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ID 5831917 - DfE - The Provision of Catering and Vending Services To Belfast Metropolitan College

No classification published
Location not published
Published value
Not published
Submission deadline Not published
Lots published1
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Tenderline Synopsis: Belfast Metropolitan College (BMC): "ID 5831917 - DfE - The Provision of Catering and Vending Services To Belfast Metropolitan College". Published status: complete. Published value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.
Contracting AuthorityBelfast Metropolitan College (BMC)Scope & CategoriesNot publishedSubmission Window
complete
No deadline published
Submission GatewayDirect notice routeLegal Basis & RegimeStandard procurementEstimated Value (exc. VAT)Not published
Bidder Intelligence · Authority Profile: Belfast Metropolitan College (BMC)
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Published history for Belfast Metropolitan College (BMC). These figures describe retained records, not a forecast of bids or a measure of buyer bias.
Published-to-award variance
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Competition Density
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Bid counts are not published for this buyer
Supplier ConcentrationNo estimate
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Payment Terms
Check noticePublished terms
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Coverage: 2 active published awards; 0 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 Unpublished data stays unknown.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 AuthorityBelfast Metropolitan College (BMC)
Procedure methodNot published
Procurement categoryNot published
Statuscomplete
Framework / DPSNot published
CompetitionNot published
Above thresholdNot published
Legal basisNot published
Tender period startsNot published
Clarification deadlineNot published
Electronic submissionNot published
Submission languagesNot published
Published5 Aug 2025, 15:05 BST
Last source update5 Aug 2025, 15:05 BST
Recurring procurementNot published
ClassificationNot published
Delivery areaLocation not published
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-050524
What is being bought
Belfast Metropolitan College (the Buyer) is the largest of the six Further and Higher Education Colleges in Northern Ireland. There are campuses located at Titanic Quarter, Millfield, Springvale and Castlereagh. The Buyer is seeking to appoint a Supplier with the relevant skills and experience to deliver and manage the catering and vending services in an effective and professional manner. The catering operation is regarded as an important element of the Buyer's business operation and will need to reflect the high standards and public profile of the Client. Suppliers should refer to the Specification Schedule and CfT documents for further details.
What changed
From the official release history
  1. Official notice release published
    5 Aug 2025, 15:05 BST
  2. tender value changed
    23 Jun 2025, 16:22 BST
  3. Status changed to complete
    23 Jun 2025, 16:22 BST
  4. Official notice release published
    23 Jun 2025, 16:22 BST
  5. Submission deadline changed to published date
    23 Jun 2025, 16:22 BST
  6. Published value updated to £1,650,000
    17 Apr 2025, 16:07 BST
  7. Status changed to active
    17 Apr 2025, 16:07 BST
  8. Official notice release published
    17 Apr 2025, 16:07 BST
  9. Submission deadline changed to 21 May 2025, 15:00 BST
    17 Apr 2025, 16:07 BST
  10. Buyer information updated
    17 Apr 2025, 16:07 BST
Lots and requirements (1)
Published by the contracting authority
  • Lot 1 · #1
    Individual lot title not published
    complete
    Published valueNot published
    The source published no individual title or description for this lot.
    Contract periodNot published
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalNot published
Timeline
  1. Procedure published
    5 Aug 2025, 15:05 BST
  2. Award active
    Not published · Not published
  3. Contract active
    Signed 23 Jun 2025, 00:00 BST · £150,000
Commercial outcome and competition
Awards
Caterlink Ltd
Not published · Not published · active
Contracts
ID 5831917 - DfE - The Provision of Catering and Vending Services To Belfast Metropolitan College
£150,000 · signed 23 Jun 2025, 00:00 BST · active
Contract period: 1 Aug 2025, 00:00 BST — 31 Jul 2028, 23:59 BST
Bid statisticsNo aggregate bid statistics published
Buyer and organisations in this procedure

Belfast Metropolitan College (BMC)

Contracting authority GB-PPON-PPTX-8572-NYCV
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  • Belfast Metropolitan College
    buyer

    GB-PPON: PPTX-8572-NYCV
    Titanic Quarter, Campus 7 Queens Road, Belfast, UKN06, BT3 9DT, GB
    cpdclientcdpinfo@finance-ni.gov.uk

  • CPD - Supplies & Services Division
    processContactPoint
    procuringEntity

    GB-PPON: PVWG-8426-YWXV
    Clare House, 303 Airport Road West, BELFAST, UKN06, BT3 9ED, GB
    SSDAdmin.CPD@finance-ni.gov.uk

  • CATER LINK LIMITED
    supplier

    GB-PPON: PWPW-6942-JXBP
    300 Thames Valley Park Drive, Reading, UKJ11, RG6 1PT, GB
    sales@caterlinkltd.co.uk
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