Official UK procurement notice
Front of House Service Chester Market
Authority: Cheshire west and Chester Borough Council (Local council)
Sectors: Food, beverages, tobacco and related products (15)Hotel, restaurant and retail trade services (55) Delivery: UKNorth East (UKC)North West (UKD)
Published estimate£2,140,000≈ £713k / year · £2,568,000 inc. VAT · 1 value update7.2% above published estimate
Submissions closed 5 Dec 2025awarded 15 Jan 2026
Awarded to IKO NORTHGATE LIMITED
Contract term 3 yrsends 31 Mar 2029 · up to 31 Mar 2031 with extensions · starts 1 Apr 2026
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionFront of house team to support the Market Manager in delivering a first-class leisure experience in the market by taking responsibility for the delivery of the following areas:
Floor Manager (s)
Floor staff
Cleaning of the dining areas
Cleaning of cutlery and crockery
Cleaning of the market toilets
Security
- The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 31 Mar 2030, 23:59 BST.
CPV: Food, beverages, tobacco and related products · Hotel, restaurant and retail trade services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£2,140,000
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
Published award criteria (3)
- Quality
- Price
- Social Value
What this means for your bid
- Price carries 25 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2.5 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
- 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
- Yes · next expected 31 Mar 2030
- First published
- 29 May 2025, 15:46 BST
- Last source update
- 11 Mar 2026, 16:01 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 30 Jan 2026
- Authority reference
DN796534- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-072078- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05290cFind a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 5 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 1 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
All submissions must be submitted via The Chest www.the-chest.org.uk ↗
Timeline
29 May 2025 → 1 Apr 2026 · 10 dates- Planning notice published29 May 2025, 15:46 BST
- Market engagement19 Jun 2025, 23:59 BST
- Tender notice published355 days ago7 Nov 2025, 14:14 GMT
- Clarification questions by331 days ago1 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Submission deadline327 days ago5 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Assessment summaries sent286 days ago15 Jan 2026
- Standstill ends274 days ago26 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Award decision expected by270 days ago30 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Latest notice published231 days ago11 Mar 2026, 16:01 GMT
- Contract starts210 days ago1 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST
Notice history
10 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 29 May 2025- Preliminary market engagement notice published29 May 2025, 15:46 BSTUK2
- Tender notice published7 Nov 2025, 14:14 GMTUK4
- Published value published: £2,140,0007 Nov 2025, 14:14 GMT
- Status changed to active7 Nov 2025, 14:14 GMT
- Procurement method changed7 Nov 2025, 14:14 GMT
- Deadline published: 5 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT7 Nov 2025, 14:14 GMT
- Contract award notice published15 Jan 2026, 15:08 GMTUK6
- Status changed to complete15 Jan 2026, 15:08 GMT
- Contract signature expected30 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMTscheduled
- Contract details notice published11 Mar 2026, 16:01 GMTUK7
Routine re-releases (4)
- 2025-05: 1 release · 29 May 2025
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £2,293,2101 award exc. VAT
Bids received 66 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 11 Mar 2026
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| IKO NORTHGATE LIMITED1 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2029 · up to 31 Mar 2031Extensions: total extension period up to 24 months. | £2,293,210 | 15 Jan 2026 | Awarded |
Contracts
Front of House Service Chester Market · IKO NORTHGATE LIMITED
- Signed
- 11 Mar 2026
- Value
- £2,293,210
- Period
- 1 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2029 · up to 31 Mar 2031 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- up to 24 months optional extension
No agreed KPIs: Under £5 million
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6final-stage tenders | 6 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- IKO NORTHGATE LIMITEDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (4)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices 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
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender