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ACC Catering Service Concessions Tender

The ACC Group Liverpool · Tender notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 30 Sept 2026, 00:34.

Opportunity overview

This is a Procurement Act 2023 intention to award notice. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award. The publication of this notice marks the start of the mandatory standstill period. Representations by providers must be made to decision makers by 23rd September 2025. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the Procurement Act 2023. To view this notice, please click here: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=979791779

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.

Classification

  • CPV55520000 — Catering services

Lots

  • Lot 1£35m

Documents and notices

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
TT000150
Status
complete
Above Threshold
Yes
Procurement Method
open
Main Procurement Category
services
Procurement Method Details
Competitive flexible procedure

Covered By

GPA
CPTPP

Procedure

Features
1. Invitation to Submit an Initial Tender (ISIT) 2. ISIT responses will be evaluated by ACC against published evaluation criteria and associated methodologies, with a maximum of the top 5 scoring Tenderers (having achieved a minimum pass mark of 60% being invited to the subsequent presentation sessions; Tenderers not achieving the minimum pass will not progress further in the process. 3. Invitation to Participate in Presentation (IPP) 4. Following evaluation of the ISIT responses, qualifying Tenderers will be invited to the IPP stage. 5. Presentation sessions are intended to assist ACC in understanding Tenderer approaches to delivering ACC requirements and may result in modifications to the BAFO tender documentation, including evaluation criteria and weightings 6. Invitation to Submit Best and Final Offer (BAFO) 7. Following the evaluation of the ISIT and on completion of the IPP stage, ACC will issue an Invitation to Submit a BAFO. 8. BAFO responses will be evaluated by ACC against published evaluation criteria and associated methodologies, 9. The results of the BAFO evaluation will be communicated to Tenderers in accordance with the requirements of PA2023. *The ACC Group reserves the right to modify all tender documentation; including but not limited to timelines, evaluation criteria and weightings at any point in the process. *The ACC Group reserves the right to terminate the Tender process at any point. *The ACC Group reserves the right to not award a contract for this Tender.

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Expected award period

Ends
12 Aug 2025, 00:59

Tender Period

Ends
26 May 2025, 11:00

Enquiry period

Ends
19 May 2025, 13:00

Special regime

concession

Submission terms

Electronic Submission Policy
allowed

Languages

en

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
complete
Has Renewal
Yes

Value

Amount
35,000,000
Currency
GBP
Including VAT
42,000,000

Renewal

Description
Initial contract is 3 years with option to extend for a further 2 years.

Suitability

Sme
Yes

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Name
Criterion 1
Type
quality
Description
Long criteria description

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
65
Weight
percentageExact
Criterion 2
Name
Criterion 2
Type
price
Description
Long criteria description

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
35
Weight
percentageExact

Contract period

Ends
1 Sept 2028, 00:59
Starts
30 Sept 2025, 01:00
Max Extent Date
1 Sept 2030, 00:59

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKD72
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
55520000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Catering services

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
conflictOfInterest
Description
Not published
Document Type
conflictOfInterest
Entry 2
Id
015866-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK4
Description
Tender notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
tenderNotice
Published
17 Apr 2025, 12:05
Entry 3
Id
060274-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK12
Description
Procurement termination notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
tenderCancellationNotice
Published
26 Sept 2025, 16:02

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-PPON-PVQY-1248-GZBX
Name
The ACC Group Liverpool

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKD72
Country
GB
Locality
Liverpool
Postal Code
L3 4FP
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Kings Dock, Liverpool Water Front

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
publicUndertaking
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Description
Public undertaking

Identifier

Id
PVQY-1248-GZBX
Scheme
GB-PPON

Contact

Name
Graham Radcliffe
Organisation 2
Id
GB-COH-02114954
Name
Compass Contract Services Limited (trading as Levy)

Roles

supplier
tenderer

Address

Region
UKG31
Country
GB
Locality
Birmingham
Postal Code
B45 9PZ
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Parklands Court, 24 Parklands, Birmingham Great Park, Rubery

Details

Vcse
No
Scale
large
Sheltered Workshop
No
Public Service Mission Organization
No

Identifier

Id
02114954
Scheme
GB-COH

Contact

Award information

Award 1
Id
1
Date
12 Sept 2025, 00:00
Status
active
Has Renewal
Yes
Above Threshold
Yes
Main Procurement Category
services
Assessment Summaries Date Sent
12 Sept 2025, 00:00

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKD72
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
55520000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Catering services

Value

Amount
35,000,000
Currency
GBP
Including VAT
42,000,000

Renewal

Description
Initial contract is 3 years with option to extend for a further 2 years.

Documents

Entry 1
Id
056314-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK6
Description
Contract award notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
awardNotice
Published
12 Sept 2025, 16:05

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-COH-02114954
Name
Compass Contract Services Limited (trading as Levy)

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
1
Type
futureSignatureDate
Status
scheduled
Due
1 Oct 2025, 23:59

Related lots

1

Contract period

Ends
31 Mar 2029, 23:59
Starts
1 Apr 2026, 00:00
Max Extent Date
31 Mar 2031, 23:59

Standstill Period

Ends
23 Sept 2025, 23:59

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
cancelled
Award ID
1
Final Status Date
25 Sept 2025, 00:00

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Liverpool · UKD72 · L3 4FP · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKD72 · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. ocds-h6vhtk-0504ba-2025-09-26T16:02:34+01:00Tender notice on Find a Tender ·