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Pan TfL Catering & other Food and Beverages Services

Transport for London

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19 Aug 2026 at 15:27

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Summary of the contracting process

Transport for London bought an integrated catering and food and beverage service covering 29 TfL locations across London. The requirement combines head-office catering and operational-site catering, with catering equipment maintenance added during the extension period. Services include staff catering, hub services, hospitality, vouchers, maintenance of catering equipment and associated food and beverage provision. The contract is intended to maintain service continuity, improve supplier accountability and contract management, standardise tariffs, and provide more consistent delivery across head-office and operational locations. This is a services procurement for a large, multi-site catering operation supporting TfL workplaces and operational facilities. The buyer is Transport for London, whose activities include urban railway, tramway, trolleybus and bus services.

The procurement is complete: TfL awarded the call-off contract to Sodexo Limited following a further competition under the Crown Commercial Service RM6232 Facilities Management and Workplace Services framework, Lot 1b. The route was a limited framework call-off without a separate prior competition notice. The contract was signed on 27 July 2026 and is valued at £27,020,000. An option allows a one-year extension. Evaluation placed 55% on quality, covering technical requirements, responsible procurement, health and safety, environmental sustainability and cyber security, and 45% on commercial price. One electronic bid was recorded, and the awarded supplier may use subcontracting. The award is active and the contract is active.

This opportunity demonstrates demand for a sizeable, integrated catering operation across a public transport organisation’s head-office and operational estate. A credible competitor would need to deliver staff catering, hub services, hospitality, vouchers and associated food and beverage services consistently across many locations, while also maintaining catering equipment. The requirement favours suppliers able to consolidate separate service arrangements, manage multiple sites and provide clear accountability, performance governance and standardised tariff arrangements. Strong capability would be needed across technical delivery, responsible procurement, health and safety, environmental sustainability and cyber security, since these areas together formed the majority of the quality assessment. Experience coordinating subcontractors may also be relevant, as subcontracting was involved in the awarded arrangement.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Pan TfL Catering & other Food and Beverages Services

Notice Description

Transport for London has awarded a call-off contract for Pan TfL Catering and Other Food and Beverage Services to Sodexo Limited. The contract consolidates the existing Head Office Catering and Operational Sites Catering requirements, including catering equipment maintenance scope incorporated during the extension period, into a single integrated catering and associated food and beverage services contract across 29 TfL locations. The scope includes staff catering, hub services, hospitality, vouchers, catering equipment maintenance and associated food and beverage services. The contract is intended to provide service continuity, clearer supplier accountability, improved contract management, standardised tariff arrangements and improved consistency of service delivery across head office and operational locations.

Lot Information

Lot 1

The contract was awarded following a further competition / mini competition under CCS RM6232 Facilities Management and Workplace Services, Lot 1b. The requirement covers Pan TfL catering and other food and beverage services across 29 TfL locations. The contract consolidates the existing Head Office Catering and Operational Sites Catering arrangements, including catering equipment maintenance scope incorporated during the extension period, into one integrated call-off contract. The awarded scope includes core staff catering, hub services, hospitality, vouchers, catering equipment maintenance and associated food and beverage services. The contract is intended to support service continuity, improved supplier accountability, clearer performance governance, a standardised tariff approach and improved consistency of service delivery. Additional information: Quality criterion: Technical, Responsible Procurement, Health and Safety, Environmental Sustainability and Cyber Security requirements / Weighting: 55% Price criterion: Commercial assessment / Weighting: 45%

Options: Option to extend by 1 year.

Procurement Information

TfL is awarding this contract under the Crown Commercial Service framework agreement RM6232, Lot 1b. TfL has applied the framework call-off rules and selected Sodexo limited following a mini-competition procedure.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06e7df
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/079114-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Limited
Procurement Method Details
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
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
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£27,020,000 £10M-£100M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
19 Aug 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
27 Jul 20261 months 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
Transport for London
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
E20 1JN
Postcode Area
East London
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLI London
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLI4 Inner London - East
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLI41 Hackney and Newham
Delivery Location
TLI London
Local Authority
Newham
Electoral Ward
Stratford Olympic Park
Westminster Constituency
Stratford and Bow

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Sodexo Limited

Further Information

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