Catering Services · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: The Chief Constable of Thames Valley Police (Police & fire)

ServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition

Sectors: Hotel, restaurant and retail trade services (55) Delivery: South East (UKJ1)

Awarded value£6,765,177published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 7 Aug 2025no call for competition

Awarded to Compass Contract Services Limited

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Provision of on site Restaurant and other Catering Services to meet Day to Day and other planned and unplanned Operational demands.

CPV: Canteen and catering services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

Delivery: South East · Primarily within the Thames Valley Police (TVP) Force boundaries

Extensions: Initial 3 year contract from October 2025 to October 2028. 3 year extension option 2028 to 2031. Further and final 2 year performance related option to extend to 2033 should KPI requirements be fully met.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached

Procedure method: Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Legal basis: CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category: Services
Notice status: Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered: Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 7 Jan 2026, 09:44 GMT
Last source update: 7 Jan 2026, 09:44 GMT
Authority reference: OP24010
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-000916
Classification (CPV): Canteen and catering services
Delivery area: South East (UKJ1)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06009a Find a Tender

Why no open competition: The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
Published justification: Contract awarded after completion of further competition process via a Yorkshire Purchasing Organisation (YPO) Framework Agreement, Building in Use - Support Services, Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS), Ref No: 879, Lot 1 - Catering services

Publisher note: Award notification only, no action required. Total contract value includes an estimation of operational demand.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £6,765,1771 contract exc. VAT

Bids received 1

Contracts signed 1latest 7 Aug 2025

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Compass Contract Services Limited	£6,765,177 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Catering Services · Compass Contract Services Limited
Signed
7 Aug 2025
Value
£6,765,177
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1bids · 1 electronic	—	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

The Chief Constable of Thames Valley Police

Contracting authorityPolice & fireBody governed by public lawPublic order and safety Thames Valley Police - HQ North, Kidlington, South East, OX51NZContact email

Dispute resolution & review bodies

PPRSReview body LondonContact email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Compass Contract Services LtdAwarded supplierGB-COH: 01348894 Parklands Court, Birmingham Great Park, Rubery,, Birmingham, UK, B45 9PZ

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.