Contract award · 22 Apr 2025

Provision of Course Feeding

Ministry of Defence awarded “Provision of Course Feeding” to RA International for £127k on 22 Apr 2025. Awarded without open competition.

No competitionHospitality & cateringLondon

Value £127k
WinnerRA International

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.

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Key facts

Buyer
Ministry of Defence · Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisions
Value
£127,000
Procedure
Competitive quotation (below threshold)
Sector
Hospitality & catering · Catering services (CPV 55520000)
Region
London
Timeline
  1. Contract date22 Apr 2025
  2. Published12 May 2025Published 20 days after the contract date

Description

Limited competition conducted due to restrictions of country. This is the provision of feeding for courses provided in Africa. The contract is a limit of liability contract, where there is no guaranteed demand. The contract is for 1 core year plus 2 option years. RA International are the awarded supplier. This was awarded under PCR15 due to when the quotation period began.

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