Official UK procurement notice
Catering Services · UK public procurement notice
Authority: Telford College (Education)
Sectors: Hotel, restaurant and retail trade services (55) Delivery: North East (UKC)North West (UKD)Yorkshire & Humber (UKE)
Published estimate£1,250,000≈ £250k / year · £1,500,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 11 Nov 2025awarded 12 Dec 2025
Award (standstill) to CaterLink Limited (Trading as Caterlink)
Contract term 5 yrsends 31 Jul 2031 · up to 31 Jul 2033 with extensions · starts 1 Aug 2026
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionTelford College is inviting tenders for the provision of Catering Services across its main Wellington Campus and the forthcoming Sixth Form site located in Telford town centre. The College is seeking an innovative catering partner to deliver high-quality, affordable, and inclusive food and beverage services that enhance the student and staff experience.
CPV: Beverage-serving services · Canteen and catering services · Restaurant and food-serving services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£1,250,000
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 sub-criteria (4)
- Quality of Service: 40%
- Mobilisation and Implementation: 5%
- Commercial offer: 40%
- Social Value & Sustainability: 15%
Published award criteria (4)
- Quality of Service
- Commercial offer
- Social Value & Sustainability
- Mobilisation and Implementation
What this means for your bid
- Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 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
- 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
- 13 Oct 2025, 10:44 BST
- Last source update
- 12 Dec 2025, 10:42 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 9 Dec 2025
- Authority reference
TND-2025-0002- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-064626- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
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How it was run
Official noticeRun through: portal not identified
- Submission deadline
- 11 Nov 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 3 Nov 2025, 17:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Timeline
13 Oct 2025 → 1 Aug 2026 · 8 dates- Tender notice published372 days ago13 Oct 2025, 10:44 BST
- Clarification questions by351 days ago3 Nov 2025, 17:00 GMT
- Submission deadline343 days ago11 Nov 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Award decision expected by315 days ago9 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMT
- Assessment summaries sent313 days ago12 Dec 2025
- Latest notice published312 days ago12 Dec 2025, 10:42 GMT
- Standstill ends301 days ago23 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMT
- Contract starts81 days ago1 Aug 2026, 00:00 BST
Notice history
4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 13 Oct 2025- Tender notice published13 Oct 2025, 10:44 BSTUK4
- Contract award notice published12 Dec 2025, 10:42 GMTUK6
- Status changed to complete12 Dec 2025, 10:42 GMT
- Contract signature expected31 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value (inc. VAT) £4,130,0001 award inc. VAT; no net value published
Bids received 21 from SMEs
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| CaterLink Limited (Trading as Caterlink)1 Aug 2026 – 31 Jul 2031 · up to 31 Jul 2033Extensions: subject to contractual performance, KPI/SLA and overall organisation satisfaction | £4,130,000 inc. VAT | 12 Dec 2025standstill to 23 Dec 2025 | Standstill |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2final-stage tenders · 3 at stage one | 1 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- CATER LINK LIMITEDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
Notices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender