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Catering Services

Buyer: Bournemouth University →

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BuyerBournemouth University
StatusClosed
Deadline10 Aug 2026
Value£0
Published17 Jul 2026

What is being bought

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.

Categories

Catering services 55520000

Lot details

Lot 1

No lot description published.

Statusactive
ValueAED 0
Contract periodFrom 10 Jan 2027 to 9 Jan 2034

Award criteria
Quality Questions (50%)
Environmental, Sustainability & Social Value (10%)
Presentation (10%)
Price (30%)

What is included

ItemCategoryQuantity
1Catering servicesNot published

Comparable-procurement analytics

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 setProceduresReported bids per procedureNamed award suppliersPrice evidence
Market: CPV division 552,3914 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 buyer0Not publishedNot publishedNot 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.

Price-outcome signal

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.

Procurement strategy & market signals

Framework agreementNot published
Dynamic purchasing systemNot published
Competitive procurementNot published
Recurring requirementYes
Procurement method rationaleNot published
Rationale classificationsNot published
Special regimelightTouch
Covered byNot published
Submission policyallowed
Selection criteriaNot published
Risk detailsNot published

Planning & early market engagement

BudgetNot published
No-engagement rationaleNot published
Planning documents0
Planning milestones0

No planning milestones published.

Related procurements

No linked framework, prior procurement or reprocurement published.

Documents & submission route

Source data inventory

Diagnostic view. “Not published” means this current release does not provide a value.

OCIDocds-h6vhtk-0613f1
Latest release ID067734-2026
Latest release timestampFri Jul 17 2026 11:05:53 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Sourcefind-a-tender
Official notice URLhttps://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/067734-2026
Tender statusactive
Procurement methodopen
Procurement method detailsOpen procedure
Main procurement categoryservices
Above thresholdYes
Legal basis2023/54
Tender period: startNot published
Tender period: end2026-08-10T12:00:00+01:00
Expression of interest deadlineNot published
Enquiry deadlineNot published
Award period: startNot published
Award period: end2026-10-01T23:59:59+01:00
Submission method detailshttps://in-tendhost.co.uk/bournemouthuniversity/aspx/Home
Submission languagesen
Electronic catalogue policyNot published
Total tender value£0
Tender lots in source1
Tender items in source1
Tender documents in source2
Awards in latest release0
Contracts in latest release0
Parties in latest release1

Notice history

DateEventReference
17 Jul 2026tenderUpdate067734-2026
16 Jun 2026tender056803-2026
3 Feb 2026planningUpdate009451-2026
2 Feb 2026planning008838-2026

All source data

Unmodified official OCDS data retained by Tenderline for this procurement process.

Complete current OCDS release JSON
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Complete JSON history (4 releases)
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3 Feb 2026 · 009451-2026 · planningUpdate
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        "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 the PME 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.\nIf you wish to participate in this pre-market engagement exercise you must express your interest in the exercise and download the document from In-Tend: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/bournemouthuniversity/aspx/Home"
      }
    ]
  },
  "initiationType": "tender"
}
2 Feb 2026 · 008838-2026 · planning
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  "date": "2026-02-02T11:01:44Z",
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    "name": "Bournemouth University"
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  "tender": {
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        "relatedLot": "1",
        "deliveryAddresses": [
          {
            "region": "UKK24",
            "country": "GB",
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    "title": "Catering Services PME",
    "status": "planning",
    "legalBasis": {
      "id": "2023/54",
      "uri": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents",
      "scheme": "UKPGA"
    },
    "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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      "id": "GB-PPON-PVRY-5141-LLTP",
      "name": "Bournemouth University",
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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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        "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",
        "type": "engagement",
        "status": "scheduled",
        "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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