Contract award · 15 Jan 2026

Supply of catering of food and beverages

Royal Berkshire Fire & Rescue Service awarded “Supply of catering of food and beverages” to Corporate Catering Ltd for £220k on 15 Jan 2026.

Food & drinkSouth East

Procedure

Procedure as published: Other - Direct negotiation after failed procurement for Light Touch Contract..

Key facts

Value
£220,000
Procedure
Other - Direct negotiation after failed procurement for Light Touch Contract.
Sector
Food & drink · Food, beverages, tobacco and related products (CPV 15000000)
Timeline
  1. Contract date15 Jan 2026
  2. Published11 Feb 2026Published 27 days after the contract date

Description

A below threshold open light touch regime (LTR) tender under Public Contract Regulations (2015) was released on the In-Tend Portal on 20th September 2024. The Authority received 4 expressions of interest from following suppliers: 1. Corporate Catering (incumbent) 2. BSF Group Ltd 3. Mocha & Latte Catering 4. Supernote Ltd 5. U Consults Ltd The Authority received one tender response from Corporate Catering, the incumbent supplier. However, the price they offered for 4-year contract exceeded the contract value of £220,000. As the bid could not be evaluated in line with the advertised requirement, the Authority terminated the procurement and directly negotiated with the supplier, Corporate Catering. Following the negotiation with the supplier, both parties have agreed to sign a contract for a period of three years for a value of £220,000 as originally advertised in the tender notice. The proposal was reviewed by the stakeholders and due to the circumstances of not receiving any other bid…

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