Official UK procurement notice
Catering support at Royal Navy Candidate Preparation Course West, Cardiff UK7
Authority: Ministry of Defence (Central government)
Sectors: Hotel, restaurant and retail trade services (55) Delivery: Wales (UKL22)
Published estimate£633,280≈ £162k / year · £759,936 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 5 May 2025awarded 10 Jun 2025
Awarded to Mountain Tops Limited t/a Cresta Caterers
Contract term 3 yrs 11 moends 30 Apr 2029 · extension options published · starts 31 May 2025
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionProvision of Catering support at Royal Navy Candidate Preparation Course West, Cardiff UK7
- No preliminary market engagement: N/A
CPV: Canteen and catering services · Catering services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedPublished value£633,280
Pre-qualification & selection criteria (PQQ)2
- Economic & financial standing
Full details are included in the Invitation to Tender document.
- Technical & professional ability
Full details are included in the Invitation to Tender document.
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
- Financial: Full details of the Financial Evaluation criteria and scoring are included in the Invitation to Tender document.
- Technical: Full details of the Technical Evaluation criteria and scoring are included in the Invitation to Tender document.
Conditions of participation2
- Economic & financial standing
Full details are included in the Invitation to Tender document.
- Technical & professional ability
Full details are included in the Invitation to Tender document.
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
- 9 Apr 2025, 12:25 BST
- Last source update
- 9 Jul 2025, 11:30 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 13 May 2025
- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-013934- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04ff8dFind a Tender
How it was run
Official noticeRun through: Defence Sourcing Portal · Who buys & how to bid on MOD DSP
Access & registration note: Free · registration requires an NCAGE code — obtain in advance · before you can bid: NCAGE
- Submission deadline
- 5 May 2025, 10:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 18 Apr 2025, 10:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Timeline
9 Apr 2025 → 9 Jul 2025 · 8 dates- Tender notice published9 Apr 2025, 12:25 BST
- Clarification questions by18 Apr 2025, 10:00 BST
- Submission deadline5 May 2025, 10:00 BST
- Award decision expected by13 May 2025, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts31 May 2025, 00:00 BST
- Assessment summaries sent10 Jun 2025, 00:00 BST
- Standstill ends27 Jun 2025, 23:59 BST
- Latest notice published9 Jul 2025, 11:30 BST
Notice history
5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 9 Apr 2025- Tender notice published9 Apr 2025, 12:25 BSTUK4
- Contract award notice published18 Jun 2025, 11:38 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete18 Jun 2025, 11:38 BST
- Contract signature expected2 Jul 2025, 23:59 BSTscheduled
- Contract details notice published9 Jul 2025, 11:30 BSTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £633,2801 award exc. VAT
Bids received 2
Contracts signed 1latest 18 Jun 2025
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mountain Tops Limited t/a Cresta CaterersCatering support at Royal Navy Candidate Preparation Course West, Cardiff4 Jul 2025 – 1 Apr 2026 · up to 1 Apr 2029Extensions: 3 option years · Options: 3 option years | £633,280 | 10 Jun 2025 | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 1 · Mountain Tops Limited t/a Cresta Caterers
- Signed
- 18 Jun 2025
- Value
- £633,280
- Period
- 9 Jul 2025 – 1 Apr 2026 · up to 1 Apr 2029 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- Continuation of service.
- Options
- 3 extra years
No agreed KPIs: N/A
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2final-stage tenders | 0 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Mountain Tops Limited t/a Cresta CaterersAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (4)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
Notices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender