Official UK procurement notice
Ice Cream and Catering Vending Concessions for London Borough of Richmond upon Thames
Authority: London Borough of Richmond upon Thames (Local council)
What is being bought2 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionThe London Borough of Richmond Upon Thames is seeking responses from suitably experienced and qualified Applicants for the provision of mobile ice cream and catering services at designated sites including Richmond Riverside, Richmond Green, Ham Street Car Park and Buccleuch Gardens.
CPV: Catering services
Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure
2 lots · all with a published value (£240,000 together) · same evaluation weights on every lotLot #1Provision for Ice Cream Concession ContractRenewalPublished value£120,000
Lot 1 - Provision for Ice Cream Concession Contract at existing sites in the London Borough of Richmond Upon Thames
Lot #2Provision for Complementary Catering Concession ContractRenewalPublished value£120,000
Lot 2 - Provision for Complementary Catering Concession Contract at Richmond Riverside
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 (3)
- Non-Price: 20%
- Price: 70%
- Social Value: 10%
Published award criteria (3)
- Price: Please see ITT for further details
- Non-Price: Please see ITT for further details
- Social Value: Please see ITT for further details
No conditions of participation were published on the notice; check the tender documents.
- Price carries 70 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 7 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.
Competition analysis · published record, not a forecast of who will bid
How London Borough of Richmond upon Thames buys Catering services (CPV 5552), and who usually turns up
London Borough of Richmond upon Thames’s own published record, next to the published market for the same work. Frameworks and DPS are kept out: they attract a different number of bids. Whole-market view: Catering services (CPV 5552) →
How the contest usually goes
Winner shares use published awards; bid and price charts use contested lots.
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How often small and medium firms win.
Share of awards where the winner’s size is known.
The counts under this question show how many awards have a known supplier size.
Small firms have won here. Neither number says whether you qualify; it describes who has been winning.
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How often local firms win similar work.
Winners with a registered address in the delivery region, out of awards with a known address.
Here, local means registered in Greater London.
A local branch does not count if the registered address is elsewhere.
Most of this buyer’s recorded winners are registered in Greater London.
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How long buyers here take to decide after bids close.
Middle value in days from the deadline to the first award notice, on competitions that published both dates.
Only decided tenders count, so slow ones still waiting are not in.
Half of these awards were announced within 92 days of the bid deadline.
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How often work is awarded with no recorded rival.
Direct awards and tenders where every published lot count shows one bid.
Both shares are minimums: some awards have no bid count.
Thin markets produce this too; it is not proof of a tailored specification.
Direct awards or one recorded bid are common here. Check the route before spending time on a bid.
How many bids did past lots attract?
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How many bids past lots received.
Each colour is a bid-count range. Only competed lots with a published count are included.
Past bids do not predict this tender.
1 bid9%
2–343%
4–645%
7+4%
How did awards compare with estimates?
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Where winning prices landed against estimates.
Each colour shows awards below, close to or above the published estimate, one lot at a time.
Past prices are a guide, not a bid price.
Below estimate20%
Within ±2%23%
Above estimate57%
Assess each lot i
What past awards tell you about each lot.
See the forecast, this buyer’s earlier suppliers and firms with relevant wins.
No supplier is confirmed as a bidder.
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What past awards tell you about each lot.
See the forecast, this buyer’s earlier suppliers and firms with relevant wins.
No supplier is confirmed as a bidder.
Open a lot for its forecast, this buyer’s previous supplier and possible competitors, from published award history, not a bid list
Lot #1Provision for Ice Cream Concession ContractCPV 55520000Published estimate£120k
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How many bids this lot may attract.
The forecast uses similar past competitions. The bar shows either that forecast or past bid counts; the line below says which.
Each lot shows its own forecast based on its own category; forecasts for different lots of the same notice are not comparative.
A forecast, not a list of bidders.
1 bid9%
2–355%
4–629%
7+7%
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Where the award price may land.
The forecast uses similar awards and the buyer’s estimate. The band covers the middle half of likely prices.
Based on 82 comparable awards. Each lot reflects its own category; forecasts for different lots of the same notice are not comparative.
A statistical guide from past awards, not a price to bid.
Middle 50%£116k–£126k
Estimate£120k
Who has supplied this buyer on similar work? i
Who has done similar work for this buyer.
Past contracts are matched by buyer, title and type of work.
A past supplier may not bid again.
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Who has done similar work for this buyer.
Past contracts are matched by buyer, title and type of work.
A past supplier may not bid again.
No earlier contract of this buyer matches this lot on the published record.
Who could compete for this lot? i
Who could compete for this lot?
Firms with relevant past wins. On a framework, we show firms on that agreement.
None is confirmed as a bidder.
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Who could compete for this lot?
Firms with relevant past wins. On a framework, we show firms on that agreement.
None is confirmed as a bidder.
| Supplier | Won in this category | Live contracts | Award vs estimate |
|---|---|---|---|
YMCA St Paul's GroupLarge | £9.3m8 awards in 36m · last 3 months ago | 2 live · £147k iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | at estimate n=3 |
| £38m4 awards in 36m · last 2 months ago | None on file | no comparable pairs | |
| £432k2 awards in 36m · last 5 months ago | 1 live · £366k iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | at estimate n=1 | |
| £202k2 awards in 36m · last 5 months ago | 2 live · £202k iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | at estimate n=2 | |
| £547k3 awards in 36m · last 6 months ago | 1 live · £50k iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | no comparable pairs |
Lot #2Provision for Complementary Catering Concession ContractCPV 55520000Published estimate£120k
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How many bids this lot may attract.
The forecast uses similar past competitions. The bar shows either that forecast or past bid counts; the line below says which.
Each lot shows its own forecast based on its own category; forecasts for different lots of the same notice are not comparative.
A forecast, not a list of bidders.
1 bid9%
2–355%
4–629%
7+7%
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Where the award price may land.
The forecast uses similar awards and the buyer’s estimate. The band covers the middle half of likely prices.
Based on 82 comparable awards. Each lot reflects its own category; forecasts for different lots of the same notice are not comparative.
A statistical guide from past awards, not a price to bid.
Middle 50%£116k–£126k
Estimate£120k
Who has supplied this buyer on similar work? i
Who has done similar work for this buyer.
Past contracts are matched by buyer, title and type of work.
A past supplier may not bid again.
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Who has done similar work for this buyer.
Past contracts are matched by buyer, title and type of work.
A past supplier may not bid again.
No earlier contract of this buyer matches this lot on the published record.
Who could compete for this lot? i
Who could compete for this lot?
Firms with relevant past wins. On a framework, we show firms on that agreement.
None is confirmed as a bidder.
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Who could compete for this lot?
Firms with relevant past wins. On a framework, we show firms on that agreement.
None is confirmed as a bidder.
| Supplier | Won in this category | Live contracts | Award vs estimate |
|---|---|---|---|
| £441m47 awards in 36m · last 1 months ago | 24 live · £345m iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | at estimate n=35 | |
Sodexo LimitedLarge | £58m10 awards in 36m · last 3 months ago | 4 live · £212m iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | 9% above n=1 |
YMCA St Paul's GroupLarge | £9.3m8 awards in 36m · last 3 months ago | 2 live · £147k iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | at estimate n=3 |
| £62m5 awards in 36m · last 8 months ago | 3 live · £1.1m iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | at estimate n=3 | |
| £5.0m12 awards in 36m · last 4 months ago | 4 live · £6.6m iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | at estimate n=8 |
About this data
- Source. Official UK public procurement notices (Find a Tender), reused under the Open Government Licence v3.0. New notices arrive through the day; the figures are rebuilt nightly.
- Two views, kept apart. The authority’s own track record and the wider market for the same kind of work sit side by side and are never mixed. Where the local picture is too thin, a figure widens to a broader market and says which one it used.
- Forecasts are labelled. The price forecast and its range, possible competitors and the earlier-work matches are our estimates from past awards: not published facts, not win chances and not price advice. Official notices do not say who is bidding.
- Every figure shows what it rests on. Not every notice publishes a bid count, a value or a delivery region, so each figure carries the number of records behind it, and one built on few records is marked as such. The on a figure explains it; the counting rules are in the methodology. Spotted something wrong? Tell us.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Below threshold - open competition
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Open for tender
- Procurement threshold
- Below threshold
- Regulatory regime
- Concession
- 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 Jun 2026, 13:22 BST
- Last source update
- 24 Sept 2026, 16:45 BST
- Authority reference
3746- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-090734- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06ac69Find a Tender
How to participate & submission route
Official notice Submit via portal- Requests to participate (first stage)
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- Tender submission deadline
- 21 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 7 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
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Timeline
3 Jun 2026 → 1 Apr 2027 · 7 dates- Planning notice published139 days ago3 Jun 2026, 13:22 BST
- Market engagement131 days ago10 Jun 2026, 23:59 BST
This invitation is part of a Soft Market Testing Exercise (the “SMTE”) on behalf of the London Boroughs of Richmond upon Thames (the “Council”) and relates to the potential packaging and tendering of an upcoming contract for Ice Cream and Catering Services.
The aim of this exercise is for the Councils to gain a better understanding of how the supply market operates in relation to the provision of Ice Cream Catering Services and to inform the structure of the ongoing service provision. The exercise will help to inform the scope and processes for securing service delivery in an evolving marketplace.
Atamis E-sourcing – all tenders are to be carried out electronically as stipulated by the Procurement Act 2023. The Council uses Atamis as an electronic tendering portal and all interested suppliers are advised to register for an account in order to participate in any upcoming market engagement exercise let by the Council. To register an account on Atamis e-Sourcing, please click on the link:
- Next notice expected63 days ago17 Aug 2026, 23:59 BST
- Tender notice published26 days ago24 Sept 2026, 16:45 BST
- Clarification questions by13 days ago7 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST
- Today20 Oct 2026
- Submission deadlinein 1 day21 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST
- Contract startsin 163 days1 Apr 2027, 00:00 BST
Notice history
6 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 3 Jun 2026- Preliminary market engagement notice published3 Jun 2026, 13:22 BSTUK2
- Tender notice published24 Sept 2026, 16:45 BSTUK4
- Published value updated to £240,00024 Sept 2026, 16:45 BSTwas £0
- Status changed to active24 Sept 2026, 16:45 BST
- Procurement method changed24 Sept 2026, 16:45 BST
- Deadline published: 21 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST24 Sept 2026, 16:45 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Nothing awarded yet- Awards (0)
- No award published
- Contracts (0)
- No contract published
- Bid statistics
- No aggregate bid statistics published
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender