Notice Information
Notice Title
Catering Services
Notice Description
Telford College is inviting tenders for the provision of Catering Services across its main Wellington Campus and the forthcoming Sixth Form site located in Telford town centre. The College is seeking an innovative catering partner to deliver high-quality, affordable, and inclusive food and beverage services that enhance the student and staff experience.
Lot Information
Lot 1
Renewal: Subject to satisfactory performance as per defined KPI and SLA data and reporting
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05adfb
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/082339-2025
- 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
- Open procedure
- Tender Suitability
- SME
- Awardee Scale
- Large
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
55 - Hotel, restaurant and retail trade services
-
- CPV Codes
55300000 - Restaurant and food-serving services
55400000 - Beverage-serving services
55500000 - Canteen and catering services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £1,250,000 £1M-£10M
- Lots Value
- £1,250,000 £1M-£10M
- Awards Value
- £4,130,000 £1M-£10M
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 12 Dec 20255 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 11 Nov 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 12 Dec 20255 months ago
- Contract Period
- 31 Jul 2026 - 31 Jul 2031 Over 5 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Complete
- Awards Status
- Pending
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- TELFORD COLLEGE
- Contact Name
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Buyer Location
- Locality
- TELFORD
- Postcode
- TF1 2NP
- Post Town
- Telford
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLG West Midlands (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLG2 Shropshire and Staffordshire
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLG21 Telford and Wrekin
- Delivery Location
- TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLE Yorkshire and The Humber, TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLH East (England), TLI London, TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England)
-
- Local Authority
- Telford and Wrekin
- Electoral Ward
- Arleston & College
- Westminster Constituency
- The Wrekin
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/082339-2025
12th December 2025 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/064626-2025
13th October 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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