Scope
Reference
2024-TR-0065
Description
Student Loans Company Limited are seeking to appoint an experienced catering supplier to operate within our offices at Memphis, Lingfield Point, Darlington, DL1 1AS. The supplier should offer the 1,600 SLC employees based at this site and any visitors an excellent variety and quality of food that is reasonably priced and served efficiently.
The supplier will provide regular new innovative ideas to ensure that the offers remains fresh, meets employee needs and is more cost efficient than the surrounding competition, the supplier should also provide a professional, creative and excellent standard of hospitality catering service for meetings as required.
The successful supplier will need to be ready to commence the above services by the 1st of March 2026.
Contract 1. Catering For Darlington
Supplier
Contract value
- £1,242,202 excluding VAT
- £1,433,310 including VAT
Below the relevant threshold
Award decision date
30 January 2026
Earliest date the contract will be signed
13 February 2026
Contract dates (estimated)
- 1 March 2026 to 28 February 2029
- Possible extension to 28 February 2031
- 5 years
Description of possible extension:
Option of two twelve month extension period, subject to satisfactory performance and the continuity of the required services
Main procurement category
Services
CPV classifications
- 55520000 - Catering services
Contract locations
- UKC1 - Tees Valley and Durham
Information about tenders
- 4 tenders received
- 4 tenders assessed in the final stage:
- 1 submitted by small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)
- 0 submitted by voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSE)
- 1 supplier awarded contracts
- 3 suppliers unsuccessful (details included for contracts over £5 million)
Procedure
Procedure type
Below threshold - limited competition
Special regime
Concession
Supplier
THE STREET COFFEE CO CAFE LIMITED
70 Newton Drive
Durham
DH1 5BE
United Kingdom
Email: streetcoffee@outlook.com
Region: UKC14 - Durham CC
Small or medium-sized enterprise (SME): Yes
Voluntary, community or social enterprise (VCSE): No
Contract 1. Catering For Darlington
Contracting authority
STUDENT LOANS COMPANY
- Companies House: 02401034
- Public Procurement Organisation Number: PMXL-3278-BCWT
Memphis Building Lingfield Point
Darlington
DL1 1RW
United Kingdom
Region: UKC13 - Darlington
Organisation type: Public authority - central government