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title: "Catering, Hospitality Services, and Retail Outlets"
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current_stage: "Tender"
buyer: "UNIVERSITY OF BRADFORD"
published: "2016-11-18"
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# Catering, Hospitality Services, and Retail Outlets

Buyer: UNIVERSITY OF BRADFORD  
Current stage: Tender  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-189ed23a-adc9-11e6-9901-0019b9f3037b

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## Summary

The University of Bradford is currently engaging in a tender process for catering, hospitality services, and retail outlets, positioned within the services industry in the Yorkshire and the Humber region of the UK. This contract, valued at £5,400,000, aims to include a range of catering services across multiple outlets, facilitating hospitality provision and catering for various functions on its campuses. The tender period closed on 1st February 2016, with the contract anticipated to commence on 1st September 2016 and continue until 31st August 2019.

This opportunity presents significant potential for growth for catering and hospitality businesses that are innovative and customer-focused, especially those that can provide solutions in a culturally diverse environment. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs) are particularly well-suited to compete for this contract, given the emphasis on collaboration and continuous improvement in service delivery to outmaneuver local competition.

## Notice

The University of Bradford is an innovative supplier, with a strong customer focus who is able to a deliver a range of catering services. Working collaboratively with the UoB, the supplier will bring innovative service solutions and embrace and deliver continuous improvement in a culturally diverse environment that is able to successfully overcome the challenge of many local competitors. The contract will include varied catering services across a range of outlets, restaurant services, hospitality provision, and catering for functions and events across both the university main campus, off Richmond Road and the Faculty of Management & Law campus, which is located off Emm Lane.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/ba31d78f-8726-40d7-9b2e-ec5c09205f72 |
| Notice type | Tender Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Not Specified |
| Procurement method details | Not specified |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Tender |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 18 Nov 2016 |
| Submission deadline | 1 Feb 2016 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 31 Aug 2016 - 31 Aug 2019 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £5,400,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Active |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Not specified |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | UNIVERSITY OF BRADFORD |
| Locality | BRADFORD |
| Post town | Not specified |
| Postcode | BD1 7DP |
| Country | Not specified |
| ITL 1 | Not specified |
| ITL 2 | Not specified |
| ITL 3 | Not specified |
| Local authority | Not specified |
| Electoral ward | Not specified |
| Westminster constituency | Not specified |
| Delivery location | TLE Yorkshire and The Humber |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 55 - Hotel, restaurant and retail trade services

### Codes

- 55500000 - Canteen and catering services
- 55520000 - Catering services

## Release History

- 18 Nov 2016 at 20:17 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/ba31d78f-8726-40d7-9b2e-ec5c09205f72

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/ba31d78f-8726-40d7-9b2e-ec5c09205f72
  11th December 2015 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-Bradford:-Canteen-and-catering-services./QFANCZ6JGC
  Please follow this link to view the notice.

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