Ministry of Justice awards £800,000 Judges Lodgings catering contract to GRAFTERS GROUP LI

Tender information last checkedLast checked 14 Oct 2026, 13:11.

Opportunity overview

Catering Services for the Judges lodgings including but not limited to - Chef's, Kitchen Staff, waiting on Staff

Awarded to

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Grafters Group Limited

Matched by exact name

Published award value: £800k
Awarded: 18 Apr 2024
Award ID: ocds-b5fd17-f8d9b01c-913d-4a08-a5cd-4c0ef6d3051d-1
Status: active

Classification

CPV55520000 — Catering services

Documents and notices

Awarded contract notice on Contracts FinderOpen source ↗
n/aOpen source ↗
Grafters Group LimitedOpen source ↗

Published notice details

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Scope, procedure and submissions

Id: tender_318771/1409349
Status: complete
Procurement Method Details: Other - Direct Award
Main Procurement Category: services

Classification

Scheme: CPV
Id: 55520000
Description: Catering services

Tender Period

Ends: 3 Apr 2024, 14:00

Contract period

Starts: 19 Apr 2024, 00:00
Ends: 18 Apr 2027, 23:59

Suitability

Sme: Yes
Vcse: No

Items and delivery

Item 1

Id: 1

Delivery locations

Entry 1

Country Name: British Oversea Territories

Entry 2

Country Name: Channel Islands

Entry 3

Country Name: Europe

Entry 4

Country Name: Isle of Man

Entry 5

Country Name: Rest of the World

Entry 6

Country Name: United Kingdom

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1

Id: GB-CFS-189188
Name: Ministry of Justice

Identifier

Legal Name: Ministry of Justice

Address

Street Address: 102 Petty France,
Locality: London
Postal Code: SW1H 9AJ
Country Name: England

Contact

Name: CCMD Catering
Email: ccmd_catering@justice.gov.uk

Roles

buyer

Organisation 2

Id: GB-CFS-298028
Name: Grafters Group Limited

Identifier

Legal Name: Grafters Group Limited

Address

Street Address: Kingston House, Pierrepont Street, Bath, United Kingdom, BA1 1LA

Details

Scale: large
Vcse: No

Roles

supplier

Award information

Award 1

Id: ocds-b5fd17-f8d9b01c-913d-4a08-a5cd-4c0ef6d3051d-1
Status: active
Date: 19 Apr 2024, 00:00
Published: 10 Oct 2024, 11:09

Value

Amount: 800,000
Currency: GBP

Suppliers

Supplier 1

Id: GB-CFS-298028
Name: Grafters Group Limited

Contract period

Starts: 19 Apr 2024, 00:00
Ends: 18 Apr 2027, 23:59

Documents

Entry 1

Id: 1
Document Type: awardNotice
Description: Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
Url: https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/f67c6fe9-c7e3-4274-a71c-ff6fe4f1442e ↗
Published: 10 Oct 2024, 11:09
Date Modified: 14 Oct 2026, 11:49
Format: text/html
Language: en

Entry 2

Id: 2
Description: n/a
Url: https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/58f01927-7921-456a-ae09-62eaa5bba8eb ↗
Format: application/pdf

Entry 3

Id: 3
Description: Grafters Group Limited
Url: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ministry-of-justice ↗

Recorded locations

Buyer location · London · SW1H 9AJ · England
Delivery location · British Oversea Territories
Delivery location · Channel Islands
Delivery location · Europe
Delivery location · Isle of Man
Delivery location · Rest of the World
Delivery location · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION

f67c6fe9-c7e3-4274-a71c-ff6fe4f1442e-917820Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder · 14 Oct 2026, 11:49

PROCURAAXIS AWARD ANALYSIS

Award outcome intelligence

Evidence-bound analysis of the published award appears below the official tender and award information.

ANALYSIS PREVIEW

Award intelligence at a glance

The Ministry of Justice awarded a direct award for catering services at Judges Lodgings to GRAFTERS GROUP LIMITED. The published award value is £800,000 for 19 April 2024 to 18 April 2027.

Published outcome signals

Notice typeAwarded contract notice on Contracts FinderEvidence: Process notice type: Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder.
Award statusActiveEvidence: Award ocds-b5fd17-f8d9b01c-913d-4a08-a5cd-4c0ef6d3051d-1 has status 'active'.
Award date19 April 2024Evidence: Award date is 2024-04-19T00:00:00+01:00.

96% approved-analysis confidence1 supplier record analysed5 source limitations

SOURCE AND FRESHNESS

Traceable procurement data

Source: Contracts Finder
Notice reference: f67c6fe9-c7e3-4274-a71c-ff6fe4f1442e-917820
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-f8d9b01c-913d-4a08-a5cd-4c0ef6d3051d
First published: 14 Oct 2026
Last checked: 14 Oct 2026, 13:11
Notice versions reviewed: 1

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HOW THIS WAS PREPARED

Approved, evidence-bound analysis

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Analysis status: Approved for publication
Analysed: 14 Oct 2026

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AWARD OUTCOME

What happened

The Ministry of Justice awarded a direct award for catering services at Judges Lodgings to GRAFTERS GROUP LIMITED. The published award value is £800,000 for 19 April 2024 to 18 April 2027.

Published outcome

One active award is recorded to GRAFTERS GROUP LIMITED.

Market significance

This is a £800,000 public-sector catering-services award with a three-year published contract period.

AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS

1 supplier record analysed

GRAFTERS GROUP LIMITED

99% confidence

Award ocds-b5fd17-f8d9b01c-913d-4a08-a5cd-4c0ef6d3051d-1 · 800000 GBP · active

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The active award names Grafters Group Limited as supplier; verified company name supplied as GRAFTERS GROUP LIMITED (company number 03180316). Award value is £800,000.

LIFECYCLE

Award or contract stage

Notice type

99% confidence

Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

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Process notice type: Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder.

Award status

98% confidence

Active

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Award ocds-b5fd17-f8d9b01c-913d-4a08-a5cd-4c0ef6d3051d-1 has status 'active'.

Award date

98% confidence

19 April 2024

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Award date is 2024-04-19T00:00:00+01:00.

Notice publication date

98% confidence

10 October 2024

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Award notice document datePublished is 2024-10-10T11:09:30+01:00.

VALUES

Published values explained

Published award value

99% confidence

£800,000

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The award value is amount 800000, currency GBP.

Value allocation

94% confidence

Allocated to the single published award and supplier

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One award lists one supplier and carries the £800,000 award value.

TIMELINE

Procurement timeline

Published contract start

98% confidence

19 April 2024

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Award and tender contractPeriod startDate: 2024-04-19T00:00:00+01:00.

Published contract end

98% confidence

18 April 2027

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Award and tender contractPeriod endDate: 2027-04-18T23:59:59+01:00.

Published tender deadline

96% confidence

3 April 2024, 14:00 BST

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Tender period endDate: 2024-04-03T14:00:00+01:00.

Published award notice date

98% confidence

10 October 2024

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Award notice document datePublished: 2024-10-10T11:09:30+01:00.

SCOPE

What was awarded

Service category

99% confidence

Catering services

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Primary CPV 55520000: Catering services.

Requirement

98% confidence

Catering for Judges Lodgings, including chefs, kitchen staff and waiting staff

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Published description states: 'Catering Services for the Judges lodgings including but not limited to - Chef's, Kitchen Staff, waiting on Staff'.

Procurement category

99% confidence

Services

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Main procurement category is services.

Published delivery coverage

90% confidence

United Kingdom and additional broad geographic entries including Channel Islands, Isle of Man, Europe and Rest of the World

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Tender item delivery addresses list these countries/areas, without site-level allocation.

PROCEDURE

Procedure and competition

Procedure

99% confidence

Other – Direct Award

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Tender procurementMethodDetails is 'Other - Direct Award'.

Competition information

99% confidence

Information not supplied in the published notice

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No bid count, tenderer list, scoring or evaluation results are provided.

SME suitability flag

96% confidence

Yes

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Tender suitability.sme is true.

CONTRACT TERMS

Published contract terms

Published term

98% confidence

19 April 2024 to 18 April 2027

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Published award contractPeriod specifies these dates.

Extension or renewal options

99% confidence

Information not supplied in the published notice

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No extension, option or renewal terms are stated in the supplied data.

Pricing and payment terms

99% confidence

Information not supplied in the published notice

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No pricing schedule or payment terms are provided.

COMMERCIAL VIEW

Commercial observations

Route-to-market observation

95% confidence

The award used a direct-award route rather than a competitive procedure disclosed in the notice.

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Procurement method details are 'Other - Direct Award'; no competition information is published.

Service delivery observation

97% confidence

The requirement combines catering provision with staffing roles covering chefs, kitchen staff and waiting staff.

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Published requirement description lists these roles.

ANALYSIS QUALITY

96%overall confidence

Confidence reflects the completeness and consistency of the published award data.

Reference: ocds-b5fd17-f8d9b01c-913d-4a08-a5cd-4c0ef6d3051d
Analysed: 14 Oct 2026

APPROVED AWARD ANALYSIS

BUYER CONTEXT

Buyer context

Buyer

99% confidence

Ministry of Justice

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Buyer party legal name is Ministry of Justice.

Buyer location

98% confidence

London, SW1H 9AJ, England

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Buyer address is 102 Petty France, London, SW1H 9AJ, England.

SUPPLIER CONTEXT

Supplier context

Verified legal supplier

99% confidence

GRAFTERS GROUP LIMITED

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Supplier verification records exact-name match to active company number 03180316 and verified company name GRAFTERS GROUP LIMITED.

Published supplier scale

93% confidence

Large

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Supplier party details.scale is 'large'.

Published VCSE flag

93% confidence

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Supplier party details.vcse is false.

RENEWAL OUTLOOK

Renewal outlook

Estimated renewal timing

84% confidence

Around April 2027, if the published end date remains unchanged

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The published contract end date is 18 April 2027. This is a date-based estimate, not a procurement forecast.

DATA QUALITY

Gaps and source limitations

Supplier identity quality

99% confidence

Verified

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Exact-name verification resolved the supplier to GRAFTERS GROUP LIMITED, company number 03180316; no source-name mismatch is flagged.

Publication timing

98% confidence

Award notice published after the stated award and start date

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Award/start date is 19 April 2024, while the award notice was published 10 October 2024.

Scope geography precision

94% confidence

Broad delivery geographies are published, but no site-level delivery allocation is supplied

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Delivery addresses comprise broad country/area labels only.

Commercial detail availability

99% confidence

Information not supplied in the published notice

View supporting evidence

The supplied data contains no evaluation, bid, pricing-breakdown, payment-term or extension-option detail.

SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS

Information not supplied in the published notice

No bid count, tenderer list, evaluation methodology, scores or award rationale is published.
No lot structure, individual lot value or lot-to-supplier allocation is supplied.
No extension, renewal-option, pricing-breakdown or payment-term information is supplied.
Delivery locations are broad geographic labels and do not identify specific service sites.
The award notice was published after the stated award and contract-start date.

MARKET THEMES

Relevant award themes

COMMON QUESTIONS

About this award

Who won the Judges Lodgings catering services award?

GRAFTERS GROUP LIMITED was named as the supplier. Its supplied verification record identifies company number 03180316.

What is the published value of the award?

The published award value is £800,000.

What services are covered?

The notice describes catering for Judges Lodgings, including chefs, kitchen staff and waiting staff.

When does the published contract period end?

The published end date is 18 April 2027.

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Grafters Group Limited - Judges Lodgings Catering services

Opportunity overview

Awarded to

Grafters Group Limited

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Scope, procedure and submissions

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Contact

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Notice and amendment history

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