School Catering Services for East Sussex County Council
Awarded to COMPASS CONTRACT SERVICES (U.K.) LIMITED
East Sussex County Council(buyer)
- Published
- Published 29 April 2025
- Deadline
- Closed 17 November 2025
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Overview
Contracting authority
1 live opportunity · 64 awarded contracts
Lewes, United Kingdom
GB-PPON: PXGX-2145-PRQJ
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Key details
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Status
- In delivery
- Category
- Services
- Estimated value
- £72,800,000
- Procedure
- Open procedure
- Rules
- Procurement Act 2023
- Published
- 29 April 2025
- Deadline
- Closed
Award outcome
- Awarded value
- £72,800,000
- Award date
- 2 March 2026
- Contract period
- 31 July 2026 → 31 July 2031
- Contract length
- 5 years
- Could run to
- 31 July 2033
- Bids received
- 4
- COMPASS CONTRACT SERVICES (U.K.) LIMITED
This contract ends on 31 July 2031, or 31 July 2033 if every extension is used.
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About the winner
COMPASS CONTRACT SERVICES (U.K.) LIMITED
- Based in
- Rubery, Birmingham
- Public contracts won
- 75
- Across UK and EU notices
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Competition and scoring
Bids received
4
0 from SMEs
Open and restricted tenders in Hotel, restaurant and retail trade services drew a median of 4 bids over the last 24 months; 10% received only one.
Who bid
- COMPASS CONTRACT SERVICES (U.K.) LIMITEDWinner
- CATER LINK LIMITED
- HERTFORDSHIRE CATERING LIMITED
How bids were scored
Price 40% · Quality 60%
- Quality60%
- Price40%
Price and cost criteria in black, quality in blue.
Market context
Typical award in Hotel, restaurant and retail trade services
£745,119
Median of 920 awards in the last 24 months
This award is 97.7× the median.
East Sussex County Council in the last 12 months
59
contracts awarded, worth £187,172,871 in total
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Notice history
Every published notice in this contracting process, newest first.
Contract
4 March 2026
Contract Notice
6 October 2025
Prior Information Notice
18 June 2025
Prior Information Notice
29 April 2025
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