Official UK procurement notice
RES/SFM: DPS for the provision of Catering Supplies
Authority: Bristol City Council (Local council)
What is being bought5 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionBristol City Council, wish to set up a new Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) for the provision of Catering Supplies.
CPV: Food, beverages, tobacco and related products · Metal
How this dynamic market works
From the published notice- Type
- Dynamic market
Lots and requirements (5)Procurement structure
5 lots · no lot values publishedLot #1General GroceriesRenewal
The Supplier will be an established supplier of general groceries, with the capacity, resources and experience to provide the requirements.
All grocery products supplied shall be fit for purpose with no defects and meet all current UK and EU legislation or equivalent. The Supplier at the Supplier’s expense shall replace any inferior or substandard product.
Lot #2Frozen Foods and Ice creamRenewal
As a minimum the Frozen Foods supplier must be a member of the BRC and preferably EFSIS approved or equivalent professional bodies.
All Frozen products supplied shall be fit for purpose with no defects and meet all current UK and EU legislation or equivalent. The Supplier at the Supplier’s expense shall replace any inferior or substandard product.
Lot #3Catering DisposablesRenewal
The Supplier will be an established provider of Catering Disposables, who has the capacity, resources and experience to provide the requirements. All items supplied shall be good quality with no defects and meet all current UK and EU legislation. Any inferior or substandard produce shall be replaced by the Supplier at the Supplier’s expense.
Lot #4Hot Beverage ProvisionsRenewal
The Supplier will be an established provider of Hot Drinks, who has the capacity, resources, and experience to provide the requirements.
All products supplied under the contract must conform to the specifications. In the absence of a specification or sample, all produce/products supplied or used shall be within normal limits of commercial/industrial quality.
All items supplied shall be good quality with no defects and meet all current UK and EU legislation. Any inferior or substandard produce shall be replaced by the Supplier at the Supplier’s expense.
Lot #5DrinksRenewal
The Supplier will be an established provider of Drinks, who has the capacity, resources, and experience to provide the requirements.
All products supplied under the contract must conform to the specifications . In the absence of a specification or sample, all produce/products supplied or used shall be within normal limits of commercial/industrial quality.
All items supplied shall be good quality with no defects and meet all current UK and EU legislation. Any inferior or substandard produce shall be replaced by the Supplier at the Supplier’s expense.
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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).
- “RES/SFM: DPS for the provision of Catering Supplies” is a dynamic market: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.
Competition analysis · published record, not a forecast of who will bid
How Bristol City Council buys Food, drink, tobacco (CPV 15), and who usually turns up
Bristol City Council’s own published record, next to the published market for the same work. This notice is a framework or DPS, so only frameworks and DPS are compared. Whole-market view: Food, drink, tobacco (CPV 15) →
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.
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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 South West England.
A local branch does not count if the registered address is elsewhere.
Most of this buyer’s recorded winners are registered in South West England.
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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 46 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.
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 bid12% / 25%
2–319% / 25%
4–627% / 50%
7+42% / 0%
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.
On a framework or DPS, prices are agreed when work is called off.
Past prices are a guide, not a bid price.
Not comparable on a framework or DPS. The notice sets up a supplier panel and a ceiling value; what the work actually costs is agreed later, on each call-off or mini-competition, and those publish as contract notices of their own. The award-vs-estimate record of this market therefore sits on the call-offs; this page shows it on the contracts, not on the panel that frames them.
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No supplier is confirmed as a bidder.
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Lot #1General GroceriesCPV 15000000Estimate not published
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How many bids this lot may attract.
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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 bid44%
2–326%
4–620%
7+10%
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Where the award price may land.
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No comparable awards for this lot yet.
A statistical guide from past awards, not a price to bid.
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.
| Supplier | This buyer’s earlier contract | Lot | Award value | Why listed |
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| Compass Contract Services LimitedEarlier contract | RES/TWS -Tender for the provision for School Cateringnotice published Oct 2022 | — | — | Matched as the earlier contract |
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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.
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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 |
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APETITO LIMITEDLarge | £1.9m10 awards in 36m · last 4 months ago | 2 live · £92k 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. | 13% below n=2 |
Brake Bros LtdLarge | £500k14 awards in 36m · last 9 months ago | 2 live · £6.3m 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 |
| 3 awards in 36m · last 5 months ago | 1 live · £241k 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. | 16% below n=6 | |
| 1 awards in 36m · last 14 months ago | None on file | no comparable pairs | |
McLays LtdSME | 3 awards in 36m · last 21 months ago | None on file | no comparable pairs |
Lot #2Frozen Foods and Ice creamCPV 15000000Estimate not published
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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 bid39%
2–326%
4–622%
7+12%
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Where the award price may land.
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No comparable awards for this lot yet.
A statistical guide from past awards, not a price to bid.
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.
| Supplier | This buyer’s earlier contract | Lot | Award value | Why listed |
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| Compass Contract Services LimitedEarlier contract | RES/TWS -Tender for the provision for School Cateringnotice published Oct 2022 | — | — | Matched as the earlier contract |
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 |
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BFS GROUP LIMITEDLarge | £842m19 awards in 36m · last 4 months ago | 6 live · £40m 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 |
APETITO LIMITEDLarge | £1.9m10 awards in 36m · last 4 months ago | 2 live · £92k 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. | 13% below n=2 |
| £17m5 awards in 36m · last 4 months ago | 1 live · £12m 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 | |
Brake Bros LtdLarge | £500k14 awards in 36m · last 9 months ago | 2 live · £6.3m 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 |
| 3 awards in 36m · last 5 months ago | 1 live · £241k 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. | 16% below n=6 |
Lot #3Catering DisposablesCPV 15000000Estimate not published
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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 bid42%
2–325%
4–622%
7+11%
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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.
No comparable awards for this lot yet.
A statistical guide from past awards, not a price to bid.
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.
| Supplier | This buyer’s earlier contract | Lot | Award value | Why listed |
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| Compass Contract Services LimitedEarlier contract | RES/TWS -Tender for the provision for School Cateringnotice published Oct 2022 | — | — | Matched as the earlier contract |
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 |
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| 3 awards in 36m · last 5 months ago | 1 live · £241k 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. | 16% below n=6 | |
| 1 awards in 36m · last 14 months ago | None on file | no comparable pairs | |
McLays LtdSME | 3 awards in 36m · last 21 months ago | None on file | no comparable pairs |
| 1 awards in 36m · last 25 months ago | None on file | no comparable pairs | |
| — | None on file | no comparable pairs |
Lot #4Hot Beverage ProvisionsCPV 15000000Estimate not published
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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 bid43%
2–325%
4–621%
7+11%
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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.
No comparable awards for this lot yet.
A statistical guide from past awards, not a price to bid.
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.
| Supplier | This buyer’s earlier contract | Lot | Award value | Why listed |
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| Compass Contract Services LimitedEarlier contract | RES/TWS -Tender for the provision for School Cateringnotice published Oct 2022 | — | — | Matched as the earlier contract |
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 |
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| £1.5m5 awards in 36m · last 1 months ago | 2 live · £386k 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. | 21% below n=1 | |
APETITO LIMITEDLarge | £1.9m10 awards in 36m · last 4 months ago | 2 live · £92k 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. | 13% below n=2 |
| £195m62 awards in 36m · last 4 months ago | 37 live · £128m 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=62 | |
| £6.9m21 awards in 36m · last 9 months ago | 3 live · £61m 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. | 17% below n=2 | |
| 3 awards in 36m · last 5 months ago | 1 live · £241k 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. | 16% below n=6 |
Lot #5DrinksCPV 15000000Estimate not published
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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 bid43%
2–326%
4–620%
7+11%
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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.
No comparable awards for this lot yet.
A statistical guide from past awards, not a price to bid.
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.
| Supplier | This buyer’s earlier contract | Lot | Award value | Why listed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Compass Contract Services LimitedEarlier contract | RES/TWS -Tender for the provision for School Cateringnotice published Oct 2022 | — | — | Matched as the earlier contract |
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 |
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| £195m62 awards in 36m · last 4 months ago | 37 live · £128m 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=62 | |
Brake Bros LtdLarge | £500k14 awards in 36m · last 9 months ago | 2 live · £6.3m 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 |
| £6.9m21 awards in 36m · last 9 months ago | 3 live · £61m 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. | 17% below n=2 | |
| 3 awards in 36m · last 5 months ago | 1 live · £241k 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. | 16% below n=6 | |
McLays LtdSME | 3 awards in 36m · last 21 months ago | None on file | no comparable pairs |
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.
What this replaces i
Who has done similar work for this buyer.
Past contracts are matched by buyer, title and type of work.
50% title match.
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.
50% title match.
A past supplier may not bid again.
The prior contract this notice most likely re-tenders · matched by title and category (50% title match), the holder is not guaranteed to re-bid
RES/TWS -Tender for the provision for School Catering — held by Compass Contract Services Limited; no contract end date published.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Restricted procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Goods
- Notice status
- Open admission
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Dynamic market
- Who may use this agreement
- Any qualifying supplier may apply while the market is open
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 27 Apr 2023, 10:40 BST
- Last source update
- 27 Apr 2023, 10:40 BST
- Authority reference
DN660733- FTS notice number
2023/S 000-012094- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03c49aFind a Tender
How to participate & submission route
Official notice Apply via ProContract (Due North)- Requests to participate (first stage)
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- Admission period ends
- 31 May 2027, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- —
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
27 Apr 2023 → 31 May 2027 · 2 dates- Notice published27 Apr 2023, 10:40 BST
- Today23 Oct 2026
- Admission / appointment period endsin 220 days · period end, not a bid countdown31 May 2027, 12:00 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
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Bristol District Registry of the High CourtReview body
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice; the tender pack is on the portal.