Notice Information
Notice Title
Catering and Corporate Hospitality Services
Notice Description
Catering and Corporate Hospitality Services
Lot Information
Lot 1
Ulster University has appointed a Contractor that will enable the University to deliver the best possible student, staff and visitor experience of Catering and Corporate Hospitality Services across our campuses and who has the experience, creativity and ability to deliver the type of service requirements outlined below to the highest standards. The Contractor will be required to deliver a high quality, innovative and competitively priced catering offer across three key areas as follows: 1. Catering Services including: * Retail catering / cafes / coffee shops (to include all outlets and UUSU catering spaces where food and drinks are paid for at the point of sale); and * Ulster University Students' Union (UUSU) bars, events and entertainment. 2. Vending Services. 3. Corporate Hospitality Services, including * Corporate hospitality; and * Conference and event catering (including mobile kiosks / street food vans to support events as required). The Contractor will deliver the Services across Belfast, Coleraine and Magee campuses (and vending and limited occasional ad hoc event catering from September 2022 also at Jordanstown campus). The Contractor will deliver the Services to ensure value for money for customers, provide a commercial return for the Contractor and allow for a financial return to the University. It is anticipated that the University will be relocating the majority of the existing Jordanstown student and staff population to the new enhanced Belfast campus from January - August 2022 and therefore on-going catering provision at Jordanstown campus shall be reduced from May 2022 onwards, although vending and limited ad hoc corporate event catering will be required for the 2021-2022 academic year in Semesters Two and Three. The University and the successful Contractor will enter into an agency agreement. Under this, the successful Contractor shall be appointed as an agent by the University to provide the Services for and on behalf of the University. The Contractor will purchase foodstuffs and other consumables as principal and provide the services in its capacity as an agent. Update regarding preparations for the return to all campuses and phased onboarding to new Belfast campus. In summary: - The University will adhere to all guidance provided in relation to the NI Executive Roadmap to Recovery. - The University anticipates that during the 2021-2022 academic year , the majority of teaching that was due to take place in Blocks BC and BD on the Belfast campus will begin on our Jordanstown campus . - By the beginning of Semester One of the 2022-2023 academic year it is anticipated that all lectures, tutorials and all other teaching that was scheduled to transfer to the Belfast campus in September 2021 shall be transferred to our Belfast campus. The consequence is there will be a requirement for additional Catering services at the Jordanstown campus for the 2021-2022 academic year. There will also be limited requirement for Catering Services on the Belfast campus in the 2021-2022 academic year. This briefing will have an impact on the delivery of Catering and Corporate Hospitality Services for this Contract. If the appointed Contractor wishes to provide Catering and Corporate Hospitality Services at Jordanstown campus for the 2021-2022 academic year, the University will work with the appointed Contractor to update the mobilisation plan to allow service provision at Jordanstown for the 2021-2022 academic year and a smooth transition to the Enhanced Belfast Campus (EBC) during the 2021-2022 academic year. Any costs of providing services at Jordanstown that are not included as Direct Costs of Catering will be met by the University. Any transition costs from relocating services from Jordanstown campus to Belfast campus (EBC) will be met by the University. Further details were provided in the published tender clarifications and procurement documents. Additional information: The estimated total value stated above in Section II.1.7 includes the initial 7 year contract period and the option to extend the contract for any periods up to and including 60 months.
Options: It is anticipated the contract will be for seven (7) years initially, with an option to extend for any periods up to and including sixty (60) months.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-02a7c4
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/002921-2022
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Tender Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Large
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
42 - Industrial machinery
55 - Hotel, restaurant and retail trade services
-
- CPV Codes
42933000 - Vending machines
55000000 - Hotel, restaurant and retail trade services
55300000 - Restaurant and food-serving services
55310000 - Restaurant waiter services
55320000 - Meal-serving services
55330000 - Cafeteria services
55400000 - Beverage-serving services
55410000 - Bar management services
55500000 - Canteen and catering services
55520000 - Catering services
55523000 - Catering services for other enterprises or other institutions
55900000 - Retail trade services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- £30,000,000 £10M-£100M
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £30,000,000 £10M-£100M
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 1 Feb 20224 years ago
- Submission Deadline
- 24 May 2021Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 10 Jan 20224 years ago
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Cancelled
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- d.quinn@ulster.ac.uk
- Contact Phone
- +44 2870123760
Buyer Location
- Locality
- COLERAINE
- Postcode
- BT52 1SA
- Post Town
- Northern Ireland
- Country
- Northern Ireland
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLN Northern Ireland
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLN0 Northern Ireland
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLN0C Causeway Coast and Glens
- Delivery Location
- TLN Northern Ireland
-
- Local Authority
- Causeway Coast and Glens
- Electoral Ward
- University
- Westminster Constituency
- East Londonderry
Further Information
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