Official UK procurement notice
The Provision of Catering Services - UoB
Authority: University of Bedfordshire (Education)
Sectors: Furniture (incl. office furniture), furnishings, domestic appliances (excl. lighting) and cleaning products (39)Hotel, restaurant and retail trade services (55) Delivery: East of England (UKH2)
Published estimate£2,340,000exc. VAT47.5% above published estimate
Submissions closed 20 Mar 2025awarded 28 Apr 2025
Awarded to CH&CO Catering Group Limited
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Provision of Catering Services - University of Bedfordshire
CPV: Catering services · Catering services for other enterprises or other institutions · Catering supplies · School catering services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Provision of Catering services, please see tender documents for futher detailsAwardedRenewal
What it takes to wini
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 morei
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).
How bids were scored
- Price
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- 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
- First published
- 15 Jan 2025, 15:00 GMT
- Last source update
- 4 Dec 2025, 10:25 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 20 Mar 2025 – …
- Authority reference
UoB/P EST - 00000698- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-079613- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04d049Find a Tender
Review and risk notes
- Review procedure
Please refer to tender documents
How it was run
Official noticeRun through: In-tend · Who buys & how to bid on In-tend
Access & registration note: Free · one account per buying organisation's portal · reCAPTCHA on signup
- Submission deadline
- 20 Mar 2025, 16:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 20 Mar 2025, 16:00 GMT
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Timeline
20 Mar 2025 → 4 Dec 2025 · 4 dates- Submission deadline20 Mar 2025, 16:00 GMT
- Bids opened20 Mar 2025, 16:00 GMT
- Bids must remain valid until30 Aug 2025, 23:59 BST
- Notice published326 days ago4 Dec 2025, 10:25 GMT
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete4 Dec 2025, 10:25 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £3,451,2211 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 44 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 28 Apr 2025
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| CH&CO Catering Group LimitedSMEThe Provision of Catering Services - University of Bedfordshire | £3,451,221 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
The Provision of Catering Services - University of Bedfordshire · CH&CO Catering Group LimitedSME
- Signed
- 28 Apr 2025
- Value
- £3,451,221
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4bids · 4 electronic | 4 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Public Procurement Review ServiceReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- CH&CO Catering Group LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.