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Moulton College Outsourced Catering Service

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Tender information last checkedLast checked 30 Sept 2026, 01:22.

Opportunity overview

Moulton College has conducted a tender to appoint a company to provide a fully managed catering service to College students and staff, with occasional pre-arranged catering of events. However, the Provider is actively encouraged to maximise the commercial opportunity available to expand the service by offering catering / refreshments for evening and weekend events and to external customers. The primary objective of the contract is to ensure that a high standard of catering is maintained, providing a highly proactive, appealing, and nutritious catering service that makes a significant contribution to the health and wellbeing of the students. The Customer will enter into a contract with a Provider who: • is a suitably qualified supplier of catering services, •can deliver a fully managed, outsourced catering service to the Customer's sites, •can offer an affordable contract costing model, ultimately reducing the cost to the Customer, •will support the Customer's aims of providing high quality, healthy and nutritious meals, at an affordable price, •will work in close partnership with the Customer to offer age appropriate, hot and cold meals which exceed the Government's requirements for School Food Standards and take into account individual student dietary requirements where necessary, •will work with the Customer to market and maximise the number of student meals being bought, •will maximise the commercial opportunity offered by the Customer's catering facilities, particularly the coffee shops, by taking advantaged of additional opportunities offered by weekend and evening events (sporting events, open days etc.). The Contract is for a period of three years with three options to extend of 12 months each.

Awarded to

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THOMAS FRANKS LIMITED

Matched by number
Published award value
£6m
Awarded
24 Jul 2025
Award ID
1
Status
pending
Identifier
GB-COH 05171922
Location
Hook Norton Banbury, UKJ14, OX15 5NY, United Kingdom

Classification

  • CPV55510000 — Canteen services
  • CPV55520000 — Catering services

Lots

  • Lot 1£3.3m

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
MC-CATERING-25
Status
complete
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
30 Jun 2025, 23:59

Tender Period

Ends
6 Jun 2025, 12:00

Enquiry period

Ends
30 May 2025, 23:00

Submission terms

Electronic Submission Policy
allowed

Languages

en

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
complete
Has Renewal
Yes

Value

Amount
3,300,000
Currency
GBP
Including VAT
3,960,000

Renewal

Description
Three extension periods of 12 months each, at the sole discretion of the College and subject to satisfactory performance.

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Name
quality
Type
quality

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
60
Weight
percentageExact
Criterion 2
Name
cost
Type
cost

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
40
Weight
percentageExact

Contract period

Ends
31 Aug 2028, 23:59
Starts
1 Sept 2025, 00:00
Max Extent Date
31 Aug 2031, 23:59

Selection criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Type
economic
Description
Please refer to the tender documents
Criterion 2
Type
technical
Description
Please refer to the tender documents

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKF2
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
55510000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Canteen services
Entry 2
Id
55520000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Catering services

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
conflictOfInterest
Description
Not published
Document Type
conflictOfInterest
Entry 2
Id
L-1
Description
All tender documents available, and submissions to be made through the Delta eSourcing portal
Document Type
biddingDocuments
Entry 3
Id
019900-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK4
Description
Tender notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
tenderNotice
Published
8 May 2025, 20:56

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-PPON-PYJW-3188-DDNG
Name
Moulton College

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKF24
Country
GB
Locality
Moulton
Postal Code
NN3 7RR
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
West Street

Details

Classifications

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

Identifier

Id
PYJW-3188-DDNG
Scheme
GB-PPON

Contact

Name
Jenny Swainson
Organisation 2
Id
GB-COH-03732298
Name
CATER LINK LIMITED

Roles

tenderer

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
03732298
Scheme
GB-COH

Additional Identifiers

Entry 1
Id
PWPW-6942-JXBP
Scheme
GB-PPON
Organisation 3
Id
GB-COH-05171922
Name
THOMAS FRANKS LIMITED

Roles

supplier
tenderer

Address

Region
UKJ14
Country
GB
Locality
Hook Norton Banbury
Postal Code
OX15 5NY
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
The Stables Hook Norton Brewery

Details

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

Identifier

Id
05171922
Scheme
GB-COH

Contact

Additional Identifiers

Entry 1
Id
PYHM-1811-RVBZ
Scheme
GB-PPON

Award information

Award 1
Id
1
Date
25 Jul 2025, 00:00
Status
pending
Has Renewal
Yes
Above Threshold
Yes
Main Procurement Category
services
Assessment Summaries Date Sent
25 Jul 2025, 00:00

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKF2
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
55510000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Canteen services
Entry 2
Id
55520000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Catering services

Value

Amount
6,000,000
Currency
GBP
Including VAT
7,200,000

Renewal

Description
Three options to extend of 12 months each up to a total maximum contract duration of six years subject to satisfactory performance and at the sole discretion of the College.

Documents

Entry 1
Id
043102-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK6
Description
Contract award notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
awardNotice
Published
25 Jul 2025, 12:11

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-COH-05171922
Name
THOMAS FRANKS LIMITED

Milestones

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

Related lots

1

Contract period

Ends
30 Sept 2028, 23:59
Starts
1 Oct 2025, 00:00
Max Extent Date
30 Sept 2031, 23:59

Standstill Period

Ends
6 Aug 2025, 23:59

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Moulton · UKF24 · NN3 7RR · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKF2 · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. ocds-h6vhtk-050f48-2025-07-25T12:11:48+01:00Tender notice on Find a Tender ·