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Published 10 Oct 2025, 14:46 BST

Official UK procurement notice

TfL Operational Rail Site Catering 2025-26

Official notice

Authority: Transport for London (Public body)

Direct award
Sectors: Hotel, restaurant and retail trade services (55) Delivery: London (UKI)
Awarded value£3,182,137published award · exc. VAT
Awarded 13 Nov 2025no call for competition
Awarded to Sodexo Limited

What is being bought

Published requirement description

This requirement is for the provision of 25 operational rail sites of TfL. This requirement is to maintain continuity of service while TfL undertakes a full procurement process for a future consolidated catering contract.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Awarded
Delivery: London
55500000 Canteen and catering services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Direct award
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Notice status
Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
10 Oct 2025, 14:46 BST
Last source update
3 Sept 2026, 10:31 BST
Authority reference
WS2678996939
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-083341
Latest notice
Contract termination notice (UK11)
Delivery area
London (UKI)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05ace4 Find a Tender
Why no open competition
Single Suppliers Technical Reasons; Additional Repeat Extension Partial Replacement
Published justification

This direct award to the existing supplier is essential to ensure continuity of service while TfL conducts a compliant procurement process for a future consolidated catering contract. Additional time was required to develop a robust specification for an integrated catering solution that streamlines service delivery and delivers efficiencies, which necessitated this interim direct award.

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
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Timeline

27 Nov 2025 → 3 Sept 2026 · 2 dates
  1. Standstill ends331 days ago
    27 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT
  2. Notice published52 days ago
    3 Sept 2026, 10:31 BST

Notice history

5 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 10 Oct 2025
  1. Transparency notice published
    10 Oct 2025, 14:46 BST
    UK5
  2. Contract award notice published
    18 Nov 2025, 13:39 GMT
    UK6
  3. Contract signature expected
    28 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT
    scheduled
  4. Contract details notice published
    19 Dec 2025, 16:11 GMT
    UK7
  5. Contract termination notice published
    3 Sept 2026, 10:31 BST
    UK11
Routine re-releases (4)
  • 2025-10: 1 release · 10 Oct 2025

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £3,182,1371 award exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 5 Dec 2025
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Sodexo Limited9 Dec 2025 – 31 Aug 2026£3,182,13713 Nov 2025Awarded

Contracts

  • TfL Operational Rail Site Catering 2025-26 · Sodexo Limited

    Signed
    5 Dec 2025
    Value
    £3,182,137
    Period
    9 Dec 2025 – 31 Aug 2026
    Status
    terminated
    Final value
    £3,182,137
    Termination
    contractCompleted
    3 agreed KPIs: Customer Satisfaction · Planned Service Delivery · Contract Innovation and Efficiency
    • Customer Satisfaction, To ensure a high level of customer service from the supplier. The assessment will be made against customer service feedback measures criteria set out in contract.
    • Planned Service Delivery, To ensure that activities are carried out in accordance with the specification and to a high level.
    • Contract Innovation and Efficiency, To provide ongoing innovation an efficiencies throughout the duration of the contract.

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Transport for London

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PHMT-6197-NWNZ 5 Endeavour Square, London, London, E20 1JNContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • SODEXO LIMITEDAwarded supplierGB-COH: 00842846GB-PPON: PDBX-1136-TDBQ One Southampton Row, London, London, WC1B 5HAContact email

Official documents & specifications (4)

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Notices published for this procedure