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# 2324-80-EST- CATERING CONCESSION CONTRACT OPPORTUNITY FOR HOWARD STREET BUILDING

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/2324-80-est-catering-concession-contract-opportunity-for-howard-street-building-ocds-h6vhtk-04ca3e). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Sheffield Hallam University: "2324-80-EST- CATERING CONCESSION CONTRACT OPPORTUNITY FOR HOWARD STREET BUILDING". Published status: complete. Published Value: £11,900,000. 2 published lots. Recorded submission deadline: 31 Jan 2025, 14:00 GMT. Published submission portal: www.in-tendhost.co.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Sheffield Hallam University](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/sheffield-hallam-university-urn-133871)
- **Published Value:** £11,900,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 31 January 2025 at 14:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 2
- **Procurement Method:** Award procedure with prior publication of a call for competition
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Cafeteria services, Restaurant and food-serving services
- **Delivery Location:** UKE, UKE32
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0023
- **Awarded Value:** £5,174,640 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **Official Documents:** 2 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/2324-80-est-catering-concession-contract-opportunity-for-howard-street-building-ocds-h6vhtk-04ca3e#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-04ca3e`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/2324-80-est-catering-concession-contract-opportunity-for-howard-street-building-ocds-h6vhtk-04ca3e#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [in-tendhost.co.uk](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.in-tendhost.co.uk%2Fsheffieldhallamuniversity)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/2324-80-est-catering-concession-contract-opportunity-for-howard-street-building-ocds-h6vhtk-04ca3e#participate

## Description
SHU 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.

## Lots (2)
### Lot 1: Cafe/Deli
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 55300000
- **Delivery regions:** UKE

- **Estimated Value:** £3,300,000
- **Description:** 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...

### Lot 2: Restaurant
- **Lot id:** `2`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 55300000
- **Delivery regions:** UKE

- **Estimated Value:** £8,600,000
- **Description:** 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 Augu...

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** 051048-2025-1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **LOOK ME UP LTD T/A HYGGE CAFES**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-COH:13680239`
  - Value: £5,174,640 † (exc. VAT)

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** 051048-2025-1 (active)
  - Signed Value: £5,174,640
  - Signed Date: 20/08/2025

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F051048-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2025-08-22T17:02:55.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-23T20:53:44.751Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-04ca3e