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title: "704_22 Outsourced Catering Services"
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# 704_22 Outsourced Catering Services

Buyer: ESPO  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-e79328f2-c402-4426-b936-bd9d61983fcc

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## Summary

The ESPO contracting authority has awarded a contract for outsourced catering services, with a total estimated value of £400 million. The contract period is from September 1, 2022, to August 31, 2024. This opportunity falls under the industry category of Canteen and catering services. The main procurement category is services. The procurement method is an open procedure. The buying organisation, ESPO, is located in Leicester, England. The tender reached the award stage on September 1, 2022.

This catering services contract provides lucrative opportunities for businesses, particularly SMEs and VCSEs, to bid for providing catering services to public sector customers. Interested businesses should consider the suitability criteria and key dates, with a particular focus on tender deadlines and contract start and end dates. With an open procurement method, businesses can compete on an equal footing. The awarded suppliers include a mix of large and SME businesses, signalling that various types of businesses can successfully compete in this market.

## Notice

ESPO is seeking to renew its framework agreement for outsourced catering services and is looking to identify and appoint a number of service providers to provide a wide range of catering services to customers across the public sector: Lot 1 - Education Catering Lot 2 - Social Care Catering Lot 3 - Public Sector Catering The contract has the option to extend for up to a further 24 months. The total estimated value stated includes the option period. As part of the on-going contract management process, during the period of the Framework Agreement, ESPO shall monitor the financial stability of the awarded Service Providers during the period of the Framework Agreement by reference to credit rating agency reports. ESPO shall obtain a credit score for the Service Provider on or before the Framework start date as a base score and where a significant change in the credit score is identified over the life of the Framework Agreement, ESPO reserves the right to investigate the reasons for this significant change. Depending on the severity of the changes, it will be at the sole discretion of ESPO to suspend or even permanently remove the Service Provider from the Framework Agreement. 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/335efb59-f263-4c8d-af8e-e478b9311db6 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Framework |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | Large, SME |
| All stages | Planning, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 27 Sep 2022 |
| Submission deadline | 24 Jun 2022 |
| Future notice date | 1 Dec 2021 |
| Award date | 31 Aug 2022 |
| Contract period | 1 Sep 2022 - 31 Aug 2024 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £400,000,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £400,000,000 |
| 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 | 47 |
| Supplier names | ABM CATERING; ACCENT CATERING SERVICES; ALLIANCE IN PARTNERSHIP; APETITO; ARAMARK; ASPENS SERVICES; ATALIAN SERVEST FOOD; BARKING AND DAGENHAM TRADING PARTNERSHIP; BAXTERSTOREY; CATER LINK; CATERPLUS SERVICES; CH&CO CATERING; CHURCHILL CONTRACT CATERING LIMITED (T/A RADISH; CLEVERCHEFS; COMPASS CONTRACT SERVICES (U.K.; CUCINA RESTAURANTS; DERBYSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL CATERING SERVICE; DOLCE; ECOLOG INTERNATIONAL; EDWARDS AND WARD; ELIOR; HARRISON CATERING SERVICES; HERTFORDSHIRE CATERING LIMITED (HCL; HERTFORDSHIRE COMMUNITY MEALS LIMITED, OPERATING AS HERTFORDSHIR; HUTCHISON CATERING; I CARE (GB; INNOVATE SERVICES; JUNIPER PURSUITS; LUNCHTIME; MELLORS CATERING SERVICES; MIDSHIRE SIGNATURE SERVICES; MIQUILL CATERING; MIQUILL SOUTH; NORSE COMMERCIAL SERVICES; NORTH TYNESIDE COUNCIL; NORTH YORKSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL; NOTTINGHAM CITY COUNCIL; ORIAN SOLUTIONS; PABULUM; SCHOOL CATERING SUPPORT LIMITED T/A RELISH SCHOOL FOOD; SHROPSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL T/A SHIRE SERVICES; SIGNATURE DINING; SODEXO; STIR FOOD; STOKE-ON-TRENT CITY COUNCIL T/A CITY CATERING; THE PANTRY (UK; VERTAS GROUP LIMTED |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 55 - Hotel, restaurant and retail trade services

### Codes

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

## Release History

- 27 Sep 2022 at 15:15 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/335efb59-f263-4c8d-af8e-e478b9311db6
- 26 Jul 2021 at 13:33 - Planning - Planned Procurement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/ec541733-5015-4d5d-adaa-740e9c5b113b

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/335efb59-f263-4c8d-af8e-e478b9311db6
  27th September 2022 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/ec541733-5015-4d5d-adaa-740e9c5b113b
  26th July 2021 - Future opportunity notice on Contracts Finder
- http://www.eastmidstenders.org
  EastMids Tenders

## Notice URLs

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

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