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
Email: procurement.support@hants.gov.uk
Website: https://www.hants.gov.uk
Region: UKJ36 - Central Hampshire
Organisation type: Public authority - sub-central government