Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
City of Portsmouth College
Tangier Road, 2 Tudor Crescent
Portsmouth
PO3 6PZ
Contact
Julia Challacombe
Telephone
+44 2392328904
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKJ31 - Portsmouth
National registration number
130005158
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://www.city-of-portsmouth-college.ac.uk/
Buyer's address
https://www.city-of-portsmouth-college.ac.uk/
one.2) Information about joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
one.5) Main activity
Education
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Provision of Catering Facilities at City of Portsmouth College
Reference number
CoPC 2025/08
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 55520000 - Catering services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
To provide catering and staffing services to the City of Portsmouth College. Delivered on a nil cost basis.
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)
Value excluding VAT: £3,260,000
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKJ31 - Portsmouth
Main site or place of performance
Portsmouth
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Direct framework award under PRC2015 regime for Catering service and Supplies. Direct award based on Framework criteria continuity of services and nil return EOI, highest scoring framework supplier.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Price
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: No
two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.1) Type of procedure
Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition in the cases listed below
- No tenders or no suitable tenders/requests to participate in response to restricted procedure
Explanation:
"DIRECT AWARD Placing an order with any capable supplier awarded on the framework, without re-opening competition, following the criteria set out below. Regulation 33(8)(a) of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (PCR 2015) sets out the criteria for making a direct award where a framework is concluded with more than one supplier: • All the terms governing the provision of the works, services and supplies concerned are set out in the framework, and • The objective conditions for determining which of the suppliers on the framework shall perform them are set out in the procurement documents. In accordance with the above regulation, direct award orders may be placed under this framework provided the customer can meet any one of the following objective conditions: 1. Customer is satisfied that, following their own due diligence, they can identify the supplier that offers best value for their requirement 2.The supplier is able to supply the required goods/services within the customers timescales 3. The Supplier achieved the highest total score during the evaluation process 4. Goods/services required are unique/exclusive to one supplier 5. Continuity of existing goods/services from an awarded supplier"
four.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: No
Section five. Award of contract
Contract No
Y23009
Lot No
1
Title
Catering and Vending Machine Framework
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
30 June 2025
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 3
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Cater Link Ltd (Caterlink)
Early West, 300 Thames Valley Park Drive, Reading
Berkshire
RG6 1PT
Telephone
+44 1189356700
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKJ31 - Portsmouth
National registration number
03732298
Internet address
The contractor is an SME
No
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: £3,260,000
Total value of the contract/lot: £3,260,000
Section six. Complementary information
six.3) Additional information
To view this notice, please click here:
https://www.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=966753189 GO Reference: GO-2025729-PRO-31613149
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
City of Portsmouth Council
Portsmouth
PO3 6PZ
Country
United Kingdom