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Published 20 Feb 2025, 08:33 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

T2425-045 Tender for the Provision of Lot 1 Catering and Lot 2 Bar Services for Lisburn and Castlereagh City Council.

Official notice

Authority: Lisburn and Castlereagh City Council (Local council)

2 lotsServicesOpen procedureMax 2 lots to bid
Published estimate£800,000total for 2 lots
Submissions closed 24 Mar 2025awarded 25 Jun 2025
Awarded to THE MOUNT CHARLES GROUP LTD2 awards

What is being bought2 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

Lisburn and Castlereagh City Council currently have a requirement for Lot 1 - Catering Services and Lot 2 Bar Services at Lagan Valley Island, Lisburn. Your submission must be submitted via etendersNI, via this CFT. No other method of submissions will be accepted.

  • Recurrence: The contract between the Council and the Operator(s) in respect of the Opportunity (the Contract) will have an initial term of two years, subject to annual satisfactory performance reviews, with an option to extend the Contract by two further periods of up to 12 (twelve) months

CPV: Canteen and catering services · Catering services · Distilled alcoholic beverages · Non-alcoholic beverages · Restaurant and food-serving services

Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure

2 lots · all with a published value (£1,600,000 together) · a supplier may bid for at most 2 of them · same evaluation weights on every lot
Lot #1Catering ServicesAwardedRenewalPublished value£800,000
Extensions: The contract between the Council and the Operators in respect of the Opportunity the Contract will have an initial term of two years, subject to annual satisfactory performance reviews, with an option to extend the Contract by two further periods of up to 12 twelve months. · The contract between the Council and the Operator(s) in respect of the Opportunity (the Contract) will have an initial term of two years, subject to annual satisfactory performance reviews, with an option to extend the Contract by two further periods of up to 12 (twelve) monthsVariant bids: not allowed
Lot #2Bar ServicesAwardedRenewalPublished value£800,000
Extensions: The contract between the Council and the Operators in respect of the Opportunity the Contract will have an initial term of two years, subject to annual satisfactory performance reviews, with an option to extend the Contract by two further periods of up to 12 twelve months. · The contract between the Council and the Operator(s) in respect of the Opportunity (the Contract) will have an initial term of two years, subject to annual satisfactory performance reviews, with an option to extend the Contract by two further periods of up to 12 (twelve) monthsVariant bids: not allowed

What it takes to win
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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 more
How bids were scored · same split on all 2 lots
Quality: 70%Price: 30%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality: 70
  • Price: 30
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 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
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement

Yes · The contract between the Council and the Operator(s) in respect of the Opportunity (the Contract) will have an initial term of two years, subject to annual satisfactory performance reviews, with an option to extend the Contract by two further periods of up to 12 (twelve) months

First published
20 Feb 2025, 08:33 GMT
Last source update
25 Jun 2025, 12:44 BST
Award evaluation window
24 Mar 2025 – …
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-035050
Classification (CPV)
Canteen and catering servicesCatering servicesDistilled alcoholic beveragesNon-alcoholic beveragesRestaurant and food-serving services
Delivery area
Northern Ireland (UKN0E)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04e490 Find a Tender

Publisher note: Bar Services is Income and not expenditure.

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
24 Mar 2025, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
{"written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
24 Mar 2025, 12:30 GMT

Timeline

24 Mar 2025 → 25 Jun 2025 · 4 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    24 Mar 2025, 12:00 GMT
  2. Bids opened
    24 Mar 2025, 12:30 GMT
  3. Bids must remain valid until
    22 Jun 2025, 23:59 BST
  4. Notice published
    25 Jun 2025, 12:44 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    25 Jun 2025, 12:44 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 2
Awarded value £900,0002 contracts exc. VAT
Bids received 6
Contracts signed 2latest 25 Jun 2025
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Lot 1 · Catering Services1 award
THE MOUNT CHARLES GROUP LTD£800,000 †—Awarded
Lot 2 · Bar Services1 award
THE MOUNT CHARLES GROUP LTD£100,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

LotBidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1 · Catering Services3bids · 3 electronic · 1 from abroad0——
2 · Bar Services3bids · 3 electronic · 1 from abroad0——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Lisburn and Castlereagh City Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services Island Civic Centre Lagan Valley Island The Island, Lisburn, UK, BT27 4RLContact name, email Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • The High CourtReview body Belfast

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.