704_26 Outsourced Catering Services and Procurement Support
Leicestershire County Council, trading as ESPOEstimated Value
Up to £200,000,000
Deadline
16 June 2026
Published
11 September 2026
Type
Not specified
Overview
ESPO is a public sector-owned professional buying organisation offering a comprehensive range of procurement services, including access to over 100 free-to-access framework solutions for the wider public sector. This procurement establishes a framework to assist customers in education, social care and all other public sectors with outsourcing their catering services, including providing access to procurement consultants who can assist customers with this (in outsourcing their catering services).
The Framework is divided into 4 lots. For any additional details please also refer to https://www.espo.org/outsourced-catering-services-and-pro... (or otherwise see https://www.espo.org/procurement-frameworks).
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Award Details
ACCENT CATERING SERVICES LIMITED (04298350)
£200,000,000
ALLIANCE IN PARTNERSHIP LIMITED (03577003)
£200,000,000
ARAMARK DEFENCE SERVICES LIMITED (10633160)
£200,000,000
ASHMOLE TRADED SERVICES LTD (17059808)
£200,000,000
ASPENS-SERVICES LIMITED (06561073)
£200,000,000
BAXTERSTOREY LIMITED (01962583)
£200,000,000
FM Services (City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council)
£200,000,000
CATER LINK LIMITED (03732298)
£200,000,000
COMPASS CONTRACT SERVICES (U.K.) LIMITED (02114954)
£200,000,000
CULINERA LIMITED (12382186)
£200,000,000
Derbyshire County Council Catering Service (Local Government Authority)
£200,000,000
DOLCE LIMITED (02470662)
£200,000,000
EDSENTIAL COMMUNITY INTEREST COMPANY (09550258)
£200,000,000
EDUCATERERS LIMITED (10814702)
£200,000,000
EDUCO LIMITED (04533942)
£200,000,000
ELIOR UK PLC (01106729)
£200,000,000
FORERUNNER PERSONAL CATERING LIMITED (03913390)
£200,000,000
HARRISON CATERING SERVICES LIMITED (02856316)
£200,000,000
HERTFORDSHIRE CATERING LIMITED (08409608)
£200,000,000
INNOVATE SERVICES LIMITED (06420662)
£200,000,000
ISS MEDICLEAN LIMITED (01659837)
£200,000,000
JUNIPER PURSUITS LIMITED (11227559)
£200,000,000
LUNCHTIME COMPANY LTD (03452446)
£200,000,000
MIDSHIRE SIGNATURE SERVICES LIMITED (04167186)
£200,000,000
MIQUILL CATERING LIMITED (06886456)
£200,000,000
NORSE GROUP SERVICES LIMITED (09094748)
£200,000,000
The North Yorkshire Council (Local Government Authority)
£200,000,000
Nottingham City Council (Local Government Authority)
£200,000,000
NOURISH CONTRACT CATERING LIMITED (04953033)
£200,000,000
OCS GROUP UK LIMITED (03056469)
£200,000,000
PALMER & HOWELLS LTD (03690842)
£200,000,000
SCHOOL CATERING SUPPORT LIMITED (06772759)
£200,000,000
Shire Services (Local Authority organisation)
£200,000,000
SANDWELL INSPIRED PARTNERSHIP SERVICES EDUCATION LIMITED (IP031729) - t/a SIPS Education
£200,000,000
STIR FOOD LTD (13570876)
£200,000,000
VERTAS GROUP LIMITED (07728211)
£200,000,000
LC SCA LTD (11871886) - t/a Showcase, in partnership with H H FOODS (LEIC) LTD (14522444)
£200,000,000
ROYAL VOLUNTARY SERVICE (02520413)
£200,000,000
AGOREA LIMITED (16881302)
£200,000,000
BAYLISS & GROVE LTD (16827149)
£200,000,000
CATERING CONSULTANCY BUREAU LIMITED (04374224)
£200,000,000
COHESION CONSULTING LTD (13682273)
£200,000,000
EDWARDS & WARD LIMITED (03714522)
£200,000,000
EMC CONSULTANCY SERVICES LLP (OC457593) - t/a EMC Associates
£200,000,000
FARE CONSULTING LIMITED (SC470094)
£200,000,000
INPROVA LTD (07371389)
£200,000,000
INVICTUS PARTNERSHIP LTD (13647652)
£200,000,000
LARCH CONSULTING LIMITED (03037995)
£200,000,000
Merritt-Harrison Catering Consultancy (Partnership)
£200,000,000
MINERVA PROCUREMENT CONSULTANCY SERVICES LIMITED (07144956)
£200,000,000
NANSEN GREEN LIMITED (11283437)
£200,000,000
OLIVEOAKS CONSULTING LTD (SC845212)
£200,000,000
PANACHE CREATIVE LIMITED (07723278) - t/a Panache Consultancy
£200,000,000
PHP LAW LLP (OC429243)
£200,000,000
PRESTIGE COMMERCIAL CONSULTING LIMITED (17059746)
£200,000,000
RED BOX CONSULTANCY SERVICES LIMITED (05126781)
£200,000,000
RIVA PARTNERSHIP LTD (08308143)
£200,000,000
WLP CONSULTANCY SERVICES LTD (05373708)
£200,000,000
Likely incumbents
Suppliers who won similar work from this buyer in the last 5 years.
- 1
TEXET SALES LIMITED
£17m
total awarded
- 2
AMPLE STAR ENTERPRISES UK LIMITED
£12m
total awarded
- 3
PATTERSONS (BRISTOL) LIMITED
£45m
total awarded
- 4
BANNER GROUP LIMITED
£760,000
total awarded
- 5
WIGSTON PAPER LIMITED
£5m
total awarded
TEXET SALES LIMITED is the most likely incumbent based on recency and category match. To win, bidders typically need a clearly differentiated proposition or a price advantage.
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Leicestershire County Council, trading as ESPOKey Dates
Published
11 September 2026
Submission deadline
16 June 2026
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