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title: "704C_25 Procurement and Contract Management Support for Catering and Cleaning Services"
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# 704C_25 Procurement and Contract Management Support for Catering and Cleaning Services

Buyer: ESPO  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-3c994faa-42a7-4abc-8c85-cb34aeef4aa8

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## Summary

Espo, a central purchasing body located in Leicester, England, has recently concluded the award stage of the tender titled "704C_25 Procurement and Contract Management Support for Catering and Cleaning Services". This procurement process, categorised under procurement consultancy services, operates across all administrative regions of the UK. The procurement method used was an open procedure below threshold, and the tender period ended on 3rd March 2025. The contract, valued at £175,000, commenced on 9th April 2025 and will continue until 8th April 2027, with the potential for extension up to an additional 24 months.

This tender provides valuable growth opportunities for businesses involved in procurement consultancy, especially those offering services in catering and cleaning support. As Espo has opened the framework for a range of public and third-sector organisations, businesses that are small to medium enterprises (SMEs) or third sector providers, such as national and local charities, may find it particularly advantageous. With multiple suppliers awarded, including ASSETPROC LIMITED and CATERING CONSULTANCY BUREAU LIMITED, this framework offers a competitive platform for businesses specialising in procurement and contract management to establish long-term partnerships and expand their portfolios in public sector service delivery.

## Notice

ESPO is seeking to establish a framework with experienced consultants who can support ESPO customers with running a procurement exercise to put in place a catering and/or cleaning services contract via ESPO's Catering Services or Total Cleaning Service Solutions frameworks. Lot 1 - Procurement and Contract Management Support for Catering Services Lot 2 - Procurement and Contract Management Support for Cleaning Services The contract has the option to extend for up to a further 24 months. The total estimated value stated includes the option period. Additional information: As a Central Purchasing Body as defined in the Public Contracts Regulations 2015, the Framework Agreement is open for use by Public Bodies (defined at https://www.espo.org/amfile/file/download/file/9608/) that also fall into one of the following classifications of user throughout all administrative regions of the UK: Local Authorities; Educational Establishments (including Academies); Central Government Departments and Agencies; Police, Fire & Rescue and Coastguard Emergency Services; NHS and HSC Bodies, including Ambulance Services; Registered Charities; Registered Social Landlords; The Corporate Office of the House of Lords, The Corporate Officer of the House of Commons; or any public body established by or under the Scotland Act 1998 or any Act of the Scottish Parliament. Details of the classification of end user establishments and geographical areas are available at: https://www.espo.org/legal. ESPO has established a commercial trading company, ESPO Trading Limited, whose target clients are third sector organisations such as national and local charities, public sector mutual organisations and other organisations involved in the delivery of services to or for the public sector. The successful Supplier may be asked to enter into an additional separate framework agreement (the Second Framework) with ESPO Trading Limited on materially similar terms to that found in the tender pack to be entered into by ESPO itself. Any Second Framework agreement will be a purely commercial agreement and will, for the avoidance of doubt, not be governed by the Public Contract Regulations 2015 or other public procurement legislation. ESPO Trading Limited may enter into the second framework agreement with the successful supplier and make it available to third sector clients who themselves are not required to follow the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 or other public procurement legislation. Accordingly, this is provided for bidders information only. An eAuction process may be used to award subsequent call off contracts following the reopening of competition among the parties to the Framework Agreement.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/b02c449a-9685-4f3a-8242-5216fe81b6ee |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Framework |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure (below threshold) |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 1 May 2025 |
| Submission deadline | 3 Mar 2025 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 7 Apr 2025 |
| Contract period | 8 Apr 2025 - 8 Apr 2027 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £175,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £175,000 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | ESPO |
| Locality | LEICESTER |
| Post town | Leicester |
| Postcode | LE19 1ES |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLF East Midlands (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLF2 Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire |
| ITL 3 | TLF22 Leicestershire CC and Rutland |
| Local authority | Blaby |
| Electoral ward | Enderby |
| Westminster constituency | South Leicestershire |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 22 |
| Supplier names | ASSETPROC; CATERING CONSULTANCY BUREAU; COHESION CONSULTING; FARE CONSULTING; GOXY; INPROVA; INVICTUS PARTNERSHIP; LARCH CONSULTING; MERRITT-HARRISON CATERING CONSULTANCY; MINERVA PROCUREMENT CONSULTANCY SERVICES; NANSEN GREEN; NEXUS CONNECT; OUTSOURCING PROCUREMENT; PANACHE CREATIVE LIMITED (T/A PANACHE CONSULTANCY; PRO COMMERCIAL SOLUTIONS; QUANTUM 360; RED BOX CONSULTANCY SERVICES; RIVA PARTNERSHIP; SITEMARK; SSC PARTNERSHIP; THE LITMUS PARTNERSHIP; WLP CONSULTANCY SERVICES |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

### Codes

- 79418000 - Procurement consultancy services

## Release History

- 1 May 2025 at 14:58 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/b02c449a-9685-4f3a-8242-5216fe81b6ee
- 30 Jan 2025 at 11:20 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/0d1a541c-c43e-4027-b85b-6ab905c8e65d

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/b02c449a-9685-4f3a-8242-5216fe81b6ee
  1st May 2025 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/0d1a541c-c43e-4027-b85b-6ab905c8e65d
  30th January 2025 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.eastmidstenders.org/
  (a) Go to https://www.eastmidstenders.org/; (b) Register (if not already registered on ProContract); (c) Search for tender opportunity '704C_25' (via "View Opportunities" from the 'EastMidsTenders' Portal); (d) Express an interest; (e) Download the tender documents (from the ProContract Activity summary screen, once an Expression of interest has been completed).

## Notice URLs

- https://www.espo.org/
- https://www.espo.org/amfile/file/download/file/9608/
- https://www.espo.org/legal

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