Official UK procurement notice
Darlington Catering · UK public procurement notice
Authority: Student Loans Company (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionStudent Loans Company Limited are seeking to appoint an experienced catering supplier to operate within our offices at Memphis, Lingfield Point, Darlington, DL1 1AS. The supplier should offer the 1,600 SLC employees based at this site and any visitors an excellent variety and quality of food that is reasonably priced and served efficiently.
The supplier will provide regular new innovative ideas to ensure that the offers remains fresh, meets employee needs and is more cost efficient than the surrounding competition, the supplier should also provide a professional, creative and excellent standard of hospitality catering service for meetings as required.
The successful supplier will need to be ready to commence the above services by the 1st of March 2026.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Below threshold - limited competition
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Concession
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 6 Feb 2026, 14:56 GMT
- Last source update
- 6 Feb 2026, 14:56 GMT
- Authority reference
2024-TR-0065- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-011039- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-064a4eFind a Tender
Notice history
2 events · 1 release on Find a Tender · since 6 Feb 2026- Contract award notice published6 Feb 2026, 14:56 GMTUK6
- Contract signature expected13 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| THE STREET COFFEE CO CAFE LIMITEDSMECatering For Darlington1 Mar 2026 – 28 Feb 2029 · up to 28 Feb 2031Extensions: Option of two twelve month extension period, subject to satisfactory performance and the continuity of the required services | £1,242,202 | 30 Jan 2026 | Awarded |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4final-stage tenders | 1 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- THE STREET COFFEE CO CAFE LIMITEDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender