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# Operational catering

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/operational-catering-ocds-h6vhtk-055e61). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** The Police & Crime Commissioner for Sussex: "Operational catering". Published status: complete. Published Value: £825,000. 2 published lots. Recorded submission deadline: 8 Oct 2025, 12:00 BST. Published submission portal: sell2.in-tend.co.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [The Police & Crime Commissioner for Sussex](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/the-police-crime-commissioner-for-sussex-GB-PPON-PPLN-2959-YWYQ)
- **Published Value:** £825,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 8 October 2025 at 12:00 BST
- **Lots:** 2
- **Procurement Method:** Competitive flexible procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Catering services, Catering supplies
- **Delivery Location:** UKC, UKD, UKE, UKF, UKG, UKH, UKI, UKJ, UKK
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Awarded Value:** £1,782,000 (inc. VAT; no net value published, 3 awards)
- **Official Documents:** 10 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/operational-catering-ocds-h6vhtk-055e61#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-055e61`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/operational-catering-ocds-h6vhtk-055e61#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [sell2.in-tend.co.uk](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fsell2.in-tend.co.uk%2Fblpd%2Fhome)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/operational-catering-ocds-h6vhtk-055e61#participate

## Description
This contract is for operational catering requirements where there are planned or unplanned large policing operations taking place. 
The scale of the contract has been estimated based on previous spend and operations. This will be a demand led contract. The succesful supplier already provides onsite catering at the Forces HQ and through this we should see the ability to opportunities for innovation and cost reduction.

## Lots (2)
### Lot 1: Operational Planned Events
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 39222000, 55520000
- **Delivery regions:** UKJ
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £275,000

- **Contract Period:** 31/03/2026 to 31/03/2030
- **Renewal published:** yes

### Lot 2: Kingstanding Training
- **Lot id:** `2`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 39222000, 55520000
- **Delivery regions:** UKJ
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £550,000

- **Contract Period:** 31/03/2026 to 31/03/2030
- **Renewal published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (3)
- **Award:** Off-Site Catering (active)
  - Award id: `2`
  - Supplier(s): **Compass Contract Service (UK) Ltd**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-65733`
  - Value: £554,400 (inc. VAT)
  - Date: 03/03/2026

- **Award:** Off-Site Catering (active)
  - Award id: `3`
  - Supplier(s): **Compass Contract Service (UK) Ltd**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-65733`
  - Value: £237,600 (inc. VAT)
  - Date: 03/03/2026

- **Award:** Off-Site Catering (pending)
  - Award id: `1`
  - Supplier(s): **Compass Contract Service (UK) Ltd**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-65733`
  - Value: £990,000 (inc. VAT)
  - Date: 11/02/2026

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** Operational Catering (active)
  - Signed Value: £237,600
  - Signed Date: 14/07/2026

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F060555-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-07-15T07:40:51.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-22T10:29:52.724Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-055e61