Official UK procurement notice
Catering and Banqueting Services
Authority: Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government (Central government)·Consortium: 3 public authorities
Sectors: Hotel, restaurant and retail trade services (55) Delivery: London (UKI)
Published estimate£80,000,000≈ £16m / year · 1 value update
Submissions closed 5 Jul 2024awarded 8 Oct 2024
Awarded to Compass Contract Services (U.K.) Limited, trading as ESS Government Services
Contract term 4 yrs 11 moends 31 Dec 2035 · extension options published · starts 1 Jan 2025
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionCatering and Banqueting Contract at the QEII Centre
CPV: Canteen and catering services · Catering services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1Catering and Banqueting services at the QEII Centre in LondonAwardedRenewalPublished value£4,500,000
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)
- Various in relation to service: 55%
- Best commercial offer: 45%
Published award criteria (2)
- Various in relation to service: 55
- Best commercial offer: 45
Conditions of participation2
- Condition of participationno text publishedMinimum: Any tenderers who wish to submit a response are strongly advised only to do so if they have the capability, expertise and infrastructure to support the delivery of a contract of this size. All tender responses will be evaluated.
- Technical & professional ability
There is a 60/40 split between the food and beverage element (60%) and the pricing (40%)
What this means for your bid
- Price carries 45 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4.5 points. Quality carries 55 of 100: the paper moves it further than 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
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/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
- 22 Feb 2024, 15:54 GMT
- Last source update
- 2 Dec 2024, 16:46 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 8 Jul 2024 – …
- FTS notice number
2024/S 000-038820- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-043c39Find a Tender
How it was run
Official noticeRun through: portal not identified
- Submission deadline
- 5 Jul 2024, 18:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Participation fee
- document
- Bids opened
- 8 Jul 2024, 13:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Timeline
1 Jun 2024 → 1 Jan 2025 · 6 dates- Next notice expected1 Jun 2024, 00:00 BST
- Submission deadline5 Jul 2024, 18:00 BST
- Bids opened8 Jul 2024, 13:00 BST
- Notice published2 Dec 2024, 16:46 GMT
- Bids must remain valid until31 Dec 2024, 23:59 GMT
- Contract starts1 Jan 2025
Notice history
7 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 30 May 2024- Published value updated to £80,000,00030 May 2024, 13:31 BSTwas £4,500,000
- Status changed to active30 May 2024, 13:31 BST
- Procurement method changed30 May 2024, 13:31 BST
- Deadline published: 5 Jul 2024, 18:00 BST30 May 2024, 13:31 BST
- Buyer details updated30 May 2024, 13:31 BST
- Status changed to complete2 Dec 2024, 16:46 GMT
- Buyer details updated2 Dec 2024, 16:46 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £80,000,0001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 3
Contracts signed 1latest 8 Oct 2024
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Compass Contract Services (U.K.) Limited, trading as ESS Government ServicesCatering and Banqueting Services at the QEII Centre | £80,000,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Catering and Banqueting Services at the QEII Centre · Compass Contract Services (U.K.) Limited, trading as ESS Government Services
- Signed
- 8 Oct 2024
- Value
- £80,000,000
- Period
- … – 31 Dec 2035
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
3 public bodies on the noticeConsortium members and other public bodies
- The Queen Elizabeth II CentreContracting authorityMinistry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisionsConference and Venue Services
- The Queen Elizabeth II Conference CentreContracting authorityMinistry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisionsConference Venue
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- QEII Conference CentreReview body
- Royal Courts of Justice (High Court)Review body
- The QEII CentreReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Compass Contract Services (U.K.) LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.