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title: "Nottinghamshire County Council - Joint Venture Partner - Catering and FM"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-04876e"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "NOTTINGHAMSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL"
published: "2025-05-14"
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# Nottinghamshire County Council - Joint Venture Partner - Catering and FM

Buyer: NOTTINGHAMSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-04876e

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## Summary

Nottinghamshire County Council, a regional authority, has successfully completed the procurement process for a joint venture partnership aimed at catering and facilities management (FM) services. The contract, under the title "Nottinghamshire County Council - Joint Venture Partner - Catering and FM," is valued at £3.7 billion and will be active for an initial period of five years, with an option to extend to a maximum of ten years. This procurement, identified as "ocds-h6vhtk-04876e," follows a competitive dialogue procedure and is part of the services category, specifically focusing on catering services under the CPV code 55520000. The award was made on 7th May 2025, and the contract covers regions including UKF15 and UKF16. The selected supplier, Vertas Group Limited, will undertake various tasks such as providing these services to the Authority, schools, and managing third-party revenue growth through the County Enterprise Foods business.

This joint venture presents significant growth opportunities for businesses involved in the catering and facilities management fields. Companies with expertise in providing comprehensive management and operational services in these sectors will find this contract particularly lucrative. Given the scale and long-term nature of the contract, larger firms with a solid track record in managing substantial facilities and catering projects will be well-suited to leverage this opportunity to expand their operations. Additionally, businesses capable of innovative service delivery and revenue growth initiatives, especially in educational institutions and large public sector environments, will be in a strong position to benefit from this partnership. The blend of catering, facilities management, and potential for third-party revenue expansion creates a robust platform for growth and increased market presence.

## Notice

Nottinghamshire County Council (the Authority) has appointed a Provider to establish a joint venture to manage and operate to deliver (i) catering and facilities management (FM) services to the Authority; (ii) catering and/or FM services to schools; (iii) the County Enterprise Food Management services contract for the Authority; (iv) third party revenue growth for these services including through the management and operation of the County Enterprise Foods business. Further details can be found in the procurement documents made available with the Contract Notice (see previous publication below). The main subject-matter of the services being procured are "light regime" services and falls under Regulations 74-76 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 which govern the award of light regime service contracts. The Authority is using a procurement process modelled on the competitive dialogue procedure and the procurement documents describe this process in further detail.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

Continued from II.1.4 - The joint venture will operate for an initial period of 5 years with an option to extend to 5 years (a maximum duration of 10 years). The duration of contracts awarded to the joint venture will however vary. Additional information: The estimated value represents the current turnover of the range of services as presently delivered by the Council to its customers (a breakdown is set out in the procurement documents). However, potential returns will depend on many commercial factors including (but not limited to) the performance of the Provider and market conditions. These indicative figures are estimated values and the services delivered by the JV may increase or decrease (in scope and volume) and so actual demand and usage may differ over the term of the JV.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/021163-2025 |
| Notice type | Tender Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Selective |
| Procurement method details | Competitive dialogue |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 14 May 2025 |
| Submission deadline | 2 Sep 2024 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 6 May 2025 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £370,000,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £3,700,000,000 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Cancelled |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | NOTTINGHAMSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL |
| Locality | NOTTINGHAMSHIRE |
| Post town | Nottingham |
| Postcode | NG2 7QP |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLF East Midlands (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLF1 Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire |
| ITL 3 | TLF16 South Nottinghamshire |
| Local authority | Rushcliffe |
| Electoral ward | Trent Bridge |
| Westminster constituency | Rushcliffe |
| Delivery location | TLF15 North Nottinghamshire, TLF16 South Nottinghamshire |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | VERTAS GROUP |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 55 - Hotel, restaurant and retail trade services
- 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

### Codes

- 55520000 - Catering services
- 79993000 - Building and facilities management services

## Release History

- 14 May 2025 at 10:26 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/021163-2025
- 2 Aug 2024 at 16:17 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/024399-2024

## Notice URLs

- http://www.nottinghamshire.gov.uk
- https://www.eastmidstenders.org/

## Provenance

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