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Temporary Hospitality, Catering and Events Staff for ACE
Supply services of personnel including temporary staff
Published value
Not published
Submission deadline Not published
Lots published3
Procurement Executive Summary
AI & Search Synopsis
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Tenderline Synopsis: University Of Edinburgh: "Temporary Hospitality, Catering and Events Staff for ACE". Published status: complete. Published value: Value not published. 3 published lots. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.
| Contracting Authority | University Of Edinburgh | Scope & Categories | Not published | Submission Window | complete No deadline published |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Submission Gateway | Direct notice route | Legal Basis & Regime | Standard procurement | Estimated Value (exc. VAT) | Not published |
Bidder Intelligence · Authority Profile: University Of Edinburgh
Market Analytics
Derived from OCDS awards & bid statistics
Published history for University Of Edinburgh. These figures describe retained records, not a forecast of bids or a measure of buyer bias.
Published-to-award variance
Not availableInsufficient comparable data
Competition Density
3.3Bids / Report
Supplier ConcentrationNo estimate
Insufficient attributable awardsNo concentration estimate availablePayment Terms
Check noticePublished terms
Coverage: 230 active published awards; 205 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. Published-to-award variance 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 Unpublished data stays unknown.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 AuthorityUniversity Of Edinburgh | Procedure methodNot published | Procurement categoryNot published |
Statuscomplete | Framework / DPSFramework | CompetitionNot published |
Above thresholdNot published | Legal basisNot published | Tender period startsNot published |
Clarification deadlineNot published | Electronic submissionNot published | Submission languagesNot published |
Published21 Jul 2026, 13:22 BST | Last source update21 Jul 2026, 13:22 BST | Recurring procurementNot published |
ClassificationSupply services of personnel including temporary staff | ||
Delivery area | ||
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-0596b2 | ||
What is being bought
The University's Accommodation, Catering and Events (ACE) service operates a range of essential catering facilities that support students, staff, visitors and commercial activities across the University. To ensure continuity of these critical services, the University supplements its permanent workforce with temporary agency staff during periods of increased demand, seasonal peaks, planned events and where unforeseen staffing shortages arise.
Agency workers are engaged only where the existing permanent workforce is insufficient to meet operational requirements, helping to maintain service continuity, customer experience and contractual commitments.
The purpose of this procurement is to establish a Framework Agreement with suitably experienced staffing providers that have the capacity and capability to supply high-quality catering personnel at short notice, as and when required. The Framework value is indicative and non-committal.
This project is looking to establish a new framework agreement with suppliers who have the resource and capacity to work with the University to provide catering staffing resources as and when required.
What changed
From the official release history
- tender value changed
21 Jul 2026, 13:22 BST - Status changed to complete
21 Jul 2026, 13:22 BST - Official notice release published
21 Jul 2026, 13:22 BST - Submission deadline changed to published date
21 Jul 2026, 13:22 BST - Published value updated to £3,600,000
9 Sept 2025, 13:40 BST - Status changed to active
9 Sept 2025, 13:40 BST - Official notice release published
9 Sept 2025, 13:40 BST - Submission deadline changed to 10 Oct 2025, 12:00 BST
9 Sept 2025, 13:40 BST - Buyer information updated
9 Sept 2025, 13:40 BST
Lots and requirements (3)
Published by the contracting authority
- Lot 1 · #1Hospitality and EventscancelledPublished valueNot publishedACE operates across the city of Edinburgh. There are multiple venues and location across this wide geographical area, where agency staff will be required to attend for work. All locations may require staff at any one date and time. The volume and type of staff required will be dependent on business needs. Historical data highlights the roles where the highest volume of staff is required are: - Catering Assistants – estimate 15+ on very busy days; and - Plate Waiters/Silver Service Staff – estimate 50+ on very busy days. Please be aware that these figures are given in good faith but may not be representative of future demand.Contract periodNot publishedEligibilityNot publishedOptions / renewalNot published
- Lot 2 · #2Domestic ServicescancelledPublished valueNot publishedACE operates across the city of Edinburgh. There are multiple venues and location across this wide geographical area, where agency staff will be required to attend for work. All locations may require staff at any one date and time. The volume and type of staff required will be dependent on business needs. Historical data highlights the roles where the highest volume of staff is required are: - Hotel Bedroom Attendants; - Hotel Public Area Cleaners - Student Property Domestic Cleaning StaffContract periodNot publishedEligibilityNot publishedOptions / renewalNot published
- Lot 3 · #3Kitchen StaffcancelledPublished valueNot publishedACE operates across the city of Edinburgh. There are multiple venues and location across this wide geographical area, where agency staff will be required to attend for work. All locations may require staff at any one date and time. The volume and type of staff required will be dependent on business needs. Historical data highlights the roles where the highest volume of staff is required are: - Head Chef – Rare but maybe required for interim periods of up to 3 months; - Chef – estimate of up to 10+ on busier days; - Kitchen Assistants – estimate 15 + on very busy days; and - Kitchen Porter – estimate of up to 5+ on busier days. Please be aware that these figures are given in good faith but may not be representative of future demand.Contract periodNot publishedEligibilityNot publishedOptions / renewalNot published
Timeline
- Procedure published
21 Jul 2026, 13:22 BST - Award active
Not published · Not published - Award active
Not published · Not published - Award active
Not published · Not published - Contract active
Signed 6 Jul 2026, 00:00 BST · £1,600,000 - Contract active
Signed 6 Jul 2026, 00:00 BST · £800,000 - Contract active
Signed 6 Jul 2026, 00:00 BST · £1,200,000
Commercial outcome and competition
Awards Axis recruitment Ltd, Blue Arrow, Navolio Limited T/A Off To Work Not published · Not published · active Blue Arrow, Brightwork, Reed Recruitment Not published · Not published · active Blue Arrow, Reed Recruitment, Search Consultancy Not published · Not published · active |
Contracts Hospitality and Events £1,600,000 · signed 6 Jul 2026, 00:00 BST · active Domestic Services £800,000 · signed 6 Jul 2026, 00:00 BST · active Kitchen Staff £1,200,000 · signed 6 Jul 2026, 00:00 BST · active |
Bid statistics bids: 9 (lot 1) electronicBids: 9 (lot 1) foreignBidsFromEU: 0 (lot 1) foreignBidsFromNonEU: 0 (lot 1) smeBids: 5 (lot 1) bids: 13 (lot 2) electronicBids: 13 (lot 2) foreignBidsFromEU: 0 (lot 2) foreignBidsFromNonEU: 0 (lot 2) smeBids: 7 (lot 2) bids: 10 (lot 3) electronicBids: 10 (lot 3) foreignBidsFromEU: 0 (lot 3) foreignBidsFromNonEU: 0 (lot 3) smeBids: 7 (lot 3) |
Buyer and organisations in this procedure
University Of Edinburgh
Contracting authority GB-FTS-2023Documents (0)
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