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title: "Orbital South Colleges Catering Services: East Surrey College & John Ruskin College"
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# Orbital South Colleges Catering Services: East Surrey College & John Ruskin College

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/orbital-south-colleges-catering-services-east-surrey-college-john-ruskin-college-ocds-h6vhtk-07958f). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Notice summary:** Orbital South Colleges (OSC) is a leading further education group comprising East Surrey College, John Ruskin College, Reigate School of Art and Orbital South Colleges University Centre. The Colleges provide an extensive range of vocational, technical and professional education, from entry level through to degree-level study, including apprenticeships, Higher National qualifications and professional courses. The contract being tendered for is to start from 1st April 2027 for an initial three-year term with the option to extend for up to two further one-year periods.

## Key Information
- **Status:** ACTIVE (open for submissions, 25 days left when this document was generated)
- **Buyer:** [East Surrey College](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/east-surrey-college-urn-130824)
- **Published Value:** £1,900,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 27 November 2026 at 12:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Competitive flexible procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Catering services for other enterprises or other institutions, School catering services
- **Delivery Location:** UKJ2
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Official Documents:** 3 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/orbital-south-colleges-catering-services-east-surrey-college-john-ruskin-college-ocds-h6vhtk-07958f#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-07958f`

## 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:** not shown for these lots; the published data do not support one.

- **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/orbital-south-colleges-catering-services-east-surrey-college-john-ruskin-college-ocds-h6vhtk-07958f#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [panacheconsultancy.co.uk](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.panacheconsultancy.co.uk)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/orbital-south-colleges-catering-services-east-surrey-college-john-ruskin-college-ocds-h6vhtk-07958f#participate

## Description
Orbital South Colleges (OSC) is a leading further education group comprising East Surrey College, John Ruskin College, Reigate School of Art and Orbital South Colleges University Centre. 
The Colleges provide an extensive range of vocational, technical and professional education, from entry level through to degree-level study, including apprenticeships, Higher National qualifications and professional courses. Teaching is delivered by experienced, industry-qualified staff and is supported by strong links with employers, careers services and local communities.
OSC is undertaking this tender exercise to source a flexible and best value catering contractor with whom they can partner with to achieve service excellence through the provision of a great tasting food, made with authentic recipes and ingredients. Healthy eating, service innovation and added value through food education and sustainability initiatives are equally as important.  
The successful contractor is to provide healthy and competitively priced meals for all students, staff and visitors, and always ensure that the outcome will provide best value to the Colleges.  OSC is seeking a contractor who has a proactive approach to service development and innovation and will propose practical enhancements to the services as well as innovative ideas to develop and improve the services for all stakeholders.
The contract being tendered for is to start from 1st April 2027 for an initial three-year term with the option to extend for up to two further one-year periods.
Experience of similar large education-based multi-site operations is preferable.
TUPE will apply.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 55523000, 55524000
- **Delivery regions:** UKJ
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £1,900,000

- **Contract Period:** 31/03/2027 to 31/03/2030
- **Renewal published:** yes

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F103717-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-11-02T12:57:05.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-11-03T01:01:42.464Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-07958f