Published date: 9 March 2018

Awarded contract - This means that the contract has been awarded to a supplier.


Closing: 5 June 2017

Contract summary

Industry

  • Hotel, restaurant and retail trade services - 55000000

  • Canteen and catering services - 55500000

  • Retail trade services - 55900000

Location of contract

SR1 3SD

Value of contract

£0

Procurement reference

UOS/Catering Services/0517 - AWARD

Published date

9 March 2018

Closing date

5 June 2017

Contract start date

1 August 2018

Contract end date

31 July 2028

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Competitive dialog

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

The University of Sunderland is looking to enhance the student experience through the development of the catering and social spaces on campus and is therefore undertaking a tender exercise to find a caterer who can support this vision. The emphasis of this tender is to consider the appointment of an appropriately qualified company who have an innovative approach to both service delivery and brand and capital refresh programme throughout the life of the contract.

It is recognised that catering is a specialist activity and therefore we are seeking a competent contractor to operate a range of services across the Sunderland Campuses including; catering outlets, retail provision, hospitality provision and vending services. It is expected the expertise of the caterer will ensure the provision of high quality, value for money and financially viable catering services.

The University has two campuses in Sunderland with 11,000 students and 1,300 staff on campus. There are potentially 11 catering outlets and 38 vending machines across the two sites providing an annual turnover of circa 2.3 million.*
The customer base is varied, in addition to catering for a diverse range of students and staff, one of the potential outlets is within a public visitor attraction operating on a daily basis throughout the year and another new outlet is located within a new building, Hope Street Xchange, a business centre on the University Campus.

It is expected that the successful company will support the University by providing an imaginative and dynamic food service in an environment that encourages and stimulates vibrancy on campus. Given this will require significant investment, the University is offering up to a ten year contract.

*Note that not all outlets are part of existing outsourced catering service

Award information

Awarded date

1 February 2018

Contract start date

1 August 2018

Contract end date

31 July 2028

Total value of contract

£0

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

Elior UK plc

Address

The Courtyard, Catherine Street, Macclesfield, Cheshire, United Kingdom, SK11 6ET

Reference

None

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

About the buyer

Contact name

Andrea Brook

Address

City Campus
Chester Road
Sunderland
SR1 3SD
United Kingdom

Telephone

0191 515 2851

Email

andrea.brook@sunderland.ac.uk

Website

http://services.sunderland.ac.uk/finance/sections/procurement/