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Published 29 May 2025, 12:27 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Catering Delivery Partnership · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: University Of Edinburgh (Education)

ServicesOpen procedureSME suitable

Sectors: Hotel, restaurant and retail trade services (55) Delivery: Scotland (UKM75)

Published estimate£5,000,000exc. VAT · 1 value update

Submissions closed 24 Oct 2025awarded 7 Apr 2026

Awarded to Blue Sky Catering Conference & Events Ltd

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The University has a requirement for a supplier to provide a catering delivery service to handle requirements that cannot be fulfilled by the in-house service from ACE (Accommodation, Catering & Events).

The supplier needs to be able to fulfil catering requirements throughout the year and be able to deliver to multiple areas across the University. It is required to be competitively priced and at a specified quality and health & safety standard.

CPV: Catering services · Catering services for other enterprises or other institutions

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published

Lot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£5,000,000

Delivery: Scotland · Edinburgh

Extensions: Total contract length: 2 years Option to extend 1yr + 1yr + 1yrVariant bids: not allowed

55523000 Catering services for other enterprises or other institutions

What it takes to win
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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 more

How bids were scored

Quality: 70%Price: 30%

Published sub-criteria (2)

Technical: 70%
price: 30%

Published award criteria (2)

Technical: 70
Price: 30

What this means for your bid

Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 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 · publisher note attached

Procedure method: Open procedure
Legal basis: CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category: Services
Notice status: Awarded
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered: Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement: No (one-off requirement)
First published: 29 May 2025, 12:27 BST
Last source update: 21 Apr 2026, 13:37 BST
Award evaluation window: 24 Oct 2025 – …
Authority reference: EC1054
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-036081
Classification (CPV): Catering servicesCatering services for other enterprises or other institutions
Delivery area: Scotland (UKM75)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0528c1 Find a Tender

Contract terms

Electronic trading: e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment

Publisher note: (SC Ref:829932)

How it was run

Official notice

Run through: Public Contracts Scotland · Who buys & how to bid on PCS

Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN

Access & registration note: Free single registration for Scotland; PCS-Tender (Jaggaer) for full bidding

Submission deadline: 24 Oct 2025, 12:00 BST
Submission channel: {"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages: en
Bids opened: 24 Oct 2025, 12:00 BST

Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/esop/pts-host/public… ↗

Timeline

1 Jul 2025 → 21 Apr 2026 · 5 dates

Next notice expected
1 Jul 2025, 00:00 BST
Submission deadline368 days ago
24 Oct 2025, 12:00 BST
Bids opened368 days ago
24 Oct 2025, 12:00 BST
Bids must remain valid until245 days ago
23 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMT
Notice published188 days ago
21 Apr 2026, 13:37 BST

Notice history

5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 24 Sept 2025

Published value published: £5,000,000
24 Sept 2025, 14:57 BST
Status changed to active
24 Sept 2025, 14:57 BST
Procurement method changed
24 Sept 2025, 14:57 BST
Deadline published: 24 Oct 2025, 12:00 BST
24 Sept 2025, 14:57 BST
Status changed to complete
21 Apr 2026, 13:37 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £5,000,0001 contract exc. VAT

Bids received 44 from SMEs

Contracts signed 1latest 7 Apr 2026

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Blue Sky Catering Conference & Events LtdSME	£5,000,000 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 036081-2026-EC1054-1 · Blue Sky Catering Conference & Events LtdSME
Signed
7 Apr 2026
Value
£5,000,000
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
4bids · 4 electronic · 4 from abroad	4	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

University Of Edinburgh

Contracting authorityEducationBody governed by public lawEducation Charles Stewart House, 9-16 Chambers Street, Edinburgh, Scotland, EH1 1HTContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

Edinburgh Sheriff Court and Justice of the Peace CourtReview body Edinburgh

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Blue Sky Catering Conference & Events LtdAwarded supplier 20 Jane Street, Edinburgh, Scotland, EH6 5HDContact phone

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria
Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria