Published date: 18 November 2022

Last edited date: 21 November 2022

This notice was replaced on 1 September 2023

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

Awarded contract (published 1 September 2023)

Closed opportunity - This means that the contract is currently closed. The buying department may be considering suppliers that have already applied, or no suitable offers were made.


Contract summary

Industry

  • Catering services - 55520000

Location of contract

South West

Value of contract

£1 to £10,000,000

Procurement reference

UOG/22/641/FAC

Published date

18 November 2022

Closing date

19 December 2022

Closing time

2:30pm

Contract start date

1 August 2023

Contract end date

1 July 2026

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Restricted procedure (above threshold)

A two-stage procedure, where the first stage is used to select suppliers, who are then invited to bid in the second stage.

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

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

University of Gloucestershire ('The Employer') has the requirement for an economical operator ('The Supplier') with relevant capacity, capability and experience to provide a fully managed catering service. The opportunity is split into two lots:

• Lot 1 is the scope of the current catering contract namely the existing Cheltenham sites plus the Oxstalls campus.
• Lot 2 is the new City Campus Café

The University may appoint a single supplier per lot or one supplier for both lots.

The high-level outputs for this service include, but may not be limited to:

• Catering management expertise
• Refectory meal/refreshment services for staff/students/visitors
• Coffee shop services
• Hospitality catering
• Out of hours service provision

The Employer currently has approximately 9,000 students and 1,000 staff.

This is a restricted procurement process and suppliers wishing to be considered for shortlisting for the opportunity to tender need to complete and submit the Standard Selection Questionnaire (Document 2 in the tender pack) by 2.30pm on Monday 19/12/2022. Full details of the procurement timetable can be found in the Introduction and Supporting Information (Document 1).

More information

Links

About the buyer

Contact name

Robin Hare

Address

The Park
CHELTENHAM
GL502RH
England

Telephone

01242 714178

Email

rhare@glos.ac.uk