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Catering purchasing service (including a products management system)

University of York · Contract details notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 23 Sept 2026, 16:34.

Opportunity overview

The University has over 10 restaurants and cafés across out campuses that serve a range of food and drink options to staff, students and the general public (https://www.york.ac.uk/eat-drink-shop/eat-drink/outlets/), there are also outlets servicing student accommodation. Most of these outlets are on the two main campuses at Heslington with two off-campus locations at Fairfax House and in the city centre at the Guildhall York. The Supplier is to provide a catering purchasing service (including a products management system) which maximises value for money whilst delivering an integrated, customer-focused service. A catering purchasing service will be provided that covers all stages of the procurement process from defining business needs and developing specifications through to contract and supplier relationship management. The service will cover the above contracting activity and management of suppliers including annual price reviews and adherence to public procurement regulation and University financial regulations. A catering and stock management system is to be provided which includes menu and recipe management, inventory and procurement and financial administration including summary billing. The tender process has concluded, and a Supplier selected to fully deliver the service. For clarity, the total value stated in this notice is an estimate of the maximum value of spend on catering at the University if the full term of the contract including extensions is enacted (£20,000,000 inc VAT).

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

No classification was supplied.

Lots

  • Lot 1Value not stated

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
UY PROC 1203
Status
complete
Procurement Method
open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
complete

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
conflictOfInterest
Document Type
conflictOfInterest
Description
Not published

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
University of York
Id
GB-UKPRN-10007167

Identifier

Scheme
GB-UKPRN
Id
10007167

Additional Identifiers

Entry 1
Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PRDQ-5539-WTHX

Address

Street Address
Heslington
Locality
York
Postal Code
YO10 5DD
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKE21

Contact

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Id
publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment
Description
Public authority - sub-central government
Organisation 2
Name
PELICAN PROCUREMENT SERVICES LIMITED T/A AVENDRA INTERNATIONAL
Id
GB-COH-02367432

Identifier

Scheme
GB-COH
Id
02367432

Additional Identifiers

Entry 1
Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PRZL-8147-TNNW

Address

Street Address
Building 2000, Cathedral Square
Locality
Guildford
Postal Code
GU2 7YL
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKJ25

Contact

Roles

supplier

Details

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

Award information

Award 1
Id
1
Status
active
Main Procurement Category
services

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
48100000
Description
Industry specific software package
Entry 2
Scheme
CPV
Id
79400000
Description
Business and management consultancy and related services

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKE21
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-COH-02367432
Name
PELICAN PROCUREMENT SERVICES LIMITED T/A AVENDRA INTERNATIONAL

Related lots

1

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
1
Award ID
1
Status
active
Has Renewal
Yes
Above Threshold
Yes
Date Signed
25 Aug 2026, 00:00

Period

Starts
1 Sept 2026, 00:00
Ends
31 Aug 2029, 23:59
Max Extent Date
31 Aug 2034, 23:59

Renewal

Description
3 year initial term + 3 year + 2 year optional extensions

Value

Including VAT
20,000,000
Currency
GBP

Documents

Entry 1
Id
A-22909
Document Type
contractSigned
Format
application/pdf
Entry 2
Id
090198-2026
Document Type
contractNotice
Notice Type
UK7
Description
Contract details notice on Find a Tender
Published
23 Sept 2026, 14:44
Format
text/html

Agreed Metrics

Entry 1
Id
1
Title
System Availability

Observations

Entry 1
Id
frequency

Period

Duration In Months
12
Entry 2
Id
2
Title
Service Desk Availability

Observations

Entry 1
Id
frequency

Period

Duration In Months
12
Entry 3
Id
3
Title
Supplier Management

Observations

Entry 1
Id
frequency

Period

Duration In Months
12

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · York · UKE21 · YO10 5DD · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

3 published notice versions reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

3 VERSIONS
  1. 013252-2026Tender notice on Find a Tender ·
  2. 042312-2026Contract award notice on Find a Tender ·
  3. 090198-2026Contract details notice on Find a Tender ·