Official UK procurement notice
Supply of Catering Light Equipment and Catering Disposables
Authority: Leeds City Council (Local council)
What is being bought2 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionTo provide Light Catering Equipment and Catering Disposables to various sites across the Leeds Metropolitan District and adjacent local authority areas, where Catering Leeds provides catering services to schools, such as Wakefield.
- The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 1 Sept 2027, 23:59 BST.
CPV: Catering supplies · Light catering equipment
Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure
2 lots · all with a published value (£380,000 together)Lot #1Light Catering EquipmentAwardedPublished value£130,000
Light Catering Equipment to various sites across the Leeds Metropolitan District and adjacent local authority areas, where Catering Leeds provides catering services to schools, such as Wakefield.
Lot #2Catering DisposablesAwardedPublished value£250,000
Catering Disposables to various sites across the Leeds Metropolitan District and adjacent local authority areas, where Catering Leeds provides catering services to schools, such as Wakefield.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Goods
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Yes · next expected 1 Sept 2027
- First published
- 4 Sept 2025, 13:53 BST
- Last source update
- 3 Dec 2025, 09:46 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 15 Nov 2025
- Authority reference
102132- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-059530- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-059421Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 24 Oct 2025, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 9 Oct 2025, 17:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Interested parties can download the tender documentation directly from yortender.eu-supply.com ↗ using reference number 102132.
Requests for documentation must not be made by telephone or email. The documentation should be completed and returned by no later that the specified deadline.
Late submissions will not be accepted
Timeline
4 Sept 2025 → 5 Jan 2026 · 10 dates- Planning notice published4 Sept 2025, 13:53 BST
- Market engagement19 Sept 2025, 23:59 BST
103007 - Market Sounding - Supply of Light Catering Equipment and Catering Disposables
- Tender notice published399 days ago25 Sept 2025, 10:13 BST
- Clarification questions by384 days ago9 Oct 2025, 17:00 BST
- Submission deadline369 days ago24 Oct 2025, 12:00 BST
- Award decision expected by347 days ago15 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT
- Assessment summaries sent330 days ago3 Dec 2025
- Latest notice published330 days ago3 Dec 2025, 09:46 GMT
- Standstill ends320 days ago12 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMT
- Contract starts297 days ago5 Jan 2026
Notice history
8 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 4 Sept 2025- Preliminary market engagement notice published4 Sept 2025, 13:53 BSTUK2
- Tender notice published25 Sept 2025, 10:13 BSTUK4
- Status changed to active25 Sept 2025, 10:13 BST
- Procurement method changed25 Sept 2025, 10:13 BST
- Deadline published: 24 Oct 2025, 12:00 BST25 Sept 2025, 10:13 BST
- Contract award notice published3 Dec 2025, 09:46 GMTUK6
- Status changed to complete3 Dec 2025, 09:46 GMT
- Contract signature expected15 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lot 1 · Light Catering Equipment1 award | |||
| W. V. Howe LimitedSMELot 1 - Supply of Light Catering Equipment5 Jan 2026 – 4 Jan 2028 | £73,998 | 1 Dec 2025standstill to 12 Dec 2025 | Standstill |
| Lot 2 · Catering Disposables1 award | |||
| Alliance Disposables LtdLot 2 - Supply of Catering Disposables5 Jan 2026 – 4 Jan 2028 | £128,207 | 1 Dec 2025standstill to 12 Dec 2025 | Standstill |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · Light Catering Equipment | 2final-stage tenders | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2 · Catering Disposables | 2final-stage tenders | 1 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
2 commercial parties on the notice- ALLIANCE DISPOSABLES LIMITEDAwarded supplier
- W V Howe LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (4)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender