Provision of Catering Services at Lagan Valley Island, Lisburn

Official notice

Authority: Lisburn and Castlereagh City Council (Local council)

ServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition

Sectors: Hotel, restaurant and retail trade services (55) Delivery: Northern Ireland (UKN0E)

Budget not disclosedValue not published

Awarded 21 Dec 2023no call for competition

Awarded to Stepping Stones

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Supply of Catering Services at Lagan Valley Island, Lisburn for a period of 9 months.

CPV: Catering services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Award of a contract for the Provision of Catering Services at Lagan Valley Island,…

Award of a contract for the Provision of Catering Services at Lagan Valley Island, Lisburn for a period of 9 months.

Delivery: Northern Ireland

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: 2 Jan 2024, 08:16 GMT
Last source update: 2 Jan 2024, 08:16 GMT
FTS notice number: 2024/S 000-000008
Classification (CPV): Catering services
Delivery area: Northern Ireland (UKN0E)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-042a39 Find a Tender

Why no open competition: The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
Published justification: Following the results of an Expression of Interest exercise, the council are required to revisit their business case in preparation for going out to tender for the required catering services. In order to maintain the catering services required at Lagan Valley Island, the council have agreed to retain the current catering provider to ensure continuity of service whilst preparing for a tender exercise. The incumbent supplier has the capacity to deliver the required service under the terms of the original quotation. The council are content that the rates still represent value for money in terms of the original procurement.
This direct award is permitted In line with Regulation 32 of the Public Contract Regulations 2015
32(2)(c) insofar as is strictly necessary where, for reasons of extreme urgency brought about by
events unforeseeable by the contracting authority, the time limits for the open or
restricted procedures or competitive procedures with negotiation cannot be complied
with.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Contracts signed 1latest 21 Dec 2023

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Stepping StonesSME	—	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 000008-2024-1 · Stepping StonesSME
Signed
21 Dec 2023
Value
—
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Lot	Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
Award of a contract for the Provision of Catering Services at Lagan Valley Island,…	—	—	—	£1 – £180,000
Whole notice	—	—	—	£1 – £180,000

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Lisburn and Castlereagh City Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services Island Civic Centre Lagan Valley Island The Island, Lisburn, UK, BT27 4RLContact name, email

Dispute resolution & review bodies

The Lisburn and Castlereagh City CouncilReview body Lisburn

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Stepping StonesAwarded supplier Lisburn, Northern IrelandContact email, phone

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.