Official UK procurement notice
Catering Services Contract for New College Swindon
Authority: New College Swindon (Education)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionNew College is a further and higher education institution in Swindon, Wiltshire. There are two main campuses, Queens Drive and North Star, as well as an Adult Learning Centre in Swindon town centre. The College caters for approx. 4,800 students, to a range of ages, with its primary student body being 16–18-year-olds pursuing A-levels or vocational qualifications.
The new catering contract is to service the two main campuses, Queens Drive and North Star, from 1st August 2026, for a 3-year term plus possible 2 year extension on a +1year, +1year basis.
The College is undertaking this tender process to source a flexible and best value catering contractor with whom they can partner with to achieve service excellence through the provision of a great tasting food service, made with authentic recipes and ingredients. Healthy eating, service innovation and added value through food education and sustainability initiatives are equally as important.
This procurement will be run as per a Competitive Flexible Procedure in line with the Procurement Act 2023 and Procurement Regulations 2024. This process is managed under the Light Touch regime, and the College reserves the right to refine the award criteria throughout. Suppliers are invited to confirm their interest in this tender by submitting a completed ‘Procurement Specific Questionnaire’ (Stage 1) as per the guidance issued. Stage 1 has been designed to assess the suitability of Suppliers to deliver New College Swindon’s contract requirements. Only Suppliers who are successful at this stage will be invited to participate in Stage 2 of the process and be invited to submit a Tender.
TUPE will apply.
- How the procedure runs: Stage 1: PSQ Stage 2: Catering Services for New College Swindon Stage 3: ITT Stage 4: Standstill Stage 5: Award
CPV: Catering services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£4,200,000
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).
Published sub-criteria (4)
- Quality: 60%
- Presentations/Clarifications: 10%
- Cost: 20%
- Social Value/Sustainability: 10%
Published award criteria (4)
- Quality
- Social Value/Sustainability
- Cost
- Presentations/Clarifications
- Price carries 20 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2 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
- Competitive flexible procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- 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
- 11 Dec 2025, 16:36 GMT
- Last source update
- 27 Apr 2026, 17:42 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 1 Aug 2026
- Authority reference
CA16864- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-082196- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05f443Find a Tender
- How it runs
Stage 1: PSQ
Stage 2: Catering Services for New College Swindon
Stage 3: ITT
Stage 4: Standstill
Stage 5: Award
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 9 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 5 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
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Timeline
11 Dec 2025 → 1 Aug 2026 · 7 dates- Tender notice published316 days ago11 Dec 2025, 16:36 GMT
- Clarification questions by291 days ago5 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Submission deadline287 days ago9 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Assessment summaries sent183 days ago23 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published179 days ago27 Apr 2026, 17:42 BST
- Contract starts83 days ago1 Aug 2026, 00:00 BST
- Award decision expected by82 days ago1 Aug 2026, 23:59 BST
Notice history
4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 11 Dec 2025- Tender notice published11 Dec 2025, 16:36 GMTUK4
- Contract award notice published27 Apr 2026, 17:42 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete27 Apr 2026, 17:42 BST
- Contract signature expected31 Jul 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aramark Ltd1 Aug 2026 – 31 Jul 2029 · up to 31 Jul 2031Extensions: Extensions allowed: Yes (2 x 12 months) | £3,600,000 | 23 Apr 2026 | Awarded |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1final-stage tenders · 3 at stage one | 0 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Aramark LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender