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ID 5831917 - DfE - The Provision of Catering and Vending Services To Belfast Metropolitan College

Belfast Metropolitan College · Tender notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 30 Sept 2026, 00:21.

Opportunity overview

Belfast Metropolitan College (the Buyer) is the largest of the six Further and Higher Education Colleges in Northern Ireland. There are campuses located at Titanic Quarter, Millfield, Springvale and Castlereagh. The Buyer is seeking to appoint a Supplier with the relevant skills and experience to deliver and manage the catering and vending services in an effective and professional manner. The catering operation is regarded as an important element of the Buyer's business operation and will need to reflect the high standards and public profile of the Client. Suppliers should refer to the Specification Schedule and CfT documents for further details.

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.

CATER LINK LIMITED

Matched by number
Published award value
£150k
Awarded
22 Jun 2025
Award ID
1
Status
active
Identifier
GB-COH 03732298
Location
Reading, UKJ11, RG6 1PT, United Kingdom

Classification

  • CPV55520000 — Catering services

Lots

  • Lot 1£1.7m

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
ID 5831917
Status
complete
Published risks
Exclusions If at any time during the procurement, or post award, it comes to the attention of the Contracting Authority (CA) or CPD, by whatever means, that a Supplier has become ‘excluded’ or ‘excludable’ as per Sec 57 of the PA 2023, the CA, after compliance with its obligations under the PA 23, reserves the right to exclude said Supplier from the procurement procedure or terminate any contract they have been awarded. The Contracting Authority expressly reserves the rights: (I). not to award any contract as a result of the procurement process commenced by publication of this notice; (II). to make whatever changes it may see fit to the content and structure of the tendering Competition; (III). to award (a) contract(s) in respect of any part(s) of the services covered by this notice; and (IV). to award contract(s) in stages. and in no circumstances will the Authority be liable for any costs incurred by candidates.
Has Recurrence
Yes
Above Threshold
Yes
Procurement Method
open
Main Procurement Category
services
How to submit
Tenders must be submitted electronically via the relevant Call for Tender (CfT) opportunity on eTendersNI, website details immediately below. Paper submissions will not be accepted or considered and will be rejected by the Contracting Authority / Buyer. The tender documents are available with unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at: URL https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure

Covered By

GPA

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Recurrence

Dates

Entry 1
Starts
1 Feb 2030, 23:59

Expected award period

Ends
18 Jun 2025, 23:59

Tender Period

Ends
21 May 2025, 15:00

Contract terms

Financial Terms
Contract Value The estimated value figure indicated in the Scope Section represents an overall estimated contract value. This value reflects the potential scale of the contract and takes into account potential optional extension periods and the uptake of potential optional services as detailed in the tender documents. This figure does not however take into account the application of indexation or increases to charges due to increases in the Real Living Wage. Neither CPD nor the contracting Authority can provide any guarantee as to the level of business under this contract. The Contracting Authority does not bind itself to accept the lowest or any tender. Suppliers remain responsible for all costs and expenses incurred by them or by any third party acting under instructions from the Supplier in connection with taking part in this procurement process regardless of whether such costs arise as a consequence, directly or indirectly of any amendments made to the procurement documents by the Contracting Authority at any time. No legally binding contract shall arise (and a Supplier shall have no legitimate expectation that a contract will be entered into) until such time as entry into the Contract has been confirmed by the Contracting Authority.

Enquiry period

Ends
12 May 2025, 15:00

Special regime

lightTouch

Submission terms

Electronic Submission Policy
allowed

Languages

en

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
complete
Has Renewal
Yes

Value

Amount
1,650,000
Currency
GBP
Including VAT
1,980,000

Renewal

Description
Two optional extension periods of up to 12 months each.

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Name
Qualitative Criteria
Type
quality
Description
As per Tender documentation.

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
40
Weight
percentageExact
Criterion 2
Name
Quantitative Criteria
Type
price
Description
As per Tender Documentation.

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
60
Weight
percentageExact

Contract period

Ends
31 Jul 2028, 23:59
Starts
1 Aug 2025, 00:00
Max Extent Date
31 Jul 2030, 23:59

Selection criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Type
technical
Description
Refer to CfT documents

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKN
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
016028-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK4
Description
Tender notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
tenderNotice
Published
17 Apr 2025, 16:07

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-PPON-PPTX-8572-NYCV
Name
Belfast Metropolitan College

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKN06
Country
GB
Locality
Belfast
Postal Code
BT3 9DT
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Titanic Quarter, Campus 7 Queens Road

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
publicAuthorityCentralGovernment
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Description
Public authority - central government
Entry 2
Id
GB-NIR
Scheme
UK_CA_DEVOLVED_REGULATIONS
Description
Northern Irish devolved regulations apply

Identifier

Id
PPTX-8572-NYCV
Scheme
GB-PPON

Contact

Organisation 2
Id
GB-PPON-PVWG-8426-YWXV
Name
CPD - Supplies & Services Division
Role Details
Construction and Procurement Delivery - Supplies and Services Division, is a Centre of Procurement Expertise and provides a central procurement function for central government in Northern Ireland.

Roles

procuringEntity
processContactPoint

Address

Region
UKN06
Country
GB
Locality
BELFAST
Postal Code
BT3 9ED
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Clare House, 303 Airport Road West

Details

Identifier

Id
PVWG-8426-YWXV
Scheme
GB-PPON

Contact

Organisation 3
Id
GB-COH-03732298
Name
CATER LINK LIMITED

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UKJ11
Country
GB
Locality
Reading
Postal Code
RG6 1PT
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
300 Thames Valley Park Drive

Details

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

Identifier

Id
03732298
Scheme
GB-COH

Contact

Additional Identifiers

Entry 1
Id
PWPW-6942-JXBP
Scheme
GB-PPON
Organisation 4
Id
GB-PPON-PWPW-6942-JXBP
Name
CATER LINK LIMITED

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UKJ11
Country
GB
Locality
Reading
Postal Code
RG6 1PT
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
300 Thames Valley Park Drive

Details

Vcse
No
Scale
large

Identifier

Id
PWPW-6942-JXBP
Scheme
GB-PPON

Contact

Award information

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

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKN
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 2
Region
UKN
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
55520000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Catering services

Value

Amount
150,000
Currency
GBP
Including VAT
180,000

Renewal

Description
Two optional extension periods of up to 12 months each.

Documents

Entry 1
Id
034493-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK6
Description
Contract award notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
awardNotice
Published
23 Jun 2025, 16:22

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-COH-03732298
Name
CATER LINK LIMITED
Supplier 2
Id
GB-PPON-PWPW-6942-JXBP
Name
CATER LINK LIMITED

Milestones

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

Related lots

1

Contract period

Ends
31 Jul 2028, 23:59
Starts
1 Aug 2025, 00:00
Max Extent Date
31 Jul 2030, 23:59

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
1
Title
ID 5831917 - DfE - The Provision of Catering and Vending Services To Belfast Metropolitan College
Status
active
Award ID
1
Date Signed
23 Jun 2025, 00:00
Has Renewal
Yes
Above Threshold
No

Value

Amount
150,000
Currency
GBP
Including VAT
180,000

Period

Ends
31 Jul 2028, 23:59
Starts
1 Aug 2025, 00:00
Max Extent Date
31 Jul 2030, 23:59

Renewal

Description
Two optional extension periods of up to 12 months each.

Documents

Entry 1
Id
046204-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK7
Description
Contract details notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
contractNotice
Published
5 Aug 2025, 15:05

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Belfast · UKN06 · BT3 9DT · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKN · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. ocds-h6vhtk-050524-2025-08-05T15:05:39+01:00Tender notice on Find a Tender ·