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title: "Catering Outsourced Services"
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# Catering Outsourced Services

Buyer: LONDON UNIVERSITIES PURCHASING CONSORTIUM  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-c9a0e1c5-dfdc-4bb0-b069-14d9ec23c62a

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## Summary

The London Universities Purchasing Consortium has awarded a framework agreement for Catering Outsourced Services, which is part of a collective procurement effort for various University Purchasing Consortia across the UK, including LUPC, APUC, HEPCW, NEUPC, NWUPC, and SUPC. The industry category for this procurement falls under the hotel, restaurant, and retail trade services sector. The contract is now in the award stage, having commenced on 19 March 2018 and will remain effective until 18 March 2022. The tender was conducted using a selective procurement method under a restricted procedure, with the deadline for submission having already passed on 22 January 2018.

This contract presents significant growth opportunities for businesses specialising in catering services, particularly those equipped to deliver onsite catering, hospitality services, and corporate event management. Suppliers of various scales, especially large providers capable of handling the specific requirements of universities and similar institutions, may find this tender advantageous. Companies such as Aramark Limited, Sodexo Limited, and other large-scale catering firms have already been awarded parts of this framework, indicating a demand for experienced and capable service providers in this sector.

## Notice

This notice sets out the award of the Framework Agreement for Catering Outsourced Services for Members of Institutions of the following University Purchasing Consortia; London Universities Purchasing Consortia (LUPC), Advanced Procurement for Universities and Colleges (APUC), Higher Education Purchasing Consortia, Wales (HEPCW), North East Universities Purchasing Consortia (NEUPC), North West Universities Purchasing Consortia (NWUPC) and Southern Universities Purchasing Consortia (SUPC). The framework agreement covers onsite catering services for regular supply as a fully managed and delivered service, and serviced hospitality and catering for commercial and corporate events.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/2b804bb5-43fc-46e4-9d1f-082c307a7113 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Framework |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Selective |
| Procurement method details | Restricted procedure |
| Tender suitability | SME |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 27 Mar 2018 |
| Submission deadline | 22 Jan 2018 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 6 Mar 2018 |
| Contract period | 19 Mar 2018 - 18 Mar 2022 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| 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 | LONDON UNIVERSITIES PURCHASING CONSORTIUM |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Post town | West London |
| Postcode | W1T 7NZ |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLI London |
| ITL 2 | TLI3 Inner London - West |
| ITL 3 | TLI36 Camden |
| Local authority | Camden |
| Electoral ward | Bloomsbury |
| Westminster constituency | Holborn and St Pancras |
| Delivery location | TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLE Yorkshire and The Humber, TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLI London, TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England), TLL Wales, TLM Scotland, TLN Northern Ireland |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 11 |
| Supplier names | ARAMARK; ASPENS SERVICES; CH&CO CATERING GROUP; COMPASS CONTRACT SERVICES (UK) LTD TRADING AS CHARTWELLS; ELIOR; KUDOS CATERING (UK; MAYFAIR CATERING SERVICES; MITIE CATERING SERVICES LTD (TRADING AS GATHER & GATHER; SODEXO; TALKINGTON BATES; WSH LTD (INCORPORATING BAXTERSTOREY LIMITED, SEARCY TANSLEY AND |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 55 - Hotel, restaurant and retail trade services

### Codes

- 55000000 - Hotel, restaurant and retail trade services

## Release History

- 27 Mar 2018 at 09:41 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/2b804bb5-43fc-46e4-9d1f-082c307a7113

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/2b804bb5-43fc-46e4-9d1f-082c307a7113
  27th March 2018 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

## Notice URLs

- http://www.lupc.ac.uk

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