Award

Managed Outsourced Solution for Education Catering

  • Hampshire County Council

UK6: Contract award notice - Procurement Act 2023 - view information about notice types

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-036028

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-050620 (view related notices)

Published 30 June 2025, 11:33am



Scope

Reference

CS26550

Description

Hampshire County Council is seeking a supplier to take on provision of catering services to Educational Establishments across the county of Hampshire, following the cessation of the Contracting Authority's in house service, Education Catering.

189 Educational Establishments have confirmed to the Contracting Authority that they wish to access catering services through this Contract from the outset, with the breakdown by establishment type, pupil numbers on role etc included as Annex 1 A of this ITT. These numbers reflect the schools which have chosen to "opt in" to this arrangement and are not anticipated to change significantly but may be subject to some change before the Contract commences. Educational Establishments are opted in for the initial period of the contract with the option to extend for an additional 2 years. This extension is dependent on the Contracting Authority extending this Contract.

Educational Establishments that choose not to access services through this Contract at the outset will have the option of joining later during the life of the Contract and will be able to access the services under the same terms as those that were part of the Contract from the start. Establishments would only be added subject to agreement from all parties.

Educational Establishments may be either Local Authority maintained schools or Academies. These entities have different legal statuses, and each academy trust accessing services through this contract will be required to complete a Deed of Adherence (sample provided in Annex 3d) with the Contractor & The Contracting Authority prior to implementation.

All Tenderers must have signed and completed Annex 5 - TUPE Confidentiality Undertaking Template by the Clarification deadline.

Tenderers who submit a tender without having completed and returned Annex 5 as an attachment via the Intend Correspondence function before the deadline for clarification questions (19th May 2025 at 17:00), will have their submission rejected.


Contract 1. Managed Outsourced Solution for Education Catering

Supplier

Contract value

  • £82,693,390 excluding VAT
  • £82,693,390 including VAT

Above the relevant threshold

Award decision date

30 June 2025

Date assessment summaries were sent to tenderers

30 June 2025

Earliest date the contract will be signed

1 November 2025

Contract dates (estimated)

  • 5 January 2026 to 4 January 2031
  • Possible extension to 4 January 2033
  • 7 years

Description of possible extension:

There is 1 contract extension with a maximum duration of 2 years and 0 month, and a value ex VAT of £23,626,682.98

Main procurement category

Services

CPV classifications

  • 55524000 - School catering services
  • 15894210 - School meals
  • 55500000 - Canteen and catering services
  • 55520000 - Catering services
  • 55523000 - Catering services for other enterprises or other institutions

Contract locations

  • UKJ3 - Hampshire and Isle of Wight

Information about tenders

  • 2 tenders received
  • 2 tenders assessed in the final stage:
    • 0 submitted by small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)
    • 0 submitted by voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSE)
  • 1 supplier awarded contracts
  • 1 supplier unsuccessful (details included for contracts over £5 million)

Unsuccessful suppliers


Procedure

Procedure type

Open procedure

Special regime

Light touch


Suppliers

Compass Contract Services (U.K.) Limited

  • Companies House: 02114954

Parklands Court, 24 Parklands, Birmingham Great Park,

Rubery, Birmingham, West Midlands,

B45 9PZ

United Kingdom

Region: UKG31 - Birmingham

Small or medium-sized enterprise (SME): No

Voluntary, community or social enterprise (VCSE): No

Supported employment provider: No

Public service mutual: No

Contract 1. Managed Outsourced Solution for Education Catering

Elior UK PLC

  • Companies House: 01106729

The Courtyard, Catherine Street,

Macclesfield, Cheshire,

SK11 6ET

United Kingdom

Region: UKD62 - Cheshire East

Small or medium-sized enterprise (SME): No

Voluntary, community or social enterprise (VCSE): No


Contracting authority

Hampshire County Council

  • Public Procurement Organisation Number: PBHM-7586-PWLP

E2 Court The Castle

Winchester

SO23 8UJ

United Kingdom

Region: UKJ36 - Central Hampshire

Organisation type: Public authority - sub-central government