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Catering at The Birches

Housing Solutions · award, contract

Tender information last checkedLast checked 29 Sept 2026, 15:03.

Opportunity overview

Provision of catering services at The Birches residential facility, including the preparation and delivery of daily meals and associated food services for residents, in line with dietary, nutritional and regulatory requirements. The contract supports ongoing service delivery within the care setting and has an estimated value of up to GBP1,000,000 over a maximum term of five-year (2+2+1).

Awarded to

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Sophie's catering

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Contract value
£1m
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
25 May 2026
Award ID
057988-2026-Catering - 2026-1
Status
active
Location
Berkshire, UKJ11, RG42 5HW, United Kingdom

Classification

  • CPV55523000 — Catering services for other enterprises or other institutions

Lots

  • Housing Solutions has awarded a contract for the provision of catering services at The Birches following a further competition conducted under the YPO Building in Use DPS - Lot 1: Catering Services (Reference 879). The contract covers the delivery of high quality catering services for the residents, including meal planning, food preparation, service delivery, and associated catering operations. The contract commenced on the 1st of June 2026 and is for a maximum term of five years (2+2+1), subject to extension options and satisfactory performance. The total estimated value is up to GBP1 million over the maximum term.Value not stated

Published notice details

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Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
Catering - 2026
Status
complete
Main Procurement Category
services
Procurement Method
limited
Procurement Method Details
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Why this procedure was chosen
Housing Solutions conducted a further competition under the YPO Dynamic Purchasing System established in accordance with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. Invitations to tender were issued through the DPS in accordance with the DPS rules. One compliant tender submission was received and evaluated against the published award criteria. Following evaluation, the contract was awarded to the successful tenderer. The award relates to a call-off contract under an existing DPS and does not constitute a separate procurement requiring publication of a prior contract notice.

Legal basis

Id
32014L0024
Scheme
CELEX

Classification

Scheme
CPV
Id
55523000
Description
Catering services for other enterprises or other institutions

Covered By

GPA

Procedure reasons

Entry 1
Scheme
TED_PT_AWARD_CONTRACT_WITHOUT_CALL
Id
D_OUTSIDE_SCOPE
Description
The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Description
Housing Solutions has awarded a contract for the provision of catering services at The Birches following a further competition conducted under the YPO Building in Use DPS - Lot 1: Catering Services (Reference 879). The contract covers the delivery of high quality catering services for the residents, including meal planning, food preparation, service delivery, and associated catering operations. The contract commenced on the 1st of June 2026 and is for a maximum term of five years (2+2+1), subject to extension options and satisfactory performance. The total estimated value is up to GBP1 million over the maximum term.
Has Options
No
Status
cancelled

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Name
Meeting The Specification - Meals & Nutrition
Type
quality
Description
12%
Criterion 2
Name
Service Delivery - Syaffing/ Traing/ Resources
Type
quality
Description
8%
Criterion 3
Name
Contract management
Type
quality
Description
6%
Criterion 4
Name
Customer Care
Type
quality
Description
9%
Criterion 5
Name
Food hygiene, Health, safety and Quality Control
Type
quality
Description
10%
Criterion 6
Name
Social Value
Type
quality
Description
5%
Criterion 7
Type
price
Description
50%

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
55523000
Description
Catering services for other enterprises or other institutions

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKJ11

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
Housing Solutions
Id
GB-FTS-180968

Identifier

Legal Name
Housing Solutions

Address

Street Address
Crown House, Crown Square, Waldeck Road
Locality
Berkshire
Region
UKJ11
Postal Code
SL6 8BY
Country Name
United Kingdom

Contact

Name
David Obatusin
Telephone
+44 1628543120

Roles

buyer
centralPurchasingBody

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
TED_CA_TYPE
Id
BODY_PUBLIC
Description
Body governed by public law
Entry 2
Scheme
COFOG
Id
06
Description
Housing and community amenities
Organisation 2
Name
Sophie's catering
Id
GB-FTS-183515

Identifier

Legal Name
Sophie's catering

Address

Street Address
3, Coote Close Binfield , Berkshire
Locality
Berkshire
Region
UKJ11
Postal Code
RG42 5HW
Country Name
United Kingdom

Contact

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale
sme
Organisation 3
Name
Public Procurement Review Service
Id
GB-FTS-103

Identifier

Legal Name
Public Procurement Review Service

Address

Street Address
Cabinet Office
Locality
London
Country Name
United Kingdom

Contact

Telephone
+44 3450103503

Roles

reviewBody

Details

Award information

Award 1
Id
057988-2026-Catering - 2026-1
Status
active

Related lots

1

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-FTS-183515
Name
Sophie's catering

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
057988-2026-Catering - 2026-1
Award ID
057988-2026-Catering - 2026-1
Status
active
Date Signed
26 May 2026, 00:00

Value

Amount
1,000,000
Currency
GBP

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Berkshire · UKJ11 · SL6 8BY · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKJ11

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. 057988-2026award, contract ·