---
title: "Moulton College Outsourced Catering Service"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-050f48"
canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-050f48"
markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-050f48.md"
json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-050f48.json"
source: "Find A Tender Service"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "MOULTON COLLEGE"
published: "2025-07-25"
---

# Moulton College Outsourced Catering Service

Buyer: MOULTON COLLEGE  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-050f48

[View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-050f48)  
[Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-050f48.json)

## Summary

The procurement process for the "Moulton College Outsourced Catering Service" was undertaken by Moulton College, a sub-central government public authority located in Moulton, United Kingdom. This process followed an open procedure under legal basis UKPGA 2023/54 and was aimed at contracting a fully managed catering service for college students and staff, including provisions for occasional events. The contract, valued at £6 million excluding taxes, has been awarded to Thomas Franks Limited with a commencement date on 1st October 2025, spanning three years with options to extend up to six years. The procurement stage is complete, and the related contract notice was published on 25th July 2025.

This tender presents growth opportunities for businesses capable of delivering comprehensive catering services and supporting Moulton College's objectives of offering affordable and nutritious meals. It is particularly suited for established companies that can manage large-scale operations and maximise commercial opportunities through additional catering services for external events. Businesses like Thomas Franks Limited and Cater Link Limited, both of which bid for the contract, demonstrate the calibre of competitors likely to succeed in such procurement opportunities. They must not only meet the high standards of quality and cost-effectiveness expected by Moulton College but also be proactive in expanding service offerings within the provided facilities.

## Notice

Moulton College has conducted a tender to appoint a company to provide a fully managed catering service to College students and staff, with occasional pre-arranged catering of events. However, the Provider is actively encouraged to maximise the commercial opportunity available to expand the service by offering catering / refreshments for evening and weekend events and to external customers. The primary objective of the contract is to ensure that a high standard of catering is maintained, providing a highly proactive, appealing, and nutritious catering service that makes a significant contribution to the health and wellbeing of the students. The Customer will enter into a contract with a Provider who: * is a suitably qualified supplier of catering services, *can deliver a fully managed, outsourced catering service to the Customer's sites, *can offer an affordable contract costing model, ultimately reducing the cost to the Customer, *will support the Customer's aims of providing high quality, healthy and nutritious meals, at an affordable price, *will work in close partnership with the Customer to offer age appropriate, hot and cold meals which exceed the Government's requirements for School Food Standards and take into account individual student dietary requirements where necessary, *will work with the Customer to market and maximise the number of student meals being bought, *will maximise the commercial opportunity offered by the Customer's catering facilities, particularly the coffee shops, by taking advantaged of additional opportunities offered by weekend and evening events (sporting events, open days etc.). The Contract is for a period of three years with three options to extend of 12 months each.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

Renewal: Three extension periods of 12 months each, at the sole discretion of the College and subject to satisfactory performance.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/043102-2025 |
| Notice type | UK6 - Contract 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 | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 25 Jul 2025 |
| Submission deadline | 6 Jun 2025 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 24 Jul 2025 |
| Contract period | 30 Sep 2025 - 30 Sep 2028 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £3,300,000 |
| Lots value | £3,300,000 |
| Awards value | £6,000,000 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | MOULTON COLLEGE |
| Locality | MOULTON |
| Post town | Northampton |
| Postcode | NN3 7RR |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLF East Midlands (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLF2 Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire |
| ITL 3 | TLF24 West Northamptonshire |
| Local authority | West Northamptonshire |
| Electoral ward | Moulton |
| Westminster constituency | Daventry |
| Delivery location | TLF2 Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | THOMAS FRANKS |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 55 - Hotel, restaurant and retail trade services

### Codes

- 55510000 - Canteen services
- 55520000 - Catering services

## Release History

- 25 Jul 2025 at 11:11 - Award - UK6 - Contract Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/043102-2025
- 8 May 2025 at 19:56 - Tender - UK4 - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/019900-2025

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/043102-2025
  25th July 2025 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/019900-2025
  8th May 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender
- https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-Northamptonshire:-Canteen-and-catering-services./25277HV357
  All tender documents available, and submissions to be made through the Delta eSourcing portal

## Notice URLs

- http://thomasfranks.com
- http://www.moulton.ac.uk
- https://caterlinkltd.co.uk/
- https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/25277HV357
- https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/25277HV357Allsubmissiontobemadetotheaboveaddress
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

## Provenance

This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. The canonical page is https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-050f48. The underlying structured data is available as OCDS JSON at https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-050f48.json.