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Published 21 Oct 2025, 14:21 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Birmingham Metropolitan College Tender for Catering Service

Official notice

Authority: BMet College (Education)

ServicesOpen procedureAbove thresholdLight touch regimeSME suitableVCSE suitable
Published estimate£5,400,000≈ £1.8m / year · £5,400,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 21 Nov 2025
Contract term 3 yrsends 31 Jul 2029 · up to 31 Jul 2031 with extensions · starts 1 Aug 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Birmingham Metropolitan College (BMET) is a College offering a wide range of courses for people of all ages across seven campuses in Birmingham.

Created in 2009 the College is an amalgamation of Matthew Boulton College and Sutton Coldfield College. There are currently circa 11,700 students on roll spread across 3 main campuses. The College is seeking a contractor to provide catering services at its 3 main campus, plus an additional smaller site. The contract will be awarded for a period of 3 years commencing 1st August 2025 with an option to extend for a further one plus one years, which will be measured on the achievement of agreed Key Performance Indicators (KPI’s), from Day One of the contract. The Client is seeking a partnership to continue to maximise the opportunity of the catering facilities and to further enhance the dining experience for both staff and students. There is an opportunity to consider investment proposals which can be used to update the current facilities.

CPV: Catering services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Renewal 3 yrsSMEVCSEPublished value£5,400,000
Contract period: 1 Aug 2026 – 31 Jul 2029 (3 yrs) · up to 31 Jul 2031 with extensionsValue: £5,400,000 exc. VAT · £5,400,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: UKEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible
Extensions: Maximum 2 extensions of 12 months per extension.

What it takes to win
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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 more
How bids were scored
Quality: 60%Price: 30%Social value: 10%
Published sub-criteria (6)
  • Relationship Management & Support: 15%
  • Clarification Meeting: 10%
  • Food Quality & Variety of Healthy Meal Choices: 20%
  • Customer Experience And Innovation: 15%
  • Price: 30%
  • Corporate, Social Responsibility & Added Value: 10%
Published award criteria (6)
  • Corporate, Social Responsibility & Added Value
  • Relationship Management & Support
  • Clarification Meeting
  • Food Quality & Variety of Healthy Meal Choices
  • Customer Experience And Innovation
  • Price
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 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
Closed
Procurement threshold
Above threshold (FTS publication)
Regulatory regime
Light touch regime
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
21 Oct 2025, 14:21 BST
Last source update
21 Oct 2025, 14:21 BST
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 1 Aug 2026
Authority reference
CA16633
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-067130
Latest notice
Tender notice (UK4)
Classification (CPV)
Catering services
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05d0c8 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: MultiQuote · Who buys & how to bid on MultiQuote
Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowedLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free
Submission deadline
21 Nov 2025, 10:00 GMT
Clarification deadline
14 Nov 2025, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

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Timeline

21 Oct 2025 → 1 Aug 2026 · 5 dates
  1. Tender notice published370 days ago
    21 Oct 2025, 14:21 BST
  2. Clarification questions by346 days ago
    14 Nov 2025, 12:00 GMT
  3. Submission deadline339 days ago
    21 Nov 2025, 10:00 GMT
  4. Contract starts86 days ago
    1 Aug 2026, 00:00 BST
  5. Award decision expected by85 days ago
    1 Aug 2026, 23:59 BST

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Tender notice published
    21 Oct 2025, 14:21 BST
    UK4

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

BMet College

Contracting authorityPublic undertaking GB-PPON: PDMQ-8438-WVCJ Matthew Boulton Campus, Jennens Road, Birmingham, West Midlands, B4 7PSContact name, email, phone

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

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