Official UK procurement notice
2324-80-EST- CATERING CONCESSION CONTRACT OPPORTUNITY FOR HOWARD STREET BUILDING
Authority: Sheffield Hallam University (Education)
What is being bought2 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionSHU plans to award a concession contract for incumbent supplier to operate fully furnished café at SHU that have 30 indoor seats and tables with the opportunity for outdoor seating near the University Green for the period of 10 years.
CPV: Cafeteria services · Restaurant and food-serving services
Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure
2 lots · all with a published value (£11,900,000 together) · win at most 2 of themLot #1Cafe/DeliAwardedPublished value£3,300,000
This opportunity was conducted through a Three-Stage Process.
This approach has been taken to encourage applications for a variety of operators
including SMEs and is intended to minimise the burden of the bidding process by only
requiring more input if they are successful at an earlier stage.
Those meeting the minimum Selection Criteria will be invited to submit a proposal.
Following an initial evaluation of proposals, a shortlist of 3 operators were selected to
enter the final stage to clarify and negotiate a Best and Final Offer.
Lot #2RestaurantPublished value£8,600,000
The same details as in Lot 1 apply however:
For the Restaurant opportunity (only) evidence of experience of successfully launching a new business of a similar nature is required. Additional information: The contract is expected to commence on 01 August 2025 for a period of 10 years but this is subject to negotiation
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
- Suitability
This information can be found within the tender documents
- Staff
- Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Award procedure with prior publication of a call for competition
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0023 Concession Contracts Regulations 2016 (Directive 2014/23/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 20 Dec 2024, 14:52 GMT
- Last source update
- 22 Aug 2025, 18:02 BST
- Authority reference
2324-80-EST-AS- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-051048- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04ca3eFind a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 31 Jan 2025, 14:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
31 Jan 2025 → 22 Aug 2025 · 2 dates- Submission deadline31 Jan 2025, 14:00 GMT
- Notice published22 Aug 2025, 18:02 BST
Notice history
1 event · 3 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete22 Aug 2025, 18:02 BST
Published amendments (1 · 1 deadline change)
| When | What | Before | After | Shift |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | DeadlineIV.2.2 | — | 3 Feb 2025 |
1 amendment published without a description.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lot 1 · Cafe/Deli1 award | |||
| LOOK ME UP LTD T/A HYGGE CAFES | £5,174,640 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 051048-2025-1 · LOOK ME UP LTD T/A HYGGE CAFES
- Signed
- 21 Aug 2025
- Value
- £5,174,640
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · Cafe/Deli | 4bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- LOOK ME UP LTD T/A HYGGE CAFESAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria