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Managed Outsourced Solution for Education Catering

Hampshire County Council · Tender notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 30 Sept 2026, 00:27.

Opportunity overview

Hampshire County Council is seeking a supplier to take on provision of catering services to Educational Establishments across the county of Hampshire, following the cessation of the Contracting Authority’s in house service, Education Catering. 189 Educational Establishments have confirmed to the Contracting Authority that they wish to access catering services through this Contract from the outset, with the breakdown by establishment type, pupil numbers on role etc included as Annex 1 A of this ITT. These numbers reflect the schools which have chosen to “opt in” to this arrangement and are not anticipated to change significantly but may be subject to some change before the Contract commences. Educational Establishments are opted in for the initial period of the contract with the option to extend for an additional 2 years. This extension is dependent on the Contracting Authority extending this Contract. Educational Establishments that choose not to access services through this Contract at the outset will have the option of joining later during the life of the Contract and will be able to access the services under the same terms as those that were part of the Contract from the start. Establishments would only be added subject to agreement from all parties. Educational Establishments may be either Local Authority maintained schools or Academies. These entities have different legal statuses, and each academy trust accessing services through this contract will be required to complete a Deed of Adherence (sample provided in Annex 3d) with the Contractor & The Contracting Authority prior to implementation. All Tenderers must have signed and completed Annex 5 - TUPE Confidentiality Undertaking Template by the Clarification deadline. Tenderers who submit a tender without having completed and returned Annex 5 as an attachment via the Intend Correspondence function before the deadline for clarification questions (19th May 2025 at 17:00), will have their submission rejected.

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.

Published award value
£82.7m
Awarded
29 Jun 2025
Award ID
1
Status
active
Identifier
GB-COH 02114954
Location
Rubery, Birmingham, West Midlands,, UKG31, B45 9PZ, United Kingdom

Classification

  • CPV15894210 — School meals
  • CPV55500000 — Canteen and catering services
  • CPV55520000 — Catering services
  • CPV55523000 — Catering services for other enterprises or other institutions
  • CPV55524000 — School catering services

Lots

  • Lot 1£92.2m

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
CS26550
Status
complete
Published risks
Tight Timescales for delivery The project must be awarded and the successful supplier able to be communicated to schools by September. This means the tender timetable is very tight and will involve moderation over July (Summer holidays). Mitigated by all panel being aware of the timescale and resource requirement over this time. No bids received Market engagement was conducted and a series of questions asked to gain the attractiveness and viability of the offer to the market. We received 7 responses back and have confidence that the project will gain interest from the market. Increased cost The risk of a high meal price has been mitigated by using the Straight-Line methodology and placing a cap on the max meal price. This will ensure the bids remain within the stated parameters and limits the risk of a high meal price. The Contract will have a dedicated Contract Manager and a KPI on monthly payment reports to ensure the supplier is charging educational establishments, pupils, parents and guardians accurately.
Above Threshold
Yes
Procurement Method
open
Main Procurement Category
services
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Expected award period

Ends
14 Jul 2025, 23:59

Tender Period

Ends
27 May 2025, 14:00

Contract terms

Financial Terms
As per Schedule 3 Payment & Invoicing of the Contract Document (ITT Annex 3) and ITT Annex 1 C - Payment & Invoicing arrangements

Enquiry period

Ends
19 May 2025, 17:00

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
92,185,453
Currency
GBP
Including VAT
110,622,543.6

Renewal

Description
There is 1 contract extension with a maximum duration of 2 years and 0 month, and a value ex VAT of £ 26,338,701

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Name
Price criterion 1
Type
price
Description
Pricing schedule Annex 2, Price evaluation. See Pricing Annex 2a.

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
40
Weight
percentageExact
Criterion 2
Name
Quality criterion 1
Type
quality
Description
Mobilisation

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
5
Weight
percentageExact
Criterion 3
Name
Quality criterion 2
Type
quality
Description
Quality of food ingredients & Sourcing

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
15
Weight
percentageExact
Criterion 4
Name
Quality criterion 3
Type
quality
Description
Special Diets Allergens

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
7.5
Weight
percentageExact
Criterion 5
Name
Quality criterion 4
Type
quality
Description
Account Contract Management

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
7.5
Weight
percentageExact
Criterion 6
Name
Quality criterion 5
Type
quality
Description
Operational Service Resilience

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
10
Weight
percentageExact
Criterion 7
Name
Quality criterion 6
Type
quality
Description
Corporate Social Responsibility

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
2.5
Weight
percentageExact
Criterion 8
Name
Quality criterion 7
Type
quality
Description
Maximise and Increase Uptake

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
5
Weight
percentageExact
Criterion 9
Name
Quality criterion 8
Type
quality
Description
Staffing

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
7.5
Weight
percentageExact

Contract period

Ends
4 Jan 2031, 23:59
Starts
5 Jan 2026, 00:00
Max Extent Date
4 Jan 2033, 23:59

Selection criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Type
economic
Description
As per In-tend Participation Stage Questionnaire (In-tend hosted questionnaire)
Criterion 2
Type
technical
Description
As per In-tend Participation Stage Questionnaire (In-tend hosted questionnaire)

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKJ3
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
55524000
Scheme
CPV
Description
School catering services
Entry 2
Id
15894210
Scheme
CPV
Description
School meals
Entry 3
Id
55500000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Canteen and catering services
Entry 4
Id
55520000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Catering services
Entry 5
Id
55523000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Catering services for other enterprises or other institutions

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
conflictOfInterest
Description
Not published
Document Type
conflictOfInterest
Entry 2
Id
016440-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK4
Description
Tender notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
tenderNotice
Published
23 Apr 2025, 11:06

Planning and budget

No Engagement Notice Rationale
The private sector school meals market is well established both nationally and locally in Hampshire. Suppliers range from small local and regional organisations to large national and multinational organisations. At least 17 private sector school catering suppliers currently operate in Hampshire. Soft market testing has been carried out with the current 11 catering suppliers on the County Council’s education catering framework agreement. They confirmed available capacity and interest to provide catering to Hampshire schools. A formal engagement process was undertaken with existing school customers of the EC service to understand schools’ views of the proposal to cease the services provided by EC and of the two remaining viable options of service closure (with schools managing their own catering arrangements) and a managed outsource of the service.

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-PPON-PBHM-7586-PWLP
Name
Hampshire County Council

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKJ36
Country
GB
Locality
Winchester
Postal Code
SO23 8UJ
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
E2 Court The Castle

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Description
Public authority - sub-central government

Identifier

Id
PBHM-7586-PWLP
Scheme
GB-PPON

Contact

Organisation 2
Id
GB-COH-01106729
Name
Elior UK PLC

Roles

tenderer

Address

Region
UKD62
Country
GB
Locality
Macclesfield, Cheshire,
Postal Code
SK11 6ET
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
The Courtyard, Catherine Street,

Details

Vcse
No
Scale
large

Identifier

Id
01106729
Scheme
GB-COH
Organisation 3
Id
GB-COH-02114954
Name
Compass Contract Services (U.K.) Limited

Roles

supplier
tenderer

Address

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

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
30 Jun 2025, 00:00
Title
Managed Outsourced Solution for Education Catering
Status
active
Has Renewal
Yes
Above Threshold
Yes
Main Procurement Category
services
Assessment Summaries Date Sent
30 Jun 2025, 00:00

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKJ3
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
55524000
Scheme
CPV
Description
School catering services
Entry 2
Id
15894210
Scheme
CPV
Description
School meals
Entry 3
Id
55500000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Canteen and catering services
Entry 4
Id
55520000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Catering services
Entry 5
Id
55523000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Catering services for other enterprises or other institutions

Value

Amount
82,693,390
Currency
GBP
Including VAT
82,693,390

Renewal

Description
There is 1 contract extension with a maximum duration of 2 years and 0 month, and a value ex VAT of £23,626,682.98

Documents

Entry 1
Id
036028-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK6
Description
Contract award notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
awardNotice
Published
30 Jun 2025, 11:33

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-COH-02114954
Name
Compass Contract Services (U.K.) Limited

Milestones

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

Related lots

1

Contract period

Ends
4 Jan 2031, 23:59
Starts
5 Jan 2026, 00:00
Max Extent Date
4 Jan 2033, 23:59

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Winchester · UKJ36 · SO23 8UJ · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKJ3 · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. ocds-h6vhtk-050620-2025-06-30T11:33:06+01:00Tender notice on Find a Tender ·