Scope
Reference
ID 5831917
Description
Belfast Metropolitan College (the Buyer) is the largest of the six Further and Higher Education Colleges in Northern Ireland. There are campuses located at Titanic Quarter, Millfield, Springvale and Castlereagh. The Buyer is seeking to appoint a Supplier with the relevant skills and experience to deliver and manage the catering and vending services in an effective and professional manner. The catering operation is regarded as an important
element of the Buyer's business operation and will need to reflect the high standards and public profile of the Client. Suppliers should refer to the Specification Schedule and CfT documents for further details.
Contract 1. ID 5831917 - DfE - The Provision of Catering and Vending Services To Belfast Metropolitan College
Supplier
Contract value
- £150,000 excluding VAT
- £180,000 including VAT
Below the relevant threshold
Date signed
23 June 2025
Contract dates
- 1 August 2025 to 31 July 2028
- Possible extension to 31 July 2030
- 5 years
Description of possible extension:
Two optional extension periods of up to 12 months each.
Main procurement category
Services
CPV classifications
- 55520000 - Catering services
Contract locations
- UKN - Northern Ireland
Procedure
Procedure type
Open procedure
Special regime
Light touch
Supplier
CATER LINK LIMITED
- Public Procurement Organisation Number: PWPW-6942-JXBP
300 Thames Valley Park Drive
Reading
RG6 1PT
United Kingdom
Email: sales@caterlinkltd.co.uk
Region: UKJ11 - Berkshire
Small or medium-sized enterprise (SME): No
Voluntary, community or social enterprise (VCSE): No
Contract 1. ID 5831917 - DfE - The Provision of Catering and Vending Services To Belfast Metropolitan College
Contracting authority
Belfast Metropolitan College
- Public Procurement Organisation Number: PPTX-8572-NYCV
Titanic Quarter, Campus 7 Queens Road
Belfast
BT3 9DT
United Kingdom
Region: UKN06 - Belfast
Organisation type: Public authority - central government
Devolved regulations that apply: Northern Ireland
Other organisation
These organisations are carrying out the procurement, or part of it, on behalf of the contracting authorities.
CPD - Supplies & Services Division
Summary of their role in this procurement: Construction and Procurement Delivery - Supplies and Services Division, is a Centre of Procurement Expertise and provides a central procurement function for central government in Northern Ireland.
- Public Procurement Organisation Number: PVWG-8426-YWXV
Clare House, 303 Airport Road West
BELFAST
BT3 9ED
United Kingdom
Region: UKN06 - Belfast