Notice Information
Notice Title
Provision of Catering Services
Notice Description
DCG wish to take this opportunity to procure a completely different approach to the provision of catering services across all Derby College Group campuses from 01.08.26. An output specification is being used) to allow for tendering organisations to be creative in how they deliver services. The only mandatory requirements stipulated are that the provision should ensure * a positive and equal catering experience for all DCG stakeholders across all sites to encompass provision for all dietary and legislative requirements i.e. Natasha's Law * there are suitable food options for all DCG users throughout the day, including vending and branded offers * bursary / free college meals are available for learners and barriers to uptake removed * free breakfasts (currently toast) on GCSE exam dates * Little Explorers Nursery is provided for within the catering offer including non-term time and closure to the main college - excluding over the Christmas period * Pre ordered chargeable hospitality offers are available during college opening hours * A continually evolving service to adapt to innovative new technologies and in demand market trends Please refer to the tender pack available via https://www.in-tendhost.co.uk/educationportal/aspx/Home
Lot Information
Lot 1
Renewal: A three-year fixed term contract is proposed starting 01.08.26 with a further three options to extend on a 2+2+1 (or as agreed between the parties) subject to satisfactory performance and the agreement of terms up to a maximum term of eight years ending 31.07.32.
Planning Information
Please register on the In-tend Education portal (free of charge) at https://www.in-tendhost.co.uk/educationportal/aspx/Home. From this site you can download the tender brief providing an overview of the requirement with further instructions for the subsequent tender - including a full timetable. This site will also be used tender publication. Should you have any issues accessing the site please contact anna@agmprocurement.com. IMPORTANT: A Teams briefing will be held at 1.30pm on 10.10.25, this is a single event planned for all interested parties to meet the contract team and understand the Derby College Group requirements in more detail. To attend please register your attendees via the In-tend correspondence function by 09.10.25 in accordance with the instructions provided in the tender brief.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05a18a
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/076071-2025
- Current Stage
- Tender
- All Stages
- Planning, Tender
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK12 - Procurement Termination Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure
- Tender Suitability
- SME, VCSE
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
39 - Furniture (incl. office furniture), furnishings, domestic appliances (excl. lighting) and cleaning products
42 - Industrial machinery
55 - Hotel, restaurant and retail trade services
-
- CPV Codes
39222000 - Catering supplies
42933000 - Vending machines
55500000 - Canteen and catering services
55510000 - Canteen services
55511000 - Canteen and other restricted-clientele cafeteria services
55512000 - Canteen management services
55520000 - Catering services
55523000 - Catering services for other enterprises or other institutions
55524000 - School catering services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £9,000,000 £1M-£10M
- Lots Value
- £9,000,000 £1M-£10M
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 21 Nov 20253 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 5 Dec 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- 16 Oct 2025Expired
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 31 Jul 2026 - 31 Jul 2029 3-4 years
- Recurrence
- 2033-10-01
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Cancelled
- Lots Status
- Cancelled
- Awards Status
- Cancelled
- Contracts Status
- Cancelled
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- DERBY COLLEGE GROUP
- Additional Buyers
- Contact Name
- Anna Manns
- Contact Email
- anna@agmprocurement.com, tenders@derby-college.ac.uk
- Contact Phone
- 07538463234
Buyer Location
- Locality
- DERBY
- Postcode
- DE24 8UG
- Post Town
- Derby
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLG West Midlands (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLG2 Shropshire and Staffordshire
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLG24 Staffordshire CC
- Delivery Location
- TLF11 Derby
-
- Local Authority
- Lichfield
- Electoral Ward
- Little Aston & Stonnall
- Westminster Constituency
- Tamworth
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/076071-2025
21st November 2025 - Procurement termination notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/067258-2025
21st October 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/067254-2025
21st October 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/059460-2025
24th September 2025 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.in-tendhost.co.uk/educationportal/aspx/Home
Full and unrestricted access to all tender documents can be obtained from https://www.in-tendhost.co.uk/educationportal/aspx/Home. Should you have any difficulty accessing documents please email anna@agmprocurement.com otherwise all queries through the correspondence function of In-tend please.
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
View full OCDS Record for this contracting process
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