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.
Key facts
- Buyer
- Transport for London · Body governed by public law
- Supplier
- Sodexo Limited
- Value
- £27,020,000
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Hospitality & catering · Catering services (CPV 55520000)
- Region
- London
- Official notice
- 079114-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date27 Jul 2026
- Published19 Aug 2026Published 23 days after the contract date
Description
The contract was awarded following a further competition / mini competition under CCS RM6232 Facilities Management and Workplace Services, Lot 1b. The requirement covers Pan TfL catering and other food and beverage services across 29 TfL locations. The contract consolidates the existing Head Office Catering and Operational Sites Catering arrangements, including catering equipment maintenance scope incorporated during the extension period, into one integrated call-off contract. The awarded scope includes core staff catering, hub services, hospitality, vouchers, catering equipment maintenance and associated food and beverage services. The contract is intended to support service continuity, improved supplier accountability, clearer performance governance, a standardised tariff approach and improved consistency of service delivery. Additional information: Quality criterion: Technical, Responsible Procurement, Health and Safety, Environmental Sustainability and Cyber Security requirements …
About the supplier
Sodexo Limited: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 00842846).