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Nottinghamshire County Council - Joint Venture Partner - Catering and FM

Nottinghamshire County Council · compiled

Tender information last checkedLast checked 29 Sept 2026, 19:35.

Opportunity overview

Nottinghamshire County Council (the Authority) has appointed a Provider to establish a joint venture to manage and operate to deliver (i) catering and facilities management (FM) services to the Authority; (ii) catering and/or FM services to schools; (iii) the County Enterprise Food Management services contract for the Authority; (iv) third party revenue growth for these services including through the management and operation of the County Enterprise Foods business. Further details can be found in the procurement documents made available with the Contract Notice (see previous publication below). The main subject-matter of the services being procured are “light regime” services and falls under Regulations 74-76 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 which govern the award of light regime service contracts. The Authority is using a procurement process modelled on the competitive dialogue procedure and the procurement documents describe this process in further detail.

Awarded to

Amounts belong to published awards or contracts. Where several suppliers share one value, it is labelled as shared and is not a supplier-specific allocation.

Vertas Group Limited

Matched by exact name
Contract value
£3.7bn
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
6 May 2025
Award ID
021163-2025-1
Status
active
Identifier
07728211
Location
Ipswich, UKH14, IP1 1RR, United Kingdom

Classification

  • CPV55520000 — Catering services
  • CPV79993000 — Building and facilities management services

Lots

  • Continued from II.1.4 - The joint venture will operate for an initial period of 5 years with an option to extend to 5 years (a maximum duration of 10 years). The duration of contracts awarded to the joint venture will however vary. Additional information: The estimated value represents the current turnover of the range of services as presently delivered by the Council to its customers (a breakdown is set out in the procurement documents). However, potential returns will depend on many commercial factors including (but not limited to) the performance of the Provider and market conditions. These indicative figures are estimated values and the services delivered by the JV may increase or decrease (in scope and volume) and so actual demand and usage may differ over the term of the JV.Value not stated

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
DN735523
Status
complete
Has Recurrence
No
Review Details
In accordance with Regulation 86 (Notices of decisions to award a contract), Regulation 87 (Standstill Period) and Regulations 91 (Enforcement of duties through the Court) of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (as amended). The Authority reserves the right not to award the opportunity or to award only part (or a different arrangement) of the opportunity described in this contract notice
Procurement Method
selective
Main Procurement Category
services
Procurement Method Details
Competitive dialogue

Covered By

GPA

Legal basis

Id
32014L0024
Scheme
CELEX

Tender Period

Ends
2 Sept 2024, 12:00

Contract terms

Performance Terms
The successful bidder may be required to help achieve social and/or environmental policy objectives relating to recruitment, training and supply-chain initiatives. Contract conditions may relate to these considerations

Classification

Id
55520000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Catering services

Submission terms

Languages

en

Submission Method

electronicSubmission

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
cancelled
Has Options
No
Has Renewal
No
Description
Continued from II.1.4 - The joint venture will operate for an initial period of 5 years with an option to extend to 5 years (a maximum duration of 10 years). The duration of contracts awarded to the joint venture will however vary. Additional information: The estimated value represents the current turnover of the range of services as presently delivered by the Council to its customers (a breakdown is set out in the procurement documents). However, potential returns will depend on many commercial factors including (but not limited to) the performance of the Provider and market conditions. These indicative figures are estimated values and the services delivered by the JV may increase or decrease (in scope and volume) and so actual demand and usage may differ over the term of the JV.

Second Stage

Maximum Candidates
5

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Name
Schools Contracts
Type
quality
Description
20
Criterion 2
Name
Authority Buy Back Services Contract
Type
quality
Description
5
Criterion 3
Name
JV Workforce
Type
quality
Description
16
Criterion 4
Name
Service Prices
Type
quality
Description
20
Criterion 5
Name
Third Party Revenue
Type
quality
Description
5
Criterion 6
Name
JV Partnering
Type
quality
Description
10
Criterion 7
Name
Legal
Type
quality
Description
12
Criterion 8
Name
JV Commercial
Type
cost
Description
12

Contract period

Duration In Days
3,600

Submission terms

Variant Policy
notAllowed

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKF15
Entry 2
Region
UKF16
Entry 3
Region
UKF15
Entry 4
Region
UKF16
Entry 5
Region
UKF15
Entry 6
Region
UKF16

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
79993000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Building and facilities management services

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
economic
Document Type
economicSelectionCriteria
Entry 2
Id
technical
Document Type
technicalSelectionCriteria

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-FTS-8989
Name
Nottinghamshire County Council

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKF15
Locality
Nottinghamshire
Postal Code
NG2 7QP
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
County Hall, Loughborough Road Westbridgford

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
REGIONAL_AUTHORITY
Scheme
TED_CA_TYPE
Description
Regional or local authority
Entry 2
Id
01
Scheme
COFOG
Description
General public services

Identifier

Legal Name
Nottinghamshire County Council

Contact

Name
. Holly Fisher
Telephone
+44 1158788113
Organisation 2
Id
GB-FTS-120380
Name
The High Court of Justice, The Royal Court of Justice

Roles

reviewBody

Address

Locality
London
Postal Code
WC2A 2LL
Country Name
United Kingdom

Identifier

Legal Name
The High Court of Justice, The Royal Court of Justice
Organisation 3
Id
GB-FTS-147735
Name
Vertas Group Limited

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UKH14
Locality
Ipswich
Postal Code
IP1 1RR
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
2 Friars Bridge Road

Details

Scale
large

Identifier

Id
07728211
Legal Name
Vertas Group Limited

Contact

Organisation 4
Id
GB-FTS-513
Name
The High Court of Justice

Roles

reviewBody

Address

Locality
London
Postal Code
WC2A 2LL
Country Name
United Kingdom

Identifier

Legal Name
The High Court of Justice

Award information

Award 1
Id
021163-2025-1
Status
active

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-FTS-147735
Name
Vertas Group Limited

Related lots

1

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
021163-2025-1
Status
active
Award ID
021163-2025-1
Date Signed
7 May 2025, 00:00

Value

Amount
3,700,000,000
Currency
GBP

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Nottinghamshire · UKF15 · NG2 7QP · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKF15
  • Delivery location · UKF16

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
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