Official UK procurement notice
Provision of Outsourced Catering Services
Authority: North East Scotland College (Education)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionAward of Contract for the Provision of Outsourced Catering Services to North East Scotland College
CPV: Canteen and catering services · Catering services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewal
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 (2)
- Technical Response: 60%
- price: 40%
Published award criteria (2)
- Technical Response: 60
- Price: 40
- Suitability
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
- Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 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 · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 21 Jan 2026, 16:25 GMT
- Last source update
- 6 May 2026, 09:52 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 16 Mar 2026 – …
- Authority reference
NESCOL-OSCAT-2026- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-041356- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-060b8dFind a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
- Performance terms
As stated in the procurement documents
Publisher note: (SC Ref:830814)
How it was run
Official noticeTender documents are also served through a separate tool: https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/ ↗
- Submission deadline
- 16 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 150 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 16 Mar 2026, 12:30 GMT
Timeline
16 Mar 2026 → 6 May 2026 · 3 dates- Submission deadline220 days ago16 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Bids opened220 days ago16 Mar 2026, 12:30 GMT
- Notice published169 days ago6 May 2026, 09:52 BST
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete6 May 2026, 09:52 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aramark Ltd | £8,000,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 041356-2026-NESCOL-OSCAT-2026-1 · Aramark Ltd
- Signed
- 1 May 2026
- Value
- £8,000,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3bids · 3 electronic · 3 from abroad | 0 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Aberdeen Civil Justice Centre & Commercial CourtsReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- ARAMARK LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria