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RBGKEW1530 - Catering Services Wakehurst

Royal Botanic Gardens · Contract award notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 25 Sept 2026, 11:42.

Opportunity overview

Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew is seeking Tenders for the provision of our Day Visitor Catering at Wakehurst which comprises the operation of three fixed catering outlets, namely Seeds Café, Stables Kitchen and Stables Pantry, together with provision of mobile catering within the grounds of Wakehurst. The contract will operate on a fully commercial concession basis wherein the appointed Caterer shall pay a percentage of sales turnover to the Client by way of a turnover-based commission supported by a fixed annual minimum guaranteed sum

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.

Company of Cooks (CH&Co)

Match pending…
Published award value
£4.8m
Awarded
24 Aug 2026
Award ID
1
Status
pending
Identifier
GB-PPON PHHQ-4682-NXQP
Location
London, UKI31, WC1H 9LT, United Kingdom

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
RBGKEW1530
Status
complete
Procurement Method
open
Procurement Method Details
Competitive flexible procedure

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Special regime

concession

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
complete

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
Royal Botanic Gardens
Id
GB-PPON-PGTT-3583-QXLN

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PGTT-3583-QXLN

Address

Street Address
Ardingly, Haywards Heath,
Locality
Sussex,
Postal Code
RH17 6TN
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKJ28

Contact

Name
Joanna McKelvey

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Id
publicAuthorityCentralGovernment
Description
Public authority - central government
Organisation 2
Name
Company of Cooks (CH&Co)
Id
GB-PPON-PHHQ-4682-NXQP

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PHHQ-4682-NXQP

Address

Street Address
Lynton House, 7 – 12 Tavistock Square
Locality
London
Postal Code
WC1H 9LT
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKI31

Contact

Name
gemma clarkson

Roles

supplier
tenderer

Details

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

Award information

Award 1
Id
1
Status
pending
Date
25 Aug 2026, 00:00
Main Procurement Category
services
Above Threshold
Yes
Has Renewal
Yes
Assessment Summaries Date Sent
25 Aug 2026, 00:00

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
55520000
Description
Catering services

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKJ27
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 2
Region
UKJ28
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Value

Including VAT
5,795,000
Amount
4,829,000
Currency
GBP

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-PPON-PHHQ-4682-NXQP
Name
Company of Cooks (CH&Co)

Standstill Period

Ends
4 Sept 2026, 23:59

Contract period

Starts
1 Nov 2026, 00:00
Ends
31 Oct 2033, 23:59
Max Extent Date
31 Oct 2036, 23:59

Renewal

Description
Contract term 7 years with potential extensions up to 3 years

Related lots

1

Documents

Entry 1
Id
080982-2026
Document Type
awardNotice
Notice Type
UK6
Description
Contract award notice on Find a Tender
Published
25 Aug 2026, 16:16
Format
text/html

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
1
Type
futureSignatureDate
Due
29 Oct 2026, 23:59
Status
scheduled

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Sussex, · UKJ28 · RH17 6TN · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

2 published notice versions reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

2 VERSIONS
  1. 020231-2026Tender notice on Find a Tender ·
  2. 080982-2026Contract award notice on Find a Tender ·