Official UK procurement notice
Catering Services for Wiltshire Police
Authority: The Police and Crime Commissioner for Wiltshire (Police & fire)
Sectors: Hotel, restaurant and retail trade services (55) Delivery: South West (UKK15)
Published estimate£350,000≈ £70k / year · £420,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 2 Jul 2026awarded 20 Oct 2026
Award (standstill) to Compass Contract Services Limited
Contract term 5 yrsends 31 Oct 2031 · starts 1 Nov 2026
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionCatering Services for Wiltshire Police. This will include provision of a café, vending and hospitality.
- No preliminary market engagement: Was undertaken under PCR2015
CPV: Canteen and catering services · Catering services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedPublished value£350,000
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 award criteria (3)
- Quality
- Social Value
- Price
What this means for your bid
- Price carries 50 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 5 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
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
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- 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 May 2026, 13:44 BST
- Last source update
- 20 Oct 2026, 15:13 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 1 Aug 2026
- Authority reference
1044- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-047101- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-069f36Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 2 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 25 Jun 2026, 12:00 BST
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Timeline
21 May 2026 → 1 Nov 2026 · 8 dates- Tender notice published154 days ago21 May 2026, 13:44 BST
- Clarification questions by119 days ago25 Jun 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission deadline112 days ago2 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST
- Award decision expected by81 days ago1 Aug 2026, 23:59 BST
- Assessment summaries sent2 days ago20 Oct 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published2 days ago20 Oct 2026, 15:13 BST
- Today22 Oct 2026
- Standstill endsin 8 days29 Oct 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Contract startsin 10 days1 Nov 2026
Notice history
4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 21 May 2026- Tender notice published21 May 2026, 13:44 BSTUK4
- Contract award notice published20 Oct 2026, 15:13 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete20 Oct 2026, 15:13 BST
- Contract signature expected30 Dec 2026, 23:59 GMTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1some still in standstill
Awarded value (inc. VAT) £420,0001 award inc. VAT; no net value published
Bids received 41 from SMEs
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Compass Contract Services LimitedProvision of Catering Services for Wiltshire Police HQ and Melksham, to include a HQ catering facility, hospitality & vending services1 Feb 2027 – 31 Jan 2032 | £420,000 inc. VAT | 20 Oct 2026standstill to 29 Oct 2026 | Standstill |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4final-stage tenders | 1 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Compass Contract Services UK Limited, trading as ESSAwarded 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