Official UK procurement notice
Scheme Catering Services Framework
Authority: East Midlands Housing Group (Housing)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionSuppliers are invited to tender to join a framework agreement for the provision of managed catering services at EMH's extra care schemes.
- No preliminary market engagement: No preliminary market engagement has been carried out.
CPV: Canteen and catering services
How this framework works
From the published notice- Type
- Closed framework
- Call-offs
- call-offs may be awarded directly or by further competition
- Places
- up to 3 suppliers · 3 bids received (1.0 per place) · 3 appointed (full)
- Framework period
- 4 yrs 1 mo from 14 Nov 2025
Published description of the framework
When the Customer has a requirement for services at a scheme, these shall be communicated to suppliers in order that a proposal be provided. These shall be in one of two ways:
► Further competition: all suppliers will be asked to provide a proposal, with a fixed deadline to respond. If any formal award criteria are being used these will be provided to the suppliers. The Customer will award the contract to the supplier providing the highest scoring proposal (where formal award criteria are being used) or the most suitable proposal as selected by the Customer’s representative(s).
► Direct award: only one supplier will be asked for a proposal. This will usually be where an agreement is expiring, and the residents are happy with the service they receive and do not want to change provider.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedPublished value£2,500,000
- Economic & financial standing
All conditions of participation and award criteria are outlined in the tender documents.
- Technical & professional ability
All conditions of participation and award criteria are outlined in the tender documents.
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 award criteria (1)
- Quality
- Economic & financial standing
All conditions of participation and award criteria are outlined in the tender documents.
- Technical & professional ability
All conditions of participation and award criteria are outlined in the tender documents.
- “Scheme Catering Services Framework” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 3 suppliers, not a single contract: call-offs may be direct or by further competition.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Framework agreement
- Who may use this agreement
- Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 23 Sept 2025, 10:09 BST
- Last source update
- 1 Dec 2025, 19:59 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 3 Nov 2025
- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-058770- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-059fd9Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 27 Oct 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 15 Oct 2025, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at:
www.mytenders.co.uk/Register/Register_St… ↗
Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address.
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via:
www.mytenders.co.uk/Register/Register_St… ↗
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted to the above-mentioned address.
Timeline
23 Sept 2025 → 1 Dec 2025 · 8 dates- Tender notice published393 days ago23 Sept 2025, 10:09 BST
- Clarification questions by371 days ago15 Oct 2025, 12:00 BST
- Admission / appointment period ends359 days ago · period end, not a bid countdown27 Oct 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Assessment summaries sent357 days ago29 Oct 2025
- Award decision expected by351 days ago3 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT
- Standstill ends347 days ago7 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT
- Contract starts341 days ago14 Nov 2025
- Latest notice published323 days ago1 Dec 2025, 19:59 GMT
Notice history
5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 23 Sept 2025- Tender notice published23 Sept 2025, 10:09 BSTUK4
- Contract award notice published29 Oct 2025, 16:14 GMTUK6
- Status changed to complete29 Oct 2025, 16:14 GMT
- Contract signature expected10 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMTscheduled
- Contract details notice published1 Dec 2025, 19:59 GMTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Caterplus Services Ltd, VERTAS GROUP LIMITED, abm catering limited14 Nov 2025 – 30 Nov 2029 | £2,500,000 | 29 Oct 2025 | Awarded |
Contracts
Scheme catering services framework · Caterplus Services Ltd, VERTAS GROUP LIMITED, abm catering limited
- Signed
- 1 Dec 2025
- Value
- £2,500,000
- Period
- 1 Dec 2025 – 30 Nov 2029
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3final-stage tenders | 0 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Framework contractors & participating bidders
3 commercial parties on the notice- A.B.M. CATERING LIMITEDFramework contractor
- CATERPLUS SERVICES LIMITEDFramework contractor
- VERTAS GROUP LIMITEDFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender