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title: "Soft Services Hospitality"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06e47b"
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source: "Find A Tender Service"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "UK Hydrographic Office"
published: "2026-08-14"
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# Soft Services Hospitality

Buyer: UK Hydrographic Office  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06e47b

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## Summary

The UK Hydrographic Office is procuring soft-services hospitality, centred on catering services, for its operations in the United Kingdom. The requirement is a service rather than goods or construction, and is associated with the UK Hydrographic Office in Taunton. The stated purpose is to provide hospitality services that are not covered by the existing FDIS and HESTIA soft-services arrangements delivered under the Defence Infrastructure Organisation. The procurement is organised as one completed lot. The awarded catering activity is described under CPV 55520000. The selected provider is Compass Contract Services (U.K.) Limited, a large commercial catering and facilities-services company. Businesses considering comparable work should therefore focus on delivering managed hospitality and catering services for a central-government organisation, with performance across the relevant UK operating location.

The procurement has been completed through a direct award. The award rationale states that the existing FDIS and HESTIA contract does not include this catering element. Compass Contract Services (U.K.) Limited received two active awards for the requirement. Award 1, dated 14 August 2026, is valued at £150,000 excluding VAT (£180,000 gross) and covers 14 August 2026 to 28 February 2028. Award 2 is valued at £15,000 excluding VAT (£18,000 gross), with the same signed period from 14 August 2026 to 28 February 2028. Both contracts were signed on 14 August 2026 and are active. The procurement is above the relevant threshold. It was evaluated through a direct-award route, with the requirement treated as one completed lot.

This award demonstrates demand from the UK Hydrographic Office for contracted catering and hospitality that sits outside a wider soft-services arrangement. A credible competitor for a comparable requirement would need the operational capacity to deliver managed catering services for a central-government buyer, together with the staffing, service controls and supply arrangements needed for reliable hospitality delivery. Relevant experience should include running catering operations at an organisational site rather than supplying isolated products or one-off events. The incumbent is a large commercial provider, indicating that scale, mobilisation capability and established facilities-services processes may be important in competing for similar work. Suppliers should also be able to explain how their service would integrate with existing estates or facilities contracts where catering is procured as a separate element, while maintaining clear performance arrangements for the hospitality service.

## Notice

Soft Services Hospitality for the UKHO

### Procurement Information

ESS provide the UKHO's soft services under the FDIS and HESTIA contract by DIO. This element of catering isnt included with that contract.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/077627-2026 |
| 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 | 14 Aug 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 14 Aug 2026 |
| Contract period | 14 Aug 2026 - 28 Feb 2028 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £150,000 |
| Contracts value | £165,000 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | UK Hydrographic Office |
| Locality | TAUNTON |
| Postcode area | Taunton |
| Postcode | TA1 2DN |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLK South West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLK6 North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset |
| ITL 3 | TLK62 Somerset |
| Local authority | Somerset |
| Electoral ward | Taunton East |
| Westminster constituency | Taunton and Wellington |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | COMPASS CONTRACT SERVICES (U.K.) LIMITED |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 55 - Hotel, restaurant and retail trade services

### Codes

- 55520000 - Catering services

## Release History

- 14 Aug 2026 at 11:56 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/077627-2026
- 14 Aug 2026 at 11:42 - Award - UK5 - Transparency Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/077615-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/077627-2026
  14th August 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/077615-2026
  14th August 2026 - Transparency notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- https://www.compass-group.co.uk/
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

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