Tender Summary

Prestigious Sites Catering - Tender Opportunity

Buying Organisation

City of London Corporation

Contract Value

£25,500,000

Suitable for SMEs

Yes

Suitable for VCSEs

Yes

Tender Description

The City Corporation is looking to appoint one single catering provider to run catering services in the City Corporation's prestigious sites. Including the initial scope of the contract are Mansion House and the Central Criminal Court.

The duration of the contract is five (5) years, subject to the right of the City Corporation (at its sole discretion) to exercise its right to extend the Contract by up to two (2) years. The maximum length of the contract is therefore seven (7) years.

Summary of requirements:
The Supplier shall be responsible for providing to the Mansion House:

Civic Events - catering services for annual set-piece events in each Mayoral year, alongside further State or VIP events as they arise.
Commercial Catering - catering services for external hire commercial clients, supporting the Mansion House income generation plans.
Charity & Livery Functions - catering services for these further external hire clients, also in support of the Mansion House income generation plans.
Private Domestic - a 'food only' provision for smaller dinners (up to twenty covers) within the Lord Mayor's apartment

The Supplier shall be responsible for providing the following for the Central Criminal Court:

Shrieval and Judges Lunches
Catering services for evening and weekend events
Breakfast and Lunch provisions for Barristers in Barristers Mess
Jurors' lunches and ad-hoc grab and go catering provision.
Catering options in the form of a "Convenience Hub" vending service for 2nd floor
Kitchen Maintenance ensuring all Food Safety and Health and Safety compliance is met.
Staffing of the Jurors', Barrister's Mess & Judges Dining Room when required
Appropriate till system
All sundries to include cutlery, crockery, white linen, staff uniforms

The estimated contract value given is for the full duration of the contract including the maximum possible extensions. The estimated annual contract value is therefore £3,643,000.

This tendering exercise is being undertaken using the electronic tendering system 'capitalEsourcing' (www.capitalesourcing.com). Suppliers will need to register an interest on the system in order to participate and registration is free.

Tender categories (products & services required)

Catering services (CPV 55520000)

Region

London (UKI)

Buyer Information