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# Catering Services

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/catering-services-ocds-h6vhtk-02a5c0). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** UK Biocentre Ltd: "Catering Services". Published status: complete. Published Value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [UK Biocentre Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/uk-biocentre-ltd-GB-FTS-37464)
- **Published Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Catering services, Catering services for other enterprises or other institutions
- **Delivery Location:** UKJ12
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £1,120,000 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-02a5c0`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/catering-services-ocds-h6vhtk-02a5c0#tl-md)

## Description
UK Biocentre’s laboratories in Milton Keynes are being used to analyse swab samples to support the national effort against the coronavirus pandemic. They are one of the three Lighthouse Labs – the biggest network of diagnostic testing facilities the UK has ever seen.
Operations have expanded rapidly to analyse swab samples to determine whether COVID-19 is present, and capacity requirements are continuing to increase over time . We have repurposed existing laboratories and built new ones to provide the capacity required for such a significant undertaking.
In order to achieve the sample throughput required, laboratory operations are 24/7.  To reduce the requirement for staff to leave site and maximise productivity, UKBC provide staff with food and drink and set times throughout the day.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 55523000
- **Delivery regions:** UKJ

- **Description:** UKBC is seeking the provision of a catering service in Milton Keynes for UKBC staff.
UK Biocentre requires a service provider to deliver sufficient meal options to meet the demand forecast each day, to [at least]  the standards set out in this specif...

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** 007759-2021-1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **BaxterStorey**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-COH-01962583`
  - Value: £1,120,000 † (exc. VAT)

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** 007759-2021-1 (active)
  - Signed Value: £1,120,000
  - Signed Date: 12/04/2021

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F007759-2021)
- **Last Source Update:** 2021-04-13T16:25:02.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-23T06:22:35.567Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-02a5c0