Find a TenderAwarded without competition

Published 29 Jul 2025, 12:06 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Provision of Catering Facilities at City of Portsmouth College

Official notice

Authority: City of Portsmouth College (Education)

Framework agreementServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition

Sectors: Hotel, restaurant and retail trade services (55) Delivery: South East (UKJ31)

Framework ceiling (notional)Value not publishedframework ceiling, not attributable revenue

Awarded 30 Jun 2025no call for competition

What is being bought

Published requirement description

To provide catering and staffing services to the City of Portsmouth College. Delivered on a nil cost basis.

CPV: Catering services

How this framework works

From the published notice

Bids received: 3 bids received · 1 suppliers appointed

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Direct framework award under PRC2015 regime for Catering service and SuppliesAwarded

Direct framework award under PRC2015 regime for Catering service and Supplies. Direct award based on Framework criteria continuity of services and nil return EOI, highest scoring framework supplier.

Delivery: South East · Portsmouth

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached

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: Framework agreement
Who may use this agreement: Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
Competition type: Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered: Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 29 Jul 2025, 12:06 BST
Last source update: 29 Jul 2025, 12:06 BST
Authority reference: CoPC 2025/08
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-043805
Classification (CPV): Catering services
Delivery area: South East (UKJ31)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0567ef Find a Tender

Why no open competition

No tenders or no suitable tenders/requests to participate in response to restricted procedure

Published justification

"DIRECT AWARD Placing an order with any capable supplier awarded on the framework, without re-opening competition, following the criteria set out below. Regulation 33(8)(a) of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (PCR 2015) sets out the criteria for making a direct award where a framework is concluded with more than one supplier:

All the terms governing the provision of the works, services and supplies concerned are set out in the framework, and
The objective conditions for determining which of the suppliers on the framework shall perform them are set out in the procurement documents. In accordance with the above regulation, direct award orders may be placed under this framework provided the customer can meet any one of the following objective conditions: 1. Customer is satisfied that, following their own due diligence, they can identify the supplier that offers best value for their requirement 2.The supplier is able to supply the required goods/services within the customers timescales 3. The Supplier achieved the highest total score during the evaluation process 4. Goods/services required are unique/exclusive to one supplier 5. Continuity of existing goods/services from an awarded supplier"

Publisher note: To view this notice, please click here: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=966753189 GO Reference: GO-2025729-PRO-31613149

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Suppliers appointed 1admitted to the panel · see the list ↓

Bids received 3

Contracts signed 1latest 30 Jun 2025

1 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.

Contracts

Catering and Vending Machine Framework
Signed
30 Jun 2025
Value
£3,260,000
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
3bids	—	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

City of Portsmouth College

Contracting authorityEducationBody governed by public lawEducation 130005158 Tangier Road, 2 Tudor Crescent, Portsmouth, South East, PO3 6PZContact name, email, phone

Dispute resolution & review bodies

City of Portsmouth CouncilReview body Portsmouth

Framework contractors & participating bidders

1 commercial party on the notice

Cater Link Ltd (Caterlink)Framework contractor03732298 Early West, 300 Thames Valley Park Drive, Reading, Berkshire, South East, RG6 1PTContact email, phone

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.