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Published 21 Mar 2025, 19:05 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Concession Contract For The Provision Of Catering Services at the Serpentine Lido Café

Official notice

Authority: TRP TRADING COMPANY LIMITED (Public body)·Consortium: 2 public authorities

ServicesCompetitive flexible procedureAbove thresholdConcessionLight touch regimeSME suitableAccelerated
Sectors: Hotel, restaurant and retail trade services (55) Delivery: London (UKI)
Concession value (operator's revenue)£0operator revenue, not the authority's budget
Submissions closed 14 Apr 2025awarded 18 Jul 2025
Awarded to ECSI LIMITED
Contract term 5 yrsends 31 Oct 2030 · starts 1 Nov 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Two stage light touch concession contract for the provision of catering services at the Serpentine Lido Café.

  • How the procedure runs: For this competitive flexible procedure TRP will be using a 2 stage process. Stage 1 – Participation Stage and Stage 2 – Invitation to Tender.

CPV: Catering services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Awarded 5 yrsPublished value£0
Contract period: 1 Nov 2025 – 31 Oct 2030 (5 yrs)
Delivery: London
55520000 Catering services
Pre-qualification & selection criteria (PQQ)2
  • Economic & financial standing

    See Schedule 4 – Procurement Specific Questionnaire

  • Technical & professional ability

    See Schedule 4 – Procurement Specific Questionnaire

What it takes to win
i

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 more
How bids were scored
Quality: 70%Price: 30%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Price: Long criteria description
  • Quality: Long criteria description
Conditions of participation2
  • Economic & financial standing

    See Schedule 4 – Procurement Specific Questionnaire

  • Technical & professional ability

    See Schedule 4 – Procurement Specific Questionnaire

What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.

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
ConcessionLight touch regime
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA, CPTPP)
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
21 Mar 2025, 19:05 GMT
Last source update
12 Dec 2025, 11:31 GMT
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 25 Apr 2025
Authority reference
935881519
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-010795
Accelerated
Light touch contract
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Classification (CPV)
Catering services
Delivery area
London (UKI)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04f7a3 Find a Tender
How it runs

For this competitive flexible procedure TRP will be using a 2 stage process. Stage 1 – Participation Stage and Stage 2 – Invitation to Tender.

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Delta eSourcing · Who buys & how to bid on Delta
Public notice page · account needed to bidElectronic submission allowedLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free Select account; no DUNS asked at signup
Requests to participate (first stage)
14 Apr 2025, 13:00 BST
Submission deadline
14 Apr 2025, 13:00 BST
Clarification deadline
3 Apr 2025, 13:00 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

www.delta-esourcing.com ↗

Timeline

21 Mar 2025 → 12 Dec 2025 · 8 dates
  1. Tender notice published
    21 Mar 2025, 19:05 GMT
  2. Clarification questions by
    3 Apr 2025, 13:00 BST
  3. Submission deadline
    14 Apr 2025, 13:00 BST
  4. Award decision expected by
    25 Apr 2025, 00:59 BST
  5. Assessment summaries sent
    22 Jul 2025, 00:00 BST
  6. Standstill ends
    1 Aug 2025, 23:59 BST
  7. Contract starts359 days ago
    1 Nov 2025
  8. Latest notice published317 days ago
    12 Dec 2025, 11:31 GMT

Notice history

8 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 21 Mar 2025
  1. Tender notice published
    21 Mar 2025, 19:05 GMT
    UK4
  2. Contract award notice published
    22 Jul 2025, 11:35 BST
    UK6
  3. Status changed to complete
    22 Jul 2025, 11:35 BST
  4. Procurement method changed
    22 Jul 2025, 11:35 BST
  5. Buyer details updated
    22 Jul 2025, 11:35 BST
  6. Contract signature expected
    2 Aug 2025, 23:59 BST
    scheduled
  7. Contract details notice published
    12 Dec 2025, 11:31 GMT
    UK7
  8. Buyer details updated
    12 Dec 2025, 11:31 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value (inc. VAT) £33,000,0001 award inc. VAT; no net value published
Bids received 11 from SMEs
Named bidders 1published on the award notice
Contracts signed 1latest 15 Aug 2025
Awarded toValueDateStatus
ECSI LIMITEDSMETwo stage light touch concession contract for the provision of catering services at the Serpentine Lido Café.1 Nov 2025 – 31 Oct 2030 · up to 31 Oct 2032Extensions: TRP may extend the Contract for a further period of either twelve (12) Months or twenty-four (24) Months.£33,000,000 inc. VAT18 Jul 2025Awarded

Contracts

  • Contract 1 · ECSI LIMITEDSME

    Signed
    15 Aug 2025
    Value
    £33,000,000 inc. VAT
    Period
    15 Aug 2025 – 31 Oct 2030 · up to 31 Oct 2032 with extensions
    Status
    active
    Extensions
    TRP may extend the Contract for a further period of either twelve (12) Months or twenty-four (24) Months.

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1final-stage tenders · 2 at stage one10—

Who bid

Bidders as named on the Procurement Act 2023 award notice. “Won” means the bidder holds an award on this notice.

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

TRP TRADING COMPANY LIMITED

Contracting authorityPublic undertakingPublic authority - sub-central government GB-COH: 10555909 · GB-PPON: PWWT-6798-CMTV The Old Police House, London, London, W2 2UHContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • ECSI LIMITEDAwarded supplierGB-COH: 04812429GB-PPON: PCNQ-9333-YYYY Unit 8 Mitcham Industrial Estate, Mitcham, London, CR4 2APContact email

Official documents & specifications (5)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender
  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender