Notice Information
Notice Title
Barbican Centre Catering Services
Notice Description
This is a concession contract. The estimated post-tender contract value over the initial five (5) years term for Lot 1 and 2 is PS46,266, 257, broken down as shown below: Lot 1: PS 21,939,934 Lot 2: PS23,326,323 The estimated Lot 3 contract extension value over two (2) years is PS1,700,540. Summary of requirements: Lot 1 - Hospitality & Events Food and Beverage delivery only. Catering associated with events including the Barbican internal hospitality breaks down approximately: Day time conference: 70% Events evening/weekend with no associated meeting or conference: 25% Other (discounted including Barbican internal hospitality):5% Lot2 - Level G restaurant and foyer cafes Level G assisted service restaurant attracting a consistent destination customer group made up of staff, local workers and residents and is populated by these users throughout the day for social occasions, meetings and as an outlet for take away service. Level G and -1 cafe offering a good range of soft drinks, sandwiches, filled breads and snacks. Lot 3 - Level 1 restaurant This lot was withdrawn from the procurement, so we are not going to award the contract. Instead, we will proceed with a 2 years' extension of the contract with the incumbent (Searcys).
Lot Information
Lot 1 - Hospitality & Events
Catering associated with events including the Barbican internal hospitality breaks down approximately: Day time conference: 70% Events evening/weekend with no associated meeting or conference: 25% Other (discounted including Barbican internal hospitality):5% Historic data: 23/24 32 Events including 2 x Dinner events 9 Receptions 1 Large scale conference (1800 people) 6 Mid-size conferences (100-250 people) 14 Small conferences (10-99 people) 5615 attendees in total 22/23 28 Events including 3 Dinner events 12 Receptions 1 Large scale conference (1800 people) 3 x Mid-sized conference s (100-250 people) 9 Small conferences (10-99 people) 4470 attendees in total Additional information: Please see FO2: Contract Notice Notice Reference: 2024/S 000-013895 Published 30/04/2024 13:55:08
Renewal: The contract could be extended a further two (2) years. The maximum contract duration shall be of seven (7) years.
Lot 2 - Level G Public Restaurant and Foyer CafesLevel G public restaurant: This assisted service restaurant is capable of absorbing high volumes at times of peak demand. It is popular at lunchtime attracting a consistent destination customer group made up of staff, local workers and residents and is populated by these users throughout the day for social occasions, meetings and as an outlet for take away service. At weekends and during school holidays the Barbican Kitchen is the catering outlet most regularly taken up by families visiting the Barbican. Level G cafe: The cafe on level G sits at the centre of our ground floor foyer and is the catering outlet with the longest trading hours. We are not wedded to the idea of a branded coffee offer from this coffee point, but do want to ensure that the quality of the coffee range is commensurate with the best of independent coffee shops in the area. A good range of soft drinks, sandwiches, filled breads and snacks should also be available. Level - 1 cafe: This cafe opens according to programme operating chiefly around the Hall and Theatre though it does sometimes service Business Events. The range sold should be similar to that from Level G.
Renewal: This contract could be extended for a further two (2) years. The maximum contract duration shall be of seven (7) years.
Lot 3 - Level 1 Public RestaurantThe procurement for Lot 3 was withdrawn. Instead we have proceeded with a 2 years' extension of the contract with the incumbent. Additional information: 2 years extension from 1st February 2025 to 31st January 2027.
Renewal: The contract could be extended for a further two (2) years. The maximum contract duration shall be of seven (7) years.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-045619
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/017230-2025
- 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
55 - Hotel, restaurant and retail trade services
-
- CPV Codes
55520000 - Catering services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £55,500,000 £10M-£100M
- Lots Value
- £55,500,000 £10M-£100M
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £45,266,257 £10M-£100M
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 28 Apr 202510 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 3 Jun 2024Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 13 Apr 202510 months ago
- Contract Period
- 1 Feb 2025 - 31 Jan 2030 Over 5 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Cancelled
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- THE MAYOR AND COMMONALTY AND CITIZENS OF THE CITY OF LONDON
- Additional Buyers
- Contact Name
- Onika Syeda
- Contact Email
- daria.faeti@cityoflondon.gov.uk, onika.syeda@cityoflondon.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- +44 2076063030
Buyer Location
- Locality
- LONDON
- Postcode
- EC2P 2EJ
- Post Town
- Central London
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLI London
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLI4 Inner London - East
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLI43 Haringey and Islington
- Delivery Location
- TLI31 Camden and City of London
-
- Local Authority
- Islington
- Electoral Ward
- Clerkenwell
- Westminster Constituency
- Islington South and Finsbury
Further Information
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