Who Won It

Contract award · 30 Jun 2025

Provision of Catering Facilities at City of Portsmouth College

City of Portsmouth College awarded “Provision of Catering Facilities at City of Portsmouth College” to Cater Link Ltd (Caterlink) for £3.26m.

No competitionHospitality & cateringSouth East

BuyerCity of Portsmouth College
Value £3.26m
WinnerCater Link Ltd (Caterlink)

Awarded without open competition

Awarded without open competition. The buyer went directly to one or a few suppliers instead of advertising the contract. Procurement rules allow this only in specific cases, such as extreme urgency, when only one supplier can do the work, or for call-offs from an existing framework.

What “without competition” means

Buyer
City of Portsmouth College · Body governed by public law
Supplier
Cater Link Ltd (Caterlink)
Value
£3,260,000
Procedure
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Sector
Hospitality & catering · Catering services (CPV 55520000)
Region
South East
Official notice
043805-2025 on Find a Tender
Timeline
  1. Contract date30 Jun 2025
  2. Published29 Jul 2025Published 29 days after the contract date

Description

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.

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