Catering Outsourced Services
LONDON UNIVERSITIES PURCHASING CONSORTIUMEstimated Value
£1,000,000 – £100,000,000
Deadline
23 November 2017
Published
26 October 2017
Type
services
Overview
LUPC is tendering a national framework via the restricted process for Catering Outsourced Services on behalf of their Members and those of the other University Purchasing Consortia. Core services include Refectory Services, Cafeterias , Student Meal Packages, Cafes and Coffee Shops, Grab and Go, Branded Franchises, Serviced Hospitality, Commercial and Corporate Events, and Licensed Bars.
The main focus for this lot is serviced hospitality and commercial and corporate events. Some Members may require additional catering services such as the provision of a cafeteria.
Core Services include Serviced Hospitality, Commercial and Corporate Events (including Weddings), Private Dining, Staff Foodservice, and Licensed Bars. Please note that each Potential Provider may only bid for Lot 1 or Lot 2, they cannot bid for both Lots.
Lots (2)
- Lot 1Outsourced Contract Catering Services (National) The lot includes onsite catering services for regular supply as a fully managed and delivered service across Members in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland
- Lot 2Office, Corporate and Event Catering (Greater London) The Lot includes all catering services provided to support the delivery of refreshments for corporate and commercial activities across Members in Greater London
Additional details
A Potential Provider could be a single organisation or group of companies. In order to assist opportunities for Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in Greater London, as defined by the Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics NUTS 1 Statistical Regions of the UK; UKI Greater London, only one organisation from a group of companies can bid for this Framework.
A group of companies is defined as one where trading organisations have the same parent company or holding company. If a group of companies has several companies that meet the requirements of the lot, a bid for this Framework Tender should be under the parent company, holding company or a nominated lead from within the group.
If a group of companies is successful in being awarded a place on the framework, then the group of companies can determine which of the companies within their group is best placed to meet the requirements of and bid for each call off contract Additional information: To view further details on this tender opportunity please use the link to the e-portal, Bravo Solutions https://lupc.bravosolution.co.uk/web/login.shtml then click on "View Current Opportunities" underneath the orange OPPORTUNITIES header. If you have not already registered on Bravo Solutions, you will need to do so in order to access the tender documentation. For further information on becoming a supplier to LUPC, please see details on our website http://www.lupc.ac.uk/suppliers
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London Universities Purchasing ConsortiumKey Dates
Published
26 October 2017
Submission deadline
23 November 2017
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