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Soft Services - Consumables

THE UNITED KINGDOM HYDROGRAPHIC OFFICE

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

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21 Sep 2026 at 14:53

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
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21 Sep 2026 at 14:43

UK5 - Transparency Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The UK Hydrographic Office is procuring consumable goods for its soft services provision under the Hestia Contract. The requirement covers coffee, tea and related products, classified under CPV 15860000, for use in delivering the wider soft services contract. The buying organisation is the UK Hydrographic Office, based in Taunton. Delivery is within the United Kingdom. The procurement is therefore relevant to businesses supplying workplace refreshments and other consumables at the scale required to support an established public-sector soft services operation. It is a goods requirement rather than a facilities-management, catering or construction contract, although experience supplying consumables as part of a managed soft services arrangement would be directly relevant.

The procurement is complete and has been awarded through a direct award. The stated rationale is that ESS is the UK Hydrographic Office’s soft services provider and is purchasing the consumable items needed to deliver that service. One lot was completed. The contract was awarded to COMPASS CONTRACT SERVICES (U.K.) LIMITED for £225,000 excluding VAT, or £270,000 including VAT. The award date and contract signature date were 21 September 2026. The contract period runs from 22 September 2026 to 30 June 2027. The award and contract are active. Two award and contract records identify the same supplier, requirement, value and period; these are reported as separate records rather than combined. No competitive evaluation criteria are stated.

This procurement demonstrates demand from the UK Hydrographic Office for a dependable supply of coffee, tea and related consumables within a wider soft services arrangement. Businesses well placed for comparable work would have reliable sourcing, stock management and distribution for workplace refreshment products, together with the capacity to serve a public-sector site consistently. Experience supporting facilities or soft services providers would help, particularly where consumables must be integrated into an existing service operation rather than supplied as an isolated purchase. The selected supplier is a large company, indicating that operational scale, established supply arrangements and the ability to maintain continuity of supply are credible competitive strengths for this buyer’s requirement. Suppliers should also be able to manage UK delivery and meet the administrative and assurance expectations associated with central government purchasing.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Soft Services - Consumables

Notice Description

Consumable items for the UKHO Soft Services contract under the Hestia Contract

Procurement Information

ESS are the UKHO Soft Services provider and they are purchasing the consumables items for the delivery of this service.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-07769b
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/089249-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Goods
Procurement Method
Direct
Procurement Method Details
Direct award
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

15 - Food, beverages, tobacco and related products

CPV Codes

15860000 - Coffee, tea and related products

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£225,000 £100K-£500K
Contracts Value
£225,000 £100K-£500K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
21 Sep 20262 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
22 Sep 2026 - 30 Jun 2027 6-12 months
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
THE UNITED KINGDOM HYDROGRAPHIC OFFICE
Contact Name
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Contact Email
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Contact Phone
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →

Buyer Location

Locality
TAUNTON
Postcode
TA1 2DN
Postcode Area
Taunton
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLK South West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLK6 North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLK62 Somerset
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Somerset
Electoral Ward
Taunton East
Westminster Constituency
Taunton and Wellington

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Compass Contract Services (UK) Ltd

Further Information

Notice Documents

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