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title: "Provision of Catering Services in Extra Care schemes across Saxon Weald's portfolio"
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# Provision of Catering Services in Extra Care schemes across Saxon Weald's portfolio

Buyer: SAXON WEALD  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-b3477d13-cecb-49ae-9a22-db7c9c6950fd

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## Summary

Saxon Weald procured catering services for 11 Extra Care schemes across its portfolio: five in West Sussex, four in East Sussex and two in Hampshire. The service is for accommodation for older people with care and support needs, alongside a pool of independent residents. Customer care and support needs can vary, so the requirement covers catering in a setting with differing resident needs. The work is categorised as canteen and catering services, including meal-serving services. Delivery covers Saxon Weald’s Extra Care schemes across West Sussex, East Sussex and Hampshire. Saxon Weald, based in Horsham, is the buying organisation. This is a service contract rather than a goods or construction opportunity.

The procurement is complete and was awarded to Compass Contract Services (U.K.) Ltd on 17 August 2026. It used an open procedure as a further competition under Lot 2, Social Care, of the ESPO Framework 704_22 Catering Services. Bids were due by 26 May 2026 at 18:00. The estimated value was between £17,159,272.89 and £17,300,000, while the awarded value was £17,159,272.89, all in GBP. The awarded contract period runs from 1 April 2027 to 31 March 2032. The procurement description states an initial five-year term, with an option to extend by up to two further years in 12-month intervals. The selected supplier is Compass Contract Services (U.K.) Ltd.

This award shows sustained, multi-site demand from Saxon Weald for managed catering in Extra Care housing, serving older residents with differing care and support needs as well as independent residents. A credible future competitor would need the operational capacity to run catering and meal-serving services across 11 schemes in three counties, with consistent standards across a dispersed portfolio. Relevant experience should include food service for older people or other supported-living environments, adapting provision to varied resident needs while maintaining reliable day-to-day delivery. Suppliers should also be able to manage a sizeable public-sector service through a formal framework further competition, coordinate mobilisation and performance across multiple locations, and demonstrate the scale, systems and workforce needed for a requirement of this breadth. The incumbent is a large supplier.

## Notice

Saxon Weald has reprocured its contract for the provision of catering services. The scope of contract includes 11 Extra Care schemes across West Sussex (5), East Sussex (4) and Hampshire (2). Extra care is accommodation for older people with care and support needs. Care and support needs can vary between customers; and there is also a pool of independent residents. This procurement process is a further competition under Lot 2 - Social Care of the ESPO Framework 704_22 Catering Services. The Contract was awarded for an initial period of 5 (five) years with the option to extend after the initial period for further 2 (two) years in total by 12 months + 12 months intervals.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/d54a9e5e-5364-48ec-8489-384892c5e8f2 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 2 Sep 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 17 Aug 2026 |
| Contract period | 1 Apr 2027 - 31 Mar 2032 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £17,300,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £17,159,272 |
| 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 | SAXON WEALD |
| Locality | HORSHAM |
| Postcode area | Redhill |
| Postcode | RH12 1DT |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLJ South East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLJ2 Surrey, East and West Sussex |
| ITL 3 | TLJ28 West Sussex (North East) |
| Local authority | Horsham |
| Electoral ward | Denne |
| Westminster constituency | Horsham |
| Delivery location | TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLH East (England), TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England) |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | Compass Contract Services (UK) Ltd |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 55 - Hotel, restaurant and retail trade services

### Codes

- 55320000 - Meal-serving services
- 55500000 - Canteen and catering services

## Release History

- 2 Sep 2026 at 11:46 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/d54a9e5e-5364-48ec-8489-384892c5e8f2

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/d54a9e5e-5364-48ec-8489-384892c5e8f2
  2nd September 2026 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

## Notice URLs

- https://www.saxonweald.com/

## Provenance

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