Catering Services — ProcuraAxis

Opportunity overview

Telford College is inviting tenders for the provision of Catering Services across its main Wellington Campus and the forthcoming Sixth Form site located in Telford town centre. The College is seeking an innovative catering partner to deliver high-quality, affordable, and inclusive food and beverage services that enhance the student and staff experience.

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: £4.1m
Awarded: 12 Dec 2025
Award ID: 1
Status: pending
Identifier: GB-COH 03732298
Location: Reading, UKJ11, RG6 1PT, United Kingdom

Classification

CPV55300000 — Restaurant and food-serving services
CPV55400000 — Beverage-serving services
CPV55500000 — Canteen and catering services

Lots

Lot 1£1.3m

Documents and notices

Contract award notice on Find a TenderOpen source ↗
Tender notice on Find a TenderOpen source ↗
biddingDocumentsOpen source ↗

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: TND-2025-0002
Status: complete
Above Threshold: Yes
Procurement Method: open
Main Procurement Category: services
How to submit: https://bidsure.emcassociates.co.uk/tenders/38 ↗
Procurement Method Details: Open procedure

Legal basis

Id: 2023/54
Uri: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents ↗
Scheme: UKPGA

Expected award period

Ends: 9 Dec 2025, 23:59

Tender Period

Ends: 11 Nov 2025, 12:00

Enquiry period

Ends: 3 Nov 2025, 17:00

Submission terms

Electronic Submission Policy: allowed

Languages

Lots and requirements

Entry 1

Id: 1
Status: complete
Has Renewal: Yes

Value

Amount: 1,250,000
Currency: GBP
Including VAT: 1,500,000

Renewal

Description: Subject to satisfactory performance as per defined KPI and SLA data and reporting

Suitability

Sme: Yes

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1

Name: Quality of Service
Type: quality

Numbers

Entry 1

Number: 40
Weight: percentageExact

Criterion 2

Name: Commercial offer
Type: price

Numbers

Entry 1

Number: 40
Weight: percentageExact

Criterion 3

Name: Social Value & Sustainability
Type: quality

Numbers

Entry 1

Number: 15
Weight: percentageExact

Criterion 4

Name: Mobilisation and Implementation
Type: quality

Numbers

Entry 1

Number: 5
Weight: percentageExact

Contract period

Ends: 31 Jul 2031, 23:59
Starts: 1 Aug 2026, 00:00
Max Extent Date: 31 Jul 2033, 23:59

Items and delivery

Item 1

Id: 1
Related Lot: 1

Delivery locations

Entry 1

Region: UKC
Country: GB
Country Name: United Kingdom

Entry 2

Region: UKD
Country: GB
Country Name: United Kingdom

Entry 3

Region: UKE
Country: GB
Country Name: United Kingdom

Entry 4

Region: UKF
Country: GB
Country Name: United Kingdom

Entry 5

Region: UKG
Country: GB
Country Name: United Kingdom

Entry 6

Region: UKH
Country: GB
Country Name: United Kingdom

Entry 7

Region: UKI
Country: GB
Country Name: United Kingdom

Entry 8

Region: UKJ
Country: GB
Country Name: United Kingdom

Entry 9

Region: UKK
Country: GB
Country Name: United Kingdom

Additional Classifications

Entry 1

Id: 55300000
Scheme: CPV
Description: Restaurant and food-serving services

Entry 2

Id: 55400000
Scheme: CPV
Description: Beverage-serving services

Entry 3

Id: 55500000
Scheme: CPV
Description: Canteen and catering services

Published documents

Entry 1

Id: conflictOfInterest
Description: Not published
Document Type: conflictOfInterest

Entry 2

Id: L-1
Url: https://bidsure.emcassociates.co.uk/tenders/38 ↗
Document Type: biddingDocuments

Entry 3

Id: 064626-2025
Url: https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/064626-2025 ↗
Format: text/html
Notice Type: UK4
Description: Tender notice on Find a Tender
Document Type: tenderNotice
Published: 13 Oct 2025, 10:44

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1

Id: GB-PPON-PXDN-9724-GHRL
Name: Telford College

Roles

buyer

Address

Region: UKG21
Country: GB
Locality: Telford
Postal Code: TF1 2NP
Country Name: United Kingdom
Street Address: Haybridge Road

Details

Classifications

Entry 1

Id: publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment
Scheme: UK_CA_TYPE
Description: Public authority - sub-central government

Identifier

Id: PXDN-9724-GHRL
Scheme: GB-PPON

Contact

Name: Ernie Melling
Email: procurement@emcassociates.co.uk

Organisation 2

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

Url: https://caterlinkltd.co.uk/ ↗
Vcse: No
Scale: large
Sheltered Workshop: No
Public Service Mission Organization: No

Identifier

Id: 03732298
Scheme: GB-COH

Contact

Email: sales@caterlinkltd.co.uk

Additional Identifiers

Entry 1

Id: PWPW-6942-JXBP
Scheme: GB-PPON

Award information

Award 1

Id: 1
Date: 12 Dec 2025, 00:00
Title: Catering Services
Status: pending
Has Renewal: Yes
Above Threshold: Yes
Main Procurement Category: services
Assessment Summaries Date Sent: 12 Dec 2025, 00:00

Items

Item 1

Id: 1
Related Lot: 1

Delivery locations

Entry 1

Region: UKC
Country: GB
Country Name: United Kingdom

Entry 2

Region: UKD
Country: GB
Country Name: United Kingdom

Entry 3

Region: UKE
Country: GB
Country Name: United Kingdom

Entry 4

Region: UKF
Country: GB
Country Name: United Kingdom

Entry 5

Region: UKG
Country: GB
Country Name: United Kingdom

Entry 6

Region: UKH
Country: GB
Country Name: United Kingdom

Entry 7

Region: UKI
Country: GB
Country Name: United Kingdom

Entry 8

Region: UKJ
Country: GB
Country Name: United Kingdom

Entry 9

Region: UKK
Country: GB
Country Name: United Kingdom

Additional Classifications

Entry 1

Id: 55300000
Scheme: CPV
Description: Restaurant and food-serving services

Entry 2

Id: 55500000
Scheme: CPV
Description: Canteen and catering services

Value

Currency: GBP
Including VAT: 4,130,000

Renewal

Description: subject to contractual performance, KPI/SLA and overall organisation satisfaction

Documents

Entry 1

Id: 082339-2025
Url: https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/082339-2025 ↗
Format: text/html
Notice Type: UK6
Description: Contract award notice on Find a Tender
Document Type: awardNotice
Published: 12 Dec 2025, 10:42

Suppliers

Supplier 1

Id: GB-COH-03732298
Name: CATER LINK LIMITED

Milestones

Entry 1

Id: 1
Type: futureSignatureDate
Status: scheduled
Due: 31 Jan 2026, 23:59

Related lots

Contract period

Ends: 31 Jul 2031, 23:59
Starts: 1 Aug 2026, 00:00
Max Extent Date: 31 Jul 2033, 23:59

Standstill Period

Ends: 23 Dec 2025, 23:59

Recorded locations

Buyer location · Telford · UKG21 · TF1 2NP · United Kingdom
Delivery location · UKC · United Kingdom
Delivery location · UKD · United Kingdom
Delivery location · UKE · United Kingdom
Delivery location · UKF · United Kingdom
Delivery location · UKG · United Kingdom
Delivery location · UKH · United Kingdom
Delivery location · UKI · United Kingdom
Delivery location · UKJ · United Kingdom
Delivery location · UKK · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION

ocds-h6vhtk-05adfb-2025-12-12T10:42:41ZTender notice on Find a Tender · 12 Dec 2025, 10:42