Contract award · 30 Jun 2025

Corporate Catering & Events Concession

Bristol City Council awarded “Corporate Catering & Events Concession” to Compass Contract Services (UK) Limited trading as Restaurant Ass for £54.8m.

Hospitality & cateringSouth West

Procedure

Procedure as published: Other -.

Key facts

Buyer
Bristol City Council · Regional or local authority
Value
£54,843,447
Procedure
Other -
Sector
Hospitality & catering · Catering services (CPV 55520000)
Timeline
  1. Contract date30 Jun 2025
  2. Published2 Jul 2025Published 2 days after the contract date

Description

Bristol City Council (BCC) sought to engage a single concessionaire with specialist food industry expertise to assume delivery responsibility for cafés, catering and event / function services across a number of venues expected to include, but not limited to: - City Hall - Bristol Museum and Art Gallery (BMAG) - M Shed - Central Library - Create Centre - Ashton Court Estate (Courtyard Café, Golf Café & Gold Ticket Office) - Hengrove Play Park: Beach Hut Cafe - Blaise Plant Nursery: Plant Cafe - Blaise Castle Estate: Blaise Cafe - Café kiosks: Canford Park, Oldbury Court Estate, St Georges Park: Bake Box Kiosk The contract allows for a clause to add further sites as they are required. The procurement process was conducted in accordance with the requirements of the Concessionary Contract Regulations 2016 ("CCR"). Specifically, the council followed a process similar to the Competitive Dialogue procedure described in the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (as amended) ("PCR") in terms of a …

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