Open competition
Open procedure: the contract was advertised and any supplier could submit a bid.
Key facts
- Buyer
- The Mayor and Commonalty and Citizens of the City of London · Regional or local authority
- Suppliers
- Alison Price & Company LTD SME, Dish Catering Limited, Seasoned Events Limited SME, The Admirable Crichton Events Limited SME, The Clink Charity T/A Clink Events SME, Compass Contract Services trading as Rocket Food, Blue Strawberry Group SME, By Word of Mouth SME, Tony Page Ltd, Give us this day t/a Lettice events SME, Moving Venue Caterers SME, Searcys Events Limited SME +2 more
- Value
- £13,300,000 across 14 lots
- Procedure
- Open procedure
- Sector
- Hospitality & catering · Catering services (CPV 55520000)
- Region
- London
- Official notice
- 001685-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date8 Sep 2025
- Published9 Jan 2026Published 123 days after the contract date
Description
The nature of the procurement is to establish a new list of caterers to provide catering services at the Guildhall for City events including the use by external clients hiring events spaces at the Guildhall. The new list of approved suppliers will take effect from 1 January 2026. The Guildhall event catering specification details the expectations and requirements for catering at Guildhall. The duration of the Framework Agreement for the Guildhall Events Catering as indicated in the Specification will be for a core period of three (3) years. In addition, the Authority reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to extend this Framework Agreement by up to one (1) year, therefore the maximum duration of the Framework is four (4) years.
Lots in this award
| Lot | Supplier | Value |
|---|---|---|
| City of London Events Catering Framework | Alison Price & Company LTD SME | £950k |
| City of London Events Catering Framework | Dish Catering Limited | £950k |
| City of London Events Catering Framework | Seasoned Events Limited SME | £950k |
| City of London Events Catering Framework | The Admirable Crichton Events Limited SME | £950k |
| City of London Events Catering Framework | The Clink Charity T/A Clink Events SME | £950k |
| City of London Events Catering Framework | Compass Contract Services trading as Rocket Food | £950k |
| City of London Events Catering Framework | Blue Strawberry Group SME | £950k |
| City of London Events Catering Framework | By Word of Mouth SME | £950k |
| City of London Events Catering Framework | Tony Page Ltd | £950k |
| City of London Events Catering Framework | Give us this day t/a Lettice events SME | £950k |
| City of London Events Catering Framework | Moving Venue Caterers SME | £950k |
| City of London Events Catering Framework | Searcys Events Limited SME | £950k |
| City of London Events Catering Framework | Social Pantry Ltd SME | £950k |
| City of London Events Catering Framework | Dinner Ladies Ltd SME | £950k |
About the suppliers
Alison Price & Company LTD: every public contract they have won.
Blue Strawberry Group: every public contract they have won.
By Word of Mouth: every public contract they have won.
Tony Page Ltd: every public contract they have won.
Give us this day t/a Lettice events: every public contract they have won.
Moving Venue Caterers: every public contract they have won.
Searcys Events Limited: every public contract they have won.
Social Pantry Ltd: every public contract they have won.
Dinner Ladies Ltd: every public contract they have won.
Dish Catering Limited: every public contract they have won.
Seasoned Events Limited: every public contract they have won.
The Admirable Crichton Events Limited: every public contract they have won.
The Clink Charity T/A Clink Events: every public contract they have won.
Compass Contract Services trading as Rocket Food: every public contract they have won.