Lot 1
No lot description published.
Award criteria
Quality Questions (50%)
Environmental, Sustainability & Social Value (10%)
Presentation (10%)
Price (30%)
Buyer: Bournemouth University →
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The University is seeking to appoint a professional and experienced catering contractor capable of delivering a student-focused, high-quality and innovative catering and hospitality service. The student experience is central to the University’s mission, and the successful contractor will be expected to provide a sector-leading service that promotes and prioritises a campus-first experience and improves overall student satisfaction. The successful supplier will be required to operate on a Nil‑Cost Guaranteed with Profit Share basis.
No lot description published.
Award criteria
Quality Questions (50%)
Environmental, Sustainability & Social Value (10%)
Presentation (10%)
Price (30%)
| Item | Category | Quantity |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Catering services | Not published |
Benchmarked against retained Find a Tender procedures with CPV division 55. The category anchor is Catering services (55520000); this is a deliberately broad market comparator. The comparison is shown at several levels rather than pretending one company or region is always the best benchmark.
| Comparison set | Procedures | Reported bids per procedure | Named award suppliers | Price evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Market: CPV division 55 | 2,391 | 4 median · 12.4 average (930 of 2,391 with a bid count) | 1.8 average (963 of 2,391 with named award suppliers) | Not published |
| Same buyer | 0 | Not published | Not published | Not published |
“Reported bids” is an official aggregate, sometimes reported per lot; it is the closest available competition measure. “Named award suppliers” are winners, not all applicants.
Not enough comparable procedures currently publish both a GBP tender value and a usable lowest-valid-bid value to calculate a responsible price-reduction benchmark. Tenderline deliberately does not infer a saving from named award suppliers or from missing award values.
No planning milestones published.
No linked framework, prior procurement or reprocurement published.
Diagnostic view. “Not published” means this current release does not provide a value.
| OCID | ocds-h6vhtk-0613f1 |
|---|---|
| Latest release ID | 067734-2026 |
| Latest release timestamp | Fri Jul 17 2026 11:05:53 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) |
| Source | find-a-tender |
| Official notice URL | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/067734-2026 |
| Tender status | active |
| Procurement method | open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Main procurement category | services |
| Above threshold | Yes |
| Legal basis | 2023/54 |
| Tender period: start | Not published |
| Tender period: end | 2026-08-10T12:00:00+01:00 |
| Expression of interest deadline | Not published |
| Enquiry deadline | Not published |
| Award period: start | Not published |
| Award period: end | 2026-10-01T23:59:59+01:00 |
| Submission method details | https://in-tendhost.co.uk/bournemouthuniversity/aspx/Home |
| Submission languages | en |
| Electronic catalogue policy | Not published |
| Total tender value | £0 |
| Tender lots in source | 1 |
| Tender items in source | 1 |
| Tender documents in source | 2 |
| Awards in latest release | 0 |
| Contracts in latest release | 0 |
| Parties in latest release | 1 |
| Date | Event | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| 17 Jul 2026 | tenderUpdate | 067734-2026 |
| 16 Jun 2026 | tender | 056803-2026 |
| 3 Feb 2026 | planningUpdate | 009451-2026 |
| 2 Feb 2026 | planning | 008838-2026 |
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"description": "The University is carrying out a Preliminary Market Engagement (PME) exercise for Catering Services. This will inform the tender to appoint a professional and experienced catering contractor capable of delivering a student-focused, high-quality and innovative catering and hospitality service. The student experience is central to the University’s mission, and the successful contractor will be expected to provide a sector-leading service that promotes and prioritises a campus-first experience and improves overall student satisfaction.",
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"address": {
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"country": "GB",
"locality": "Poole",
"postalCode": "BH12 5BB",
"countryName": "United Kingdom",
"streetAddress": "Poole House, Talbot Campus, Fern Barrow"
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"email": "procurement@bournemouth.ac.uk"
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"language": "en",
"planning": {
"documents": [
{
"id": "008838-2026",
"url": "https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/008838-2026",
"format": "text/html",
"noticeType": "UK2",
"description": "Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender",
"documentType": "marketEngagementNotice",
"datePublished": "2026-02-02T11:01:44Z"
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"id": "engagement",
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"dueDate": "2026-02-13T23:59:59+00:00",
"description": "A Preliminary Market Engagement document is available to potential participants as part of this notice. The documents sets out the high-level requirements of the engagement process including the scope of the exercise and how organisations may register their interest.\nHere is an overview of the requirements:\nThe University carrying out a Preliminary Market Engagement exercise for Catering Services. This will inform the tender process to appoint a professional and experienced catering contractor capable of delivering a student-focused, high-quality and innovative catering and hospitality service. The student experience is central to the University’s mission, and the successful contractor will be expected to provide a sector-leading service that promotes and prioritises a campus-first experience and improves overall student satisfaction.\nCampus Locations\nCatering services are required across the University’s two principal campus locations:\n•\tTalbot Campus\n•\tLansdowne Campus\nEach campus serves a diverse student, staff, and visitor population, requiring a flexible, responsive catering and hospitality service.\nKey requirements include:\n•\tCost neutral with a surplus, a service model that both delivers at no cost to the University, yet provides profit sharing for the University to reinvest back into its student experience\n•\tA student centred, high-quality, contemporary and authentic food and beverage offer across all catering outlets\n•\tExcellent value for money, including accessible low-price entry points, discounts and loyalty schemes\n•\tA continually evolving and innovative service model, providing a contemporary offer that aligns with student’s tastes and trends\n•\tA sustainable and environmentally responsible operation, incorporating a robust and data driven “reduce, reuse, recycle” waste management strategy\n•\tA technologically advanced service, providing digital solutions that enhance convenience, drive engagement and repeat custom\n•\tA strong commitment to staff training, personal development, and education\nFormat of the Preliminary Market Engagement Exercise\nThe exercise will consist of:\n•\tWritten responses to the areas of this document identified as required.\n•\tOne-to-one meetings with suppliers that have responded to this exercise (hereafter referred to as Participants) via face to face on site at one of the University campus locations. Meeting duration will be a maximum of 1.5 hours.\nThe University will reduce the number of Participants from written responses to one-to-one discussions via the following method:\nManagement of Engagement Activity\n•\tAt least one SME will be included;\n•\tAt least one large enterprise will be included;\n•\tAt least one non-incumbent supplier will be included;\n•\tAt least one Participant with a registered address within Bournemouth will be included;\n•\tAt least one Participant with a registered address outside of Bournemouth will be included;\nThe above elements can/will only apply if at least one Participant meets that description."
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},
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}