Official UK procurement notice
ACC Catering Service Concessions Tender
Authority: Liverpool Experience Campus Limited (Public body)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThis is a Procurement Act 2023 intention to award notice. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award. The publication of this notice marks the start of the mandatory standstill period. Representations by providers must be made to decision makers by 23rd September 2025. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the Procurement Act 2023.
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- How the procedure runs: 1. Invitation to Submit an Initial Tender (ISIT) 2. ISIT responses will be evaluated by ACC against published evaluation criteria and associated methodologies, with a maximum of the top 5 scoring Tenderers (having achieved a minimum pass mark of 60% being invited to the subsequent presentation sessions; Tenderers not achieving the minimum pass will not progress further in the process. 3. Invitation to Participate in Presentation (IPP) 4. Following evaluation of the ISIT responses, qualifying Tenderers will be invited to the IPP stage. 5. Presentation sessions are intended to assist ACC in understanding Tenderer approaches to delivering ACC requirements and may result in modifications to the BAFO tender documentation, including evaluation criteria and weightings 6. Invitation to Submit Best and Final Offer (BAFO) 7. Following the evaluation of the ISIT and on completion of the IPP stage, ACC will issue an Invitation to Submit a BAFO. 8. BAFO responses will be evaluated by ACC against published evaluation criteria and associated methodologies, 9. The results of the BAFO evaluation will be communicated to Tenderers in accordance with the requirements of PA2023. *The ACC Group reserves the right to modify all tender documentation; including but not limited to timelines, evaluation criteria and weightings at any point in the process. *The ACC Group reserves the right to terminate the Tender process at any point. *The ACC Group reserves the right to not award a contract for this Tender.
CPV: Catering services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£35,000,000
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Published sub-criteria (2)
- Criterion 1: 65%
- Criterion 2: 35%
Published award criteria (2)
- Criterion 1: Long criteria description
- Criterion 2: Long criteria description
- Price carries 35 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3.5 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Competitive flexible procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Cancelled
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Concession
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA, CPTPP)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 17 Apr 2025, 12:05 BST
- Last source update
- 26 Sept 2025, 16:02 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 12 Aug 2025
- Authority reference
TT000150- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-015866- Latest notice
- Procurement termination notice (UK12)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0504baFind a Tender
- How it runs
- Invitation to Submit an Initial Tender (ISIT)
- ISIT responses will be evaluated by ACC against published evaluation criteria and associated methodologies, with a maximum of the top 5 scoring Tenderers (having
achieved a minimum pass mark of 60% being invited to the subsequent presentation sessions; Tenderers not achieving the minimum pass will not progress further in the
process.
- Invitation to Participate in Presentation (IPP)
- Following evaluation of the ISIT responses, qualifying Tenderers will be invited to the IPP stage.
- Presentation sessions are intended to assist ACC in understanding Tenderer approaches to delivering ACC requirements and may result in modifications to the BAFO tender
documentation, including evaluation criteria and weightings
- Invitation to Submit Best and Final Offer (BAFO)
- Following the evaluation of the ISIT and on completion of the IPP stage, ACC will issue an Invitation to Submit a BAFO.
- BAFO responses will be evaluated by ACC against published evaluation criteria and associated methodologies,
- The results of the BAFO evaluation will be communicated to Tenderers in accordance with the requirements of PA2023.
*The ACC Group reserves the right to modify all tender documentation; including but not limited to timelines, evaluation criteria and weightings at any point in the process.
*The ACC Group reserves the right to terminate the Tender process at any point.
*The ACC Group reserves the right to not award a contract for this Tender.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 26 May 2025, 11:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 19 May 2025, 13:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
17 Apr 2025 → 30 Sept 2025 · 8 dates- Tender notice published17 Apr 2025, 12:05 BST
- Clarification questions by19 May 2025, 13:00 BST
- Submission deadline26 May 2025, 11:00 BST
- Award decision expected by12 Aug 2025, 00:59 BST
- Assessment summaries sent12 Sept 2025, 00:00 BST
- Standstill ends399 days ago23 Sept 2025, 23:59 BST
- Latest notice published396 days ago26 Sept 2025, 16:02 BST
- Contract starts393 days ago30 Sept 2025
Notice history
5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 17 Apr 2025- Tender notice published17 Apr 2025, 12:05 BSTUK4
- Contract award notice published12 Sept 2025, 16:05 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete12 Sept 2025, 16:05 BST
- Procurement termination notice published26 Sept 2025, 16:02 BSTUK12
- Contract signature expected1 Oct 2025, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Compass Contract Services (UK) Ltd1 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2029 · up to 31 Mar 2031Extensions: Initial contract is 3 years with option to extend for a further 2 years. | £35,000,000 | 12 Sept 2025 | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 1 · Compass Contract Services (UK) Ltd
- Signed
- date not published
- Value
- —
- Period
- … – 1 Sept 2028
- Status
- cancelled (25 Sept 2025)
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1final-stage tenders · 4 at stage one | 0 | 0 | — |
Who bid
- wonCompass Contract Services Limited (trading as Levy) · West Midlands
Bidders as named on the Procurement Act 2023 award notice. “Won” means the bidder holds an award on this notice.
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Compass Contract Services Limited (trading as Levy)Awarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Procurement termination notice Procurement termination notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender