Published date: 23 January 2024

This notice was replaced on 12 September 2024

This notice does not contain the most up-to-date information about this procurement. The most recent notice is:

Awarded contract (published 12 September 2024)

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Contract summary

Industry

  • Catering services - 55520000

Location of contract

London

Value of contract

£25,500,000

Procurement reference

tender_383455/1295834

Published date

23 January 2024

Closing date

22 February 2024

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

1 September 2024

Contract end date

31 August 2029

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure (above threshold)

Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.

This procedure can be used for procurements above the relevant contract value threshold.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

The City Corporation is looking to appoint one single catering provider to run catering services in the City Corporation's prestigious sites. Including the initial scope of the contract are Mansion House and the Central Criminal Court.

The duration of the contract is five (5) years, subject to the right of the City Corporation (at its sole discretion) to exercise its right to extend the Contract by up to two (2) years. The maximum length of the contract is therefore seven (7) years.

Summary of requirements:
The Supplier shall be responsible for providing to the Mansion House:

Civic Events - catering services for annual set-piece events in each Mayoral year, alongside further State or VIP events as they arise.
Commercial Catering - catering services for external hire commercial clients, supporting the Mansion House income generation plans.
Charity & Livery Functions - catering services for these further external hire clients, also in support of the Mansion House income generation plans.
Private Domestic - a 'food only' provision for smaller dinners (up to twenty covers) within the Lord Mayor's apartment

The Supplier shall be responsible for providing the following for the Central Criminal Court:

Shrieval and Judges Lunches
Catering services for evening and weekend events
Breakfast and Lunch provisions for Barristers in Barristers Mess
Jurors' lunches and ad-hoc grab and go catering provision.
Catering options in the form of a "Convenience Hub" vending service for 2nd floor
Kitchen Maintenance ensuring all Food Safety and Health and Safety compliance is met.
Staffing of the Jurors', Barrister's Mess & Judges Dining Room when required
Appropriate till system
All sundries to include cutlery, crockery, white linen, staff uniforms

The estimated contract value given is for the full duration of the contract including the maximum possible extensions. The estimated annual contract value is therefore £3,643,000.

This tendering exercise is being undertaken using the electronic tendering system 'capitalEsourcing' (www.capitalesourcing.com). Suppliers will need to register an interest on the system in order to participate and registration is free.

More information

Previous notice about this procurement

Prestigious Sites Catering - Prior Information Notice

  • Early engagement
  • Published 30 November 2023

Links

Additional text

This tendering exercise is being undertaken using the electronic tendering system '
capitalEsourcing' (www.capitalesourcing.com). Suppliers will need to register an interest on the system in order to participate and registration is free.

About the buyer

Contact name

Daria Faeti

Address

PO Box 270
London
EC2P 2EJ
England

Email

daria.faeti@cityoflondon.gov.uk