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Published 16 Oct 2023, 14:54 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Catering Services · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: University of Sussex (Education)·Consortium: 2 public authorities

2 lotsServicesOpen procedure
Sectors: Hotel, restaurant and retail trade services (55) Delivery: South East (UKJ)
Published estimate£60,000,000total for 2 lots
Submissions closed 17 Oct 2023awarded 16 Oct 2023
Awarded to Compass Contract Services (UK) Ltd

What is being bought2 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

The proposition covers the University of Sussex campus, with the aim of delivering delicious

food experiences, which consider the unique needs of our student and staff community

through diversity of offer, balanced nutrition, affordability, and an ethical supply chain. The

University is looking for a service provider(s) who has scope and ambition to deliver a best in

class food and beverage offer, is agile enough to meet the changing needs of the diverse

customer base, is focused on driving penetration and volume, and delivers against the

University of Sussex's values.

This will be over two Lots.

Lot 1:

  • Fuelling (meals and sit-down service)
  • Snacking (grab and go and café offers)
  • Delivered hospitality food and beverage provision
  • Conference and event food and beverage provision
  • Summer school food and beverage provision
  • Vending

Lot 2:

  • Ready to eat, mobile / pop-up street food concepts
  • Mobile and pop-up coffee concepts

CPV: Catering services

Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure

2 lots · no lot values published · same evaluation weights on every lot
Lot #1Lot 1:Awarded

Lot 1:

  • Fuelling (meals and sit-down service)
  • Snacking (grab and go and café offers)
  • Delivered hospitality food and beverage provision
  • Conference and event food and beverage provision
  • Summer school food and beverage provision
  • Vending
Delivery: South East
Extensions: 7 years with 3 optional extensions of 12 monthsVariant bids: not allowed
55520000 Catering services
Lot #2Lot 2:Cancelled

Lot 2:

  • Ready to eat, mobile / pop-up street food concepts
  • Mobile and pop-up coffee concepts
Delivery: South East
Extensions: 7 years plus 3 optional extensions of 12 monthsVariant bids: not allowed
55520000 Catering services

What it takes to win
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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 more
How bids were scored · same split on all 2 lots
Quality: 75%Price: 25%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality: 75
  • Price: 25
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 25 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2.5 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
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
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
Yes
First published
16 Oct 2023, 14:54 BST
Last source update
16 Oct 2023, 14:55 BST
Award evaluation window
17 Oct 2023 – …
Authority reference
US_22196
FTS notice number
2023/S 000-030473
Classification (CPV)
Catering services
Delivery area
South East (UKJ)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-040c57 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: ProContract (Due North) · Who buys & how to bid on ProContract
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · short registration with manual review; public opportunity list
Submission deadline
17 Oct 2023, 00:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
17 Oct 2023, 02:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

supplierlive.proactisp2p.com/Account/Login ↗

Timeline

16 Oct 2023 → 17 Oct 2023 · 3 dates
  1. Notice published
    16 Oct 2023, 14:55 BST
  2. Submission deadline
    17 Oct 2023, 00:00 BST
  3. Bids opened
    17 Oct 2023, 02:00 BST

Notice history

2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 16 Oct 2023
  1. Status changed to complete
    16 Oct 2023, 14:55 BST
  2. Buyer details updated
    16 Oct 2023, 14:55 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Bids received 4
Contracts signed 1latest 16 Oct 2023
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Lot 1 · Lot 1:1 award
Compass Contract Services (UK) Ltd——Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

LotBidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1 · Lot 1:4bids——£59,000,000 – £60,000,000

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX(THE)

Contracting authorityEducationBody governed by public lawEducation GB-COH: RC000672 Sussex House,Falmer, BRIGHTON, South East, BN19RHContact name, email Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Public Procurement Review Service (PPRS)Review body London
  • University of SussexReview body BrightonContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.