Official UK procurement notice
ACC Catering Service Concession Tender
Authority: Liverpool Experience Campus Ltd (Public body)
Sectors: Hotel, restaurant and retail trade services (55) Delivery: North West (UKD72)
Concession value (operator's revenue)£35,000,000operator revenue, not the authority's budget
Submissions closed 19 Nov 2025awarded 9 Dec 2025
Awarded to Compass Contract Services (U.K.) Limited, trading as ESS Government Services
Contract term 3 yrsends 31 Mar 2029 · up to 31 Mar 2031 with extensions · starts 1 Apr 2026
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe ACC Liverpool Group was procuring the services of a professional catering provider to deliver high-quality, reliable and cost-effective catering services. The contract will be structured as a commission-based revenue model.
CPV: Catering services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£35,000,000
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).
How bids were scored
Published sub-criteria (2)
- Quality: 65%
- Commission Percentage Rate: 35%
Published award criteria (2)
- Quality
- Commission Percentage Rate
What this means for your bid
- Price carries 35 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3.5 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Concession
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 17 Oct 2025, 16:05 BST
- Last source update
- 2 Apr 2026, 15:29 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 10 Dec 2025
- Authority reference
TT000158- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-066445- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05cf24Find a Tender
How it was run
Official noticeRun through: Delta eSourcing · Who buys & how to bid on Delta
Access & registration note: Free Select account; no DUNS asked at signup
- Submission deadline
- 19 Nov 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 11 Nov 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Potential suppliers should access the information via the Delta eSourcing platform via www.delta-esourcing.com ↗ using access code D3R2GB59YE
Timeline
17 Oct 2025 → 2 Apr 2026 · 8 dates- Tender notice published370 days ago17 Oct 2025, 16:05 BST
- Clarification questions by345 days ago11 Nov 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Submission deadline337 days ago19 Nov 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Assessment summaries sent316 days ago10 Dec 2025
- Award decision expected by315 days ago10 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMT
- Standstill ends306 days ago19 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMT
- Contract starts204 days ago1 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published203 days ago2 Apr 2026, 15:29 BST
Notice history
5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 17 Oct 2025- Tender notice published17 Oct 2025, 16:05 BSTUK4
- Contract award notice published10 Dec 2025, 12:05 GMTUK6
- Status changed to complete10 Dec 2025, 12:05 GMT
- Contract signature expected23 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMTscheduled
- Contract details notice published2 Apr 2026, 15:29 BSTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £35,000,0001 award exc. VAT
Bids received 1
Named bidders 1published on the award notice
Contracts signed 1latest 26 Mar 2026
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Compass Contract Services (U.K.) Limited, trading as ESS Government ServicesSME1 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2029 · up to 31 Mar 2031Extensions: The initial contract will be for 3 years with the option to extend for a further 2-year period at the sole discretion of the ACC Liverpool Group Ltd. | £35,000,000 | 9 Dec 2025 | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 1 · Compass Contract Services (U.K.) Limited, trading as ESS Government ServicesSME
- Signed
- 26 Mar 2026
- Value
- £35,000,000
- Period
- 1 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2029 · up to 31 Mar 2031 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- The initial contract will be for 3 years with the option to extend for a further 2-year period at the sole discretion of the ACC Liverpool Group Ltd.
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1final-stage tenders · 3 at stage one | 0 | 0 | — |
Who bid
- wonCompass Contract Services Limited (trading as Levy) · West Midlands
Bidders as named on the Procurement Act 2023 award notice. “Won” means the bidder holds an award on this notice.
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Compass Contract Services Limited (trading as Levy)Awarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender