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title: "UCLH-1051 - 250 Euston Road Catering Concession Contract Project Ref:"
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# UCLH-1051 - 250 Euston Road Catering Concession Contract Project Ref:

Buyer: UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON N H S FOUNDATION TRUST  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-02c357

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## Summary

The procurement process involves the University College London NHS Foundation Trust, which is based at 250 Euston Road, London, NW1 2PG. The project, titled "UCLH-1051 - 250 Euston Road Catering Concession Contract," falls within the canteen and catering services industry category. The current procurement stage is complete, with an active contract awarded to Perfect Touch Enterprise Ltd, trading as 'L'Express'. This contract was signed on 25th June 2021, and it extends the provision of café services until 31st March 2024. Notably, a new tender process is projected to commence in Spring 2023, aimed at accommodating potential changes in the retail food sector and footfall at the specified location.

This tender presents valuable opportunities for businesses within the catering and hospitality sector, particularly those that specialise in providing café services. Given the anticipated new tender process, businesses that can demonstrate adaptability and an understanding of the current market dynamics will be well-positioned to compete. This includes small and medium enterprises ready to innovate and meet the changing needs of customers, especially as foot traffic is expected to return to normal levels, resulting in a potential increase in consumer demand.

## Notice

Continued provision of staff cafe provision at UCLH NHS Foundation Trust Headquaters, 250 Euston Road, London, NW1 2PG.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

This notice is to inform the marketplace that UCLH plan to extend the current contract for the staff cafe provision at its HQ site, 250 Euston Road, London, NW1 2PG from April 1st 2022 to end 31st March 2024. This is beyond the original permitted extensions allowable under the terms of the current contract arrangements. Further information relating to the contract: The incumbent, Perfect Touch Enterprise Ltd (trading as 'L'Express') (the "Incumbent") was awarded a 3 year contract in 2015 with 2 x12 month extension options under the Concession Contracts Regulations. The current contractual arrangement was due for renewal on 1st April 2021 and a tender process commenced in January 2020 with a new contract planned to commence 1st April 2021. However, due to the impact of covid 19 pandemic UCLH suspended normal procurement activities to concentrate on supporting the covid 19 response. The retender process was put on hold for 12 months and the Incumbent's contract extended for the period 1st April 2021 to 31st March 2022 to allow for the tender process to recommence in January 2021. The Current Position: Due to two national lockdowns and ongoing social distancing rules during the pandemic, the current footfall at the 250 Euston Road site has significantly reduced, with the majority of the admin and clerical workforce remaining working from home. This is supported by the senior management at UCLH and will continue in to the immediate future. UCLH have the right to terminate the lease at 250 Euston Road at the end March 2024. It is unlikely that this will be the case; however, this is yet to be decided. Within any tender process UCLH would need to ensure that the right to bring all service provision contracts at the 250 Euston Road site to an end at this date is retained, should UCLH break the 250 Euston Road lease. The current position of the retail food sector has been also been considered and a number of operators within the sector have been consulted. The opinions of these operators was such that currently they would not be interested in tendering for an opportunity such as this, due to: the lack of footfall at the 250 Euston Road site; the lack of return on investment considering the limited contract term in relation to the lease arrangements at 250 Euston Road; and the current uncertainty surrounding the retail food sector. Commercial information: The Incumbent's turnover for 2020 was PS413,015/pa compared to PS712,845/pa for 2019. The Incumbent is charged a flat fee of PS71,747 annually (PS5,979 per month) for the lease at 250 Euston Road. Therefore UCLH will be awarding a further extension to the Incumbent to continue providing the cafe service provision for the period 1st April 2022 to 31st March 2024. It is envisaged that a new tender process will commence in the Spring of 2023 and be advertised in accordance with the prevailing regulations at that time. By this time it is expected that the retail food sector and footfall at the 250 Euston Road will have returned to normal levels, and a decision to exit or remain at the site will have been reached. During this period UCLH will conduct annual reviews to reassess the market position, understand the decision to continue with the building lease and have a better understanding of footfall at 250 Euston Road. -End-

### Procurement Information

UCLH will be awarding a further extension to the Incumbent to continue providing the cafe service provision for the period 1st April 2022 to 31st March 2024. It is envisaged that a new tender process will commence in the Spring of 2023 and be advertised in accordance with the prevailing regulations at that time. By this time it is expected that the retail food sector and footfall at the 250 Euston Road will have returned to normal levels, and a decision to exit or remain at the site will have been reached. During this period UCLH will conduct annual reviews to reassess the market position, understand the decision to continue with the building lease and have a better understanding of footfall at 250 Euston Road.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/015332-2021 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Limited |
| Procurement method details | Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 5 Jul 2021 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 24 Jun 2021 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £143,000 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON N H S FOUNDATION TRUST |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Post town | North West London |
| Postcode | NW1 2PG |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLI London |
| ITL 2 | TLI3 Inner London - West |
| ITL 3 | TLI36 Camden |
| Local authority | Camden |
| Electoral ward | Regent's Park |
| Westminster constituency | Holborn and St Pancras |
| Delivery location | TLI3 Inner London - West |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | PERFECT TOUCH ENTERPRISE LTD (TRADING AS 'L'EXPRESS |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 55 - Hotel, restaurant and retail trade services

### Codes

- 55500000 - Canteen and catering services

## Release History

- 5 Jul 2021 at 10:23 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/015332-2021

## Notice URLs

- http://www.uclh.nhs.uk
- https://ted.europa.eu/udl?uri=TED:NOTICE:243850-2015:TEXT:EN:HTML

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