Contract

Provision of Catering Facilities at City of Portsmouth College

  • City of Portsmouth College

F03: Contract award notice

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-043805

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-0567ef

Published 29 July 2025, 12:06pm



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

City of Portsmouth College

Tangier Road, 2 Tudor Crescent

Portsmouth

PO3 6PZ

Contact

Julia Challacombe

Email

julia.challacombe@copc.ac.uk

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

Email

rflynn@caterlink.co.uk

Telephone

+44 1189356700

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UKJ31 - Portsmouth
National registration number

03732298

Internet address

https://caterlinkltd.co.uk/

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