Official UK procurement notice
ACC Catering Service Concessions Tender
Authority: Liverpool Experience Campus Ltd (Public body)
Sectors: Hotel, restaurant and retail trade services (55) Delivery: North West (UKD72)
Published estimate £35,000,000≈ £12m / year · £42,000,000 inc. VAT · 1 value update
Submissions closed 26 May 2025
Contract term 2 yrs 11 moup to 4 yrs 11 mo with extensions · starts 30 Sept 2025
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThis is a Procurement Act 2023 intention to award notice. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award. The publication of this notice marks the start of the mandatory standstill period. Representations by providers must be made to decision makers by 23rd September 2025. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the Procurement Act 2023.
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How the procedure runs: 1. Invitation to Submit an Initial Tender (ISIT) 2. ISIT responses will be evaluated by ACC against published evaluation criteria and associated methodologies, with a maximum of the top 5 scoring Tenderers (having achieved a minimum pass mark of 60% being invited to the subsequent presentation sessions; Tenderers not more…
achieving the minimum pass will not progress further in the process. 3. Invitation to Participate in Presentation (IPP) 4. Following evaluation of the ISIT responses, qualifying Tenderers will be invited to the IPP stage. 5. Presentation sessions are intended to assist ACC in understanding Tenderer approaches to delivering ACC requirements and may result in modifications to the BAFO tender documentation, including evaluation criteria and weightings 6. Invitation to Submit Best and Final Offer (BAFO) 7. Following the evaluation of the ISIT and on completion of the IPP stage, ACC will issue an Invitation to Submit a BAFO. 8. BAFO responses will be evaluated by ACC against published evaluation criteria and associated methodologies, 9. The results of the BAFO evaluation will be communicated to Tenderers in accordance with the requirements of PA2023. *The ACC Group reserves the right to modify all tender documentation; including but not limited to timelines, evaluation criteria and weightings at any point in the process. *The ACC Group reserves the right to terminate the Tender process at any point. *The ACC Group reserves the right to not award a contract for this Tender.
CPV: Catering services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1Lot 1AwardedRenewalPublished value£35,000,000
- Value
- £35,000,000 exc. VAT · £42,000,000 inc. VAT
- Extensions
- Initial contract is 3 years with option to extend for a further 2 years.
55520000 Catering services
What it takes to win
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published — the tender pack may add moreHow bids were scored
Published sub-criteria (4)
- Criterion 1 — 65
- Criterion 1 — 65
- Criterion 2 — 35
- Criterion 2 — 35
Published award criteria (4)
- Criterion 1 — Long criteria description
- Criterion 2 — Long criteria description
- Criterion 1 — Long criteria description
- Criterion 2 — Long criteria description
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Competitive flexible procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Cancelled
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Concession
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA, CPTPP)
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 26 Sept 2025, 16:02 BST
- Last source update
- 26 Sept 2025, 16:02 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end — 12 Aug 2025, 00:59 BST
- Authority reference
TT000150- Latest notice
- Procurement termination notice (UK12)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0504baFind a Tender
- How it runs
1. Invitation to Submit an Initial Tender (ISIT) 2. ISIT responses will be evaluated by ACC against published evaluation criteria and associated methodologies, with a maximum of the top 5 scoring Tenderers (having achieved a minimum pass mark of 60% being invited to the subsequent presentation sessions; Tenderers not achieving the minimum pass will not progress further in the process. 3. more…
Invitation to Participate in Presentation (IPP) 4. Following evaluation of the ISIT responses, qualifying Tenderers will be invited to the IPP stage. 5. Presentation sessions are intended to assist ACC in understanding Tenderer approaches to delivering ACC requirements and may result in modifications to the BAFO tender documentation, including evaluation criteria and weightings 6. Invitation to Submit Best and Final Offer (BAFO) 7. Following the evaluation of the ISIT and on completion of the IPP stage, ACC will issue an Invitation to Submit a BAFO. 8. BAFO responses will be evaluated by ACC against published evaluation criteria and associated methodologies, 9. The results of the BAFO evaluation will be communicated to Tenderers in accordance with the requirements of PA2023. *The ACC Group reserves the right to modify all tender documentation; including but not limited to timelines, evaluation criteria and weightings at any point in the process. *The ACC Group reserves the right to terminate the Tender process at any point. *The ACC Group reserves the right to not award a contract for this Tender.
How it was run
Official noticeAccess & registration note: Free Select account; no DUNS asked at signup
- Submission deadline
- 26 May 2025, 11:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 19 May 2025, 13:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Timeline
8 published dates · Europe/London- Tender notice published17 Apr 2025, 12:05 BST
- Clarification questions by19 May 2025, 13:00 BST
- Submission deadline26 May 2025, 11:00 BST
- Award decision expected by12 Aug 2025, 00:59 BST
- Assessment summaries sent372 days ago12 Sept 2025, 00:00 BST
- Standstill ends360 days ago23 Sept 2025, 23:59 BST
- Latest notice published358 days ago26 Sept 2025, 16:02 BST
- Contract starts354 days ago30 Sept 2025, 01:00 BST
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 1
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Compass Contract Services Ltd1 Apr 2026 — 31 Mar 2029 · up to 31 Mar 2031Extensions: Initial contract is 3 years with option to extend for a further 2 years. | £35,000,000 | 12 Sept 2025 | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 1 · Compass Contract Services Ltd
- Signed
- date not published
- Value
- —
- Status
- cancelled (25 Sept 2025)
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1final-stage tenders · 4 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.
Notice history
10 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 17 Apr 2025- Contract signature expected1 Oct 2025, 23:59 BSTscheduled
- Procurement termination notice published26 Sept 2025, 16:02 BSTUK12
- Status changed26 Sept 2025, 16:02 BST
- Procurement method changed26 Sept 2025, 16:02 BST
- Buyer details updated26 Sept 2025, 16:02 BST
- Contract award notice published12 Sept 2025, 16:05 BSTUK6
- Published value updated12 Sept 2025, 16:05 BSTwas £35,000,000
- Status changed to complete12 Sept 2025, 16:05 BST
- Deadline withdrawn12 Sept 2025, 16:05 BST
- Tender notice published17 Apr 2025, 12:05 BSTUK4
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the noticeOfficial documents & specifications (4)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Conflict of interest declarationNot published
Notices published for this procedure
- Procurement termination notice Procurement termination notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender