OUTSOURCED CATERING SERVICES · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: ForHousing Ltd (Public body)

ServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competitionSME suitable

Sectors: Hotel, restaurant and retail trade services (55) Delivery: North West (UKD)

Awarded value£2,088,764published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 1 Aug 2025no call for competition

Awarded to Caterplus Services Ltd

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Service Provider shall provide Catering Services to the Customer's Service requirement as detailed

CPV: Canteen and catering services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1The Service Provider shall provide Catering Services to the Customer's Service…Awarded

The Service Provider shall provide Catering Services to the Customer's Service requirement as detailed.

Services provided will be a meal service to residents including breakfast, lunch and dinner and ad-hoc meals to residents guests

Delivery: North West · Amblecoat Gardens and Brooke Gardens

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Legal basis: CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category: Services
Notice status: Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered: Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 11 Sept 2025, 09:27 BST
Last source update: 11 Sept 2025, 09:27 BST
Authority reference: CONTRACT REF 704_22
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-055643
Classification (CPV): Canteen and catering services
Delivery area: North West (UKD)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-059832 Find a Tender

Why no open competition: The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
Published justification: The contract was awarded after completing a mini-competition through an ESPO framework for catering services

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £2,088,7641 contract exc. VAT

Bids received 33 from SMEs

Contracts signed 1latest 1 Aug 2025

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Caterplus Services LtdESPO Framework Reference 704_22 Outsourced Catering Services	£2,088,764 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

ESPO Framework Reference 704_22 Outsourced Catering Services · Caterplus Services Ltd
Signed
1 Aug 2025
Value
£2,088,764
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Lot	Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
The Service Provider shall provide Catering Services to the Customer's Service…	3bids	3	—	—
Whole notice	—	—	—	£350,000 – £417,753

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

FORHOUSING LIMITED

Contracting authorityPublic bodyRegional or local agency/officeHousing and community amenities GB-MPR: IP030483 52 Regent St,, Eccles, North West, M300BPContact name, email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Caterplus Services LimitedAwarded supplierGB-COH: 02594800 Macclesfield, North West, SK11 6ET

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.