Official UK procurement notice
Catering Services Tender · UK public procurement notice
Authority: LONDON GATEWAY PORT LIMITED (Public body)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionLondon Gateway Port requires catering services to provide its staff and visitors with
breakfast, lunch and snack offerings across its shifts that operate 24/7.
There are 2 main sites where the provider will operate from, the corporate office building,
No.1 London Gateway which has a bistro style offering serving office-based colleagues and carrying out hospitality orders and the Amenities building that serves all the staff and contractors working within the port itself which has a full canteen offering
- How the procedure runs: The suppliers to submit a tender will be selected
CPV: Canteen and catering services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£810,000
- Economic & financial standing
As stated on the tender documents on Oracle tendering portal
- Technical & professional ability
As stated on the tender documents on Oracle tendering portal
- Condition of participationshortlisting
Catering services experience for a similar organisation
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).
Published sub-criteria (2)
- Technical: 40%
- Commercial: 60%
Published award criteria (2)
- Commercial
- Technical
- Economic & financial standing
As stated on the tender documents on Oracle tendering portal
- Technical & professional ability
As stated on the tender documents on Oracle tendering portal
- Condition of participationshortlisting
Catering services experience for a similar organisation
- Price carries 60 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 6 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Competitive flexible procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Utilities
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 3 Dec 2025, 10:37 GMT
- Last source update
- 2 Apr 2026, 08:50 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 1 Apr 2026
- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-079226- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05edaeFind a Tender
- How it runs
The suppliers to submit a tender will be selected
How it was run
Official notice- Requests to participate (first stage)
- 5 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Submission deadline
- 5 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
3 Dec 2025 → 20 May 2026 · 7 dates- Tender notice published322 days ago3 Dec 2025, 10:37 GMT
- Submission deadline289 days ago5 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Assessment summaries sent204 days ago1 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST
- Award decision expected by203 days ago1 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST
- Latest notice published202 days ago2 Apr 2026, 08:50 BST
- Standstill ends189 days ago15 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts155 days ago20 May 2026, 00:00 BST
Notice history
5 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 3 Dec 2025- Tender notice published3 Dec 2025, 10:37 GMTUK4
- Contract award notice published2 Apr 2026, 08:50 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete2 Apr 2026, 08:50 BST
- Procurement method changed2 Apr 2026, 08:50 BST
- Contract signature expected20 May 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| OCS Group UK Limited20 May 2026 – 22 May 2028 · up to 21 May 2029Extensions: Contract extension | £452,000 | 1 Apr 2026standstill to 15 Apr 2026 | Standstill |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- OCS Group UK LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender