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RBGKEW1530 - Catering Services Wakehurst

No classification published
Location not published
Official notice
Published value
£17,000,000
Submission deadline 5 May 2026, 12:00 BST
Lots published1
Procurement Executive Summary
AI & Search Synopsis
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Tenderline Synopsis: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew: "RBGKEW1530 - Catering Services Wakehurst". Published status: complete. Published value: £17,000,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 5 May 2026, 12:00 BST. See the official notice for participation instructions.
Contracting AuthorityRoyal Botanic Gardens, KewScope & CategoriesNot publishedSubmission Window
Closed
5 May 2026, 12:00 BST
Submission GatewayDirect notice routeLegal Basis & RegimeStandard procurementEstimated Value (exc. VAT)£17,000,000
Bidder Intelligence · Authority Profile: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
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Published history for Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. These figures describe retained records, not a forecast of bids or a measure of buyer bias.
Average Price Reduction
Not availableInsufficient comparable data
Requires at least 5 comparable procedures
Competition Density
4Bids / Report
0% of reports have one bid
Supplier ConcentrationNo estimate
Insufficient attributable awardsNo concentration estimate available
Payment Terms
Check noticePublished terms
Payment obligations depend on the applicable regime and contract. Consult the official documents.
Coverage: 0 active published awards; 2 bid reports (which may be per lot). Supplier values exclude multi-supplier awards, frameworks and DPS, and use GBP only. They are published award values, not payments. Price reduction compares single-lot, single-award, single-supplier GBP procedures with explicitly non-framework/non-DPS status; increases remain in the average. Unpublished data stays unknown. Awarded suppliers are winners, not all bidders.
Procedure terms
Contracting AuthorityRoyal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Procedure methodNot published
Procurement categoryNot published
Statuscomplete
Framework / DPSNot published
CompetitionNot published
Above thresholdNot published
Legal basisNot published
Tender period startsNot published
Clarification deadlineNot published
Electronic submissionNot published
Submission languagesNot published
Published25 Aug 2026, 16:16 BST
Last source update25 Aug 2026, 16:16 BST
Recurring procurementNot published
ClassificationNot published
Delivery areaLocation not published
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-0663c8
What is being bought
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew is seeking Tenders for the provision of our Day Visitor Catering at Wakehurst which comprises the operation of three fixed catering outlets, namely Seeds Café, Stables Kitchen and Stables Pantry, together with provision of mobile catering within the grounds of Wakehurst. The contract will operate on a fully commercial concession basis wherein the appointed Caterer shall pay a percentage of sales turnover to the Client by way of a turnover-based commission supported by a fixed annual minimum guaranteed sum
What changed
From the official release history
  1. tender value changed
    25 Aug 2026, 16:16 BST
  2. Status changed to complete
    25 Aug 2026, 16:16 BST
  3. Official notice release published
    25 Aug 2026, 16:16 BST
  4. Submission deadline changed to published date
    25 Aug 2026, 16:16 BST
  5. Published value updated to £17,000,000
    6 Mar 2026, 10:09 GMT
  6. Status changed to active
    6 Mar 2026, 10:09 GMT
  7. Official notice release published
    6 Mar 2026, 10:09 GMT
  8. Submission deadline changed to 5 May 2026, 12:00 BST
    6 Mar 2026, 10:09 GMT
  9. Buyer information updated
    6 Mar 2026, 10:09 GMT
Lots and requirements (1)
Published by the contracting authority
  • Lot 1 · #1
    Individual lot title not published
    complete
    Published valueNot published
    The source published no individual title or description for this lot.
    Contract periodNot published
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalNot published
Timeline
  1. Procedure published
    25 Aug 2026, 16:16 BST
  2. Submission deadline
    5 May 2026, 12:00 BST
  3. Award pending
    25 Aug 2026, 00:00 BST · £4,829,000
Commercial outcome and competition
Awards
Company of Cooks (CH&Co)
£4,829,000 · 25 Aug 2026, 00:00 BST · pending
ContractsNo contract published
Bid statistics
bids: 4 (lot 1)
finalStageBids: 1 (lot 1)
smeFinalStageBids: 0 (lot 1)
vcseFinalStageBids: 0 (lot 1)
Buyer and organisations in this procedure

Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew

Contracting authority GB-PPON-PGTT-3583-QXLN
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  • Royal Botanic Gardens
    buyer

    GB-PPON: PGTT-3583-QXLN
    Ardingly, Haywards Heath,, Sussex,, UKJ28, RH17 6TN, GB
    procurement@kew.org

  • Company of Cooks (CH&Co)
    supplier
    tenderer

    GB-PPON: PHHQ-4682-NXQP
    Lynton House, 7 – 12 Tavistock Square, London, UKI31, WC1H 9LT, GB
    gemma.clarkson@companyofcooks.com
Award and contract changes
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