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Official procurement procedure
Darlington Catering
No classification published
Location not published
Published value
Not published
Submission deadline Not published
Lots published1
Procurement Executive Summary
AI & Search Synopsis
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Tenderline Synopsis: STUDENT LOANS COMPANY: "Darlington Catering". Published status: complete. Published value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.
| Contracting Authority | STUDENT LOANS COMPANY | Scope & Categories | Not published | Submission Window | complete No deadline published |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Submission Gateway | Direct notice route | Legal Basis & Regime | Standard procurement | Estimated Value (exc. VAT) | Not published |
Bidder Intelligence · Authority Profile: STUDENT LOANS COMPANY
Market Analytics
Derived from OCDS awards & bid statistics
Published history for STUDENT LOANS COMPANY. These figures describe retained records, not a forecast of bids or a measure of buyer bias.
Published-to-award variance
Not availableInsufficient comparable data
Competition Density
2.5Bids / Report
Supplier ConcentrationHigh Concentration
THE STREET COFFEE CO CAFE LIMITEDTop vendor: 91.8% of attributable valuePayment Terms
Check noticePublished terms
Coverage: 17 active published awards; 10 bid reports (which may be per lot). Supplier values exclude multi-supplier awards, frameworks and DPS, and use GBP only. They are published award values, not payments. Published-to-award variance compares single-lot, single-award, single-supplier GBP procedures with explicitly non-framework/non-DPS status; increases remain in the average. Unpublished data stays unknown. Awarded suppliers are winners, not all bidders.
Historical Awarded Suppliers With This Authority:
| Supplier Name | Historic Awards | Attributable GBP Value |
|---|---|---|
| THE STREET COFFEE CO CAFE LIMITED | 1 win | £1,242,202 |
| SOFTCAT PLC | 2 wins | £83,450 |
| Orangebox | 1 win | £28,199 |
Procedure terms
Contracting AuthoritySTUDENT LOANS COMPANY | Procedure methodNot published | Procurement categoryNot published |
Statuscomplete | Framework / DPSNot published | CompetitionNot published |
Above thresholdNot published | Legal basisNot published | Tender period startsNot published |
Clarification deadlineNot published | Electronic submissionNot published | Submission languagesNot published |
Published6 Feb 2026, 14:56 GMT | Last source update6 Feb 2026, 14:56 GMT | Recurring procurementNot published |
ClassificationNot published | ||
Delivery areaLocation not published | ||
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-064a4e | ||
What is being bought
Student Loans Company Limited are seeking to appoint an experienced catering supplier to operate within our offices at Memphis, Lingfield Point, Darlington, DL1 1AS. The supplier should offer the 1,600 SLC employees based at this site and any visitors an excellent variety and quality of food that is reasonably priced and served efficiently.
The supplier will provide regular new innovative ideas to ensure that the offers remains fresh, meets employee needs and is more cost efficient than the surrounding competition, the supplier should also provide a professional, creative and excellent standard of hospitality catering service for meetings as required.
The successful supplier will need to be ready to commence the above services by the 1st of March 2026.
What changed
From the official release history
- Status changed to complete
6 Feb 2026, 14:56 GMT - Official notice release published
6 Feb 2026, 14:56 GMT - Buyer information updated
6 Feb 2026, 14:56 GMT
Lots and requirements (1)
Published by the contracting authority
- Lot 1 · #1Individual lot title not publishedcompletePublished valueNot publishedThe source published no individual title or description for this lot.Contract periodNot publishedEligibilityNot publishedOptions / renewalNot published
Timeline
- Procedure published
6 Feb 2026, 14:56 GMT - Award active
30 Jan 2026, 00:00 GMT · £1,242,202
Commercial outcome and competition
Awards THE STREET COFFEE CO CAFE LIMITED £1,242,202 · 30 Jan 2026, 00:00 GMT · active |
ContractsNo contract published |
Bid statistics bids: 4 (lot 1) finalStageBids: 4 (lot 1) smeFinalStageBids: 1 (lot 1) vcseFinalStageBids: 0 (lot 1) |
Buyer and organisations in this procedure
STUDENT LOANS COMPANY
Contracting authority GB-COH-02401034Award and contract changes
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