
Who they sell toi
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Authorities named on this supplier’s published awards · ranked by distinct procedures · a framework or DPS adds one award record per appointed supplier
Authority type · official UK type when published, else name/id class, else not classified · by award records (a single panel can dominate)
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Other public body31%(29 awards)
29 of 95 awards are Other public body (31%).Type not classified23%(22 awards)
22 of 95 awards are Type not classified (23%).Education14%(13 awards)
13 of 95 awards are Education (14%).Local authority12%(11 awards)
11 of 95 awards are Local authority (12%).NHS & health12%(11 awards)
11 of 95 awards are NHS & health (12%).Central government9%(9 awards)
9 of 95 awards are Central government (9%).
| Authority | Procedures | Share | Award records | Last activity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ESPO | 3 | 5.2% | 9 | 13 Aug 2026 |
| Bristol City Council | 2 | 3.4% | 2 | 30 Jun 2025 |
| Swansea University | 2 | 3.4% | 2 | 1 Aug 2025 |
| Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust | 2 | 3.4% | 2 | 30 Aug 2024 |
| Durham County Council | 2 | 3.4% | 2 | 12 Jun 2023 |
| The Police and Crime Commissioner for Hertfordshire | 2 | 3.4% | 2 | 29 Jun 2022 |
| Crescent Purchasing Consortium Limited | 1 | 1.7% | 26 | 22 Oct 2026 |
| Government Commercial Agency | 1 | 1.7% | 9 | 7 Aug 2026 |
Share = of the 58 procedures with an award naming this supplier. Last activity = award date, or notice publication when no award date was published.
Contracts endingi
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60 of 104 awards carry an end date, 21 estimated from the duration · not a retender forecast
| Contract | Ends | Published value |
|---|---|---|
| Framework Agreement for the provision of catering services in schools | 6 Feb 2027 estimated | Not published |
| Cleaning for Community Sites | 10 Mar 2027 estimated | £1,852,720 |
| BC-10723 Kingsmead School Catering | 13 May 2027 estimated | £2,729,076 |
| Total Facilities Management Framework 2022 - NHS LPP | 7 Jul 2027 | £5,800,000,000 ceiling |
| Supply of Catering Services to the Metropolitan Police Service | 19 Oct 2027 | £351,409 |
| Supply of Catering Services to the Metropolitan Police Service | 19 Oct 2027 | £3,650,899 |
| City of London Guildhall Events Catering Framework | 31 Jan 2028 | £950,000 ceiling |
| Cardinal Pole Catholic School ~ Catering Tender | 31 Mar 2028 | £1,098,908 |
| Supply and Management of Casual Catering Staff | 31 Mar 2028 | £72,000 |
Recent awards
Latest 30 of 104 award records naming this supplier
About this data
- One profile per supplier. Built from award and contract notices that name this supplier; different spellings and registration numbers of the same company are merged into this profile.
- Values are published values. The table mirrors what the notice published: framework ceilings and joint awards are labelled and never counted as this supplier's money, and † marks a value taken from the contract notice when the award published none. Only awards made to this supplier alone count towards its value, excluding VAT. It is not turnover.
- Regions in the buyer chart describe the buyer office, not where the work is delivered or the supplier’s registered address.
- Contract end dates. Published on 39 of 104 awards, estimated from the published duration on 21 more (marked “estimated”); those feed “Contracts ending”. Published values in that list come from either source; Contracts Finder figures are shown as published and stay out of this profile’s money totals.
- Source. Official UK public procurement notices (Find a Tender and Contracts Finder), reused under the Open Government Licence v3.0, updated through the day and rebuilt nightly. Not every figure uses both feeds, and each one shows how many records it rests on: see the methodology. Spotted something wrong? Tell us.