---
title: "TfL Head Office Catering 2025-26"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-05acd9"
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source: "Find A Tender Service"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "TRANSPORT FOR LONDON"
published: "2025-12-19"
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# TfL Head Office Catering 2025-26

Buyer: TRANSPORT FOR LONDON  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-05acd9

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## Summary

Transport for London (TfL) has completed a procurement process for the provision of catering, hub, and hospitality services across its four Head Office locations, including Palestra, Pier Walk, Endeavour Square, and Ashfield House. This is part of an initiative to ensure uninterrupted service while conducting a more extensive procurement exercise for a future consolidated catering contract. The awarded contract, titled "TfL Head Office Catering 2025-26," follows a direct award procurement method, justified by the necessity for continuity of service. The contract commenced on 9th December 2025 and will run until 31st August 2026. The procurement category is services, and the total contract value is £1,551,420 GBP.

This procurement presents substantial opportunities for businesses involved in the canteen and catering services industry. Large-scale operators like Graysons Hospitality Limited, who was awarded the contract, can leverage such contracts to establish robust relationships with a significant public authority like TfL and expand their portfolio within the public sector. Businesses with the capacity to handle large contracts, ensure service continuity, and integrate with existing infrastructure are especially well-suited to similar opportunities in the future. Such contracts not only help maintain steady revenue streams but also enhance credibility and exposure in the marketplace.

## Notice

This requirement is for the provision of catering, hub and hospitality services across TfL's four Head Office locations. Palestra, Pier Walk, Endeavour Square, and Ashfield House. This requirement is intended to ensure uninterrupted catering services for a period of nine months while TfL undertakes a comprehensive procurement exercise to establish a future consolidated catering contract. The interim arrangement will maintain service continuity and mitigate any operational risks during the transition to the new contract

### Procurement Information

This direct award to the existing supplier is essential to ensure continuity of service while TfL conducts a compliant procurement process for a future consolidated catering contract. Additional time was required to develop a robust specification for an integrated catering solution that streamlines service delivery and delivers efficiencies, which necessitated this interim direct award.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/085084-2025 |
| Notice type | UK7 - Contract Details Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Direct |
| Procurement method details | Direct award |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 19 Dec 2025 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 10 Oct 2025 |
| Contract period | 9 Dec 2025 - 31 Aug 2026 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £1,551,420 |
| Contracts value | £1,551,420 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | TRANSPORT FOR LONDON |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Post town | East London |
| Postcode | E20 1JN |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLI London |
| ITL 2 | TLI4 Inner London - East |
| ITL 3 | TLI41 Hackney and Newham |
| Local authority | Newham |
| Electoral ward | Stratford Olympic Park |
| Westminster constituency | Stratford and Bow |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | GRAYSONS HOSPITALITY |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 55 - Hotel, restaurant and retail trade services

### Codes

- 55500000 - Canteen and catering services

## Release History

- 19 Dec 2025 at 16:11 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/085084-2025
- 19 Nov 2025 at 09:11 - Award - UK6 - Contract Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/075028-2025
- 10 Oct 2025 at 13:32 - Award - UK5 - Transparency Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/064213-2025

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/085084-2025
  19th December 2025 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/075028-2025
  19th November 2025 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/064213-2025
  10th October 2025 - Transparency notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- https://graysons.com/
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

## Provenance

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