Notice Information
Notice Title
ACC Catering Service Concessions Tender
Notice Description
This is a Procurement Act 2023 intention to award notice. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award. The publication of this notice marks the start of the mandatory standstill period. Representations by providers must be made to decision makers by 23rd September 2025. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the Procurement Act 2023. To view this notice, please click here: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=979791779
Lot Information
Lot 1
Renewal: Initial contract is 3 years with option to extend for a further 2 years.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-0504ba
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/060274-2025
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK6 - Contract Award Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Competitive flexible procedure
- Tender Suitability
- SME
- 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
- £35,000,000 £10M-£100M
- Lots Value
- £35,000,000 £10M-£100M
- Awards Value
- £35,000,000 £10M-£100M
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 26 Sep 20254 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 26 May 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 11 Sep 20255 months ago
- Contract Period
- 31 Mar 2026 - 31 Mar 2029 3-4 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Complete
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Cancelled
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- THE ACC GROUP LIVERPOOL
- Additional Buyers
- Contact Name
- Graham Radcliffe
- Contact Email
- graham.radcliffe@accliverpool.com
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- LIVERPOOL
- Postcode
- L3 4FP
- Post Town
- Liverpool
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLD North West (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLD7 Merseyside
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLD72 Liverpool
- Delivery Location
- TLD72 Liverpool
-
- Local Authority
- Liverpool
- Electoral Ward
- Waterfront South
- Westminster Constituency
- Liverpool Riverside
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/060274-2025
26th September 2025 - Procurement termination notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/056314-2025
12th September 2025 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/015866-2025
17th April 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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