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Awarded · ResultStage · contract

HE Portal

002/2017 Provision of Catering Outlet

HospitalityCPV 55500000 55300000 55000000 55511000 55330000
ValueValue not published
Awarded28 Feb 2017
Published23 Feb 2017
RegionSouth West
Outcome — awarded

This is a contract result notice, not an open opportunity. Details from the official award data.

The brief

The University of the West of England is seeking a suitably experienced contractor to provide a new café and takeaway service for an on-site office block (Northavon House).

The University requires a high quality café and takeaway service offering hot and cold light meals, confectionery, snacks and hot/cold beverages, focused around giving excellent customer care and customer experience, that is value for money.

The Refreshments shall be provided by the Contractor and available for purchase by staff and visitors to the Premises, as well as Students who are using the nearby bus station.

The Service shall be provided, as a minimum, between the hours of 0800 and 1600 hours, Monday to Friday (excluding bank holidays and specific seasonal periods of closure - Easter and Christmas).

The Refreshments provided by the Contractor shall as a minimum include seasonal products, themes and specials to ensure the menu is varied and wide-ranging.

There are over 400 staff located at the Premises who will have access to the Service and the potential to attract additional staff from neighboring buildings and Students who are using the bus station.

The University does not give and shall not be deemed to have given, any guarantee, warranty or other assurance as to the potential revenue generated by entering into the Contract.

Any estimate of demand given to the Contractor will be for guidance purposes only and shall not form part of the Contract.

The successful Contractor is required to have a food hygiene rating of at least 4 with the Food Standards Agency within 6 months.

The tender will be for both the fit out of the kitchen equipment and one based on the university undertaking the fit out of equipment.

Key requirements

What the supplier must deliver

01

The University of the West of England

The University of the West of England is seeking a suitably experienced contractor to provide a new café and takeaway service for an on-site office block (Northavon House).

02

The Refreshments shall be provided by

The Refreshments shall be provided by the Contractor and available for purchase by staff and visitors to the Premises, as well as Students who are using the nearby bus station.

03

The Service shall be provided, as

The Service shall be provided, as a minimum, between the hours of 0800 and 1600 hours, Monday to Friday (excluding bank holidays and specific seasonal periods of closure.

04

The Refreshments provided by the Contractor shall

The Refreshments provided by the Contractor shall as a minimum include seasonal products, themes and specials to ensure the menu is varied and wide-ranging.

05

The University does not give and shall

The University does not give and shall not be deemed to have given, any guarantee, warranty or other assurance as to the potential revenue generated by entering into the Contract.

Derived from the notice text — always confirm against the original documents.

The gates

What this notice demands of you

1 named in obligation language, 0 mentioned. Each one is quoted from the notice.

FSA food establishment approvalsays mustRegulator registrations
The successful Contractor is required to have a food hygiene rating of at least 4 with the Food Standards Agency within 6 months.

Matched against the notice text, so this is a floor — the tender pack will demand things the notice never mentions. “Says must” means the quoted sentence itself used obligation language; anything ambiguous is left as a mention.

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Source & provenance
OCID
7213c523-0242-4c19-b3b8-db7b9191f0ef
Stage
contract · Contract
Source
Contracts Finder
Buyer ref
UWE/002/2017
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