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Catering purchasing service (including a products management system)

Historical · AwardedNo open deadline

Historical: no longer open for bids.

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01/ The notice

Key facts

Value: Not statedValue not stated in source
Deadline (UK time): No open deadlineA deadline does not apply to this historical notice.
Published: 23 Sep 2026
Region: Not stated

02/ The brief

What the notice says

Not fully read: this is the notice text; attached documents are not read.

The University has over 10 restaurants and cafés across out campuses that serve a range of food and drink options to staff, students and the general public (https://www.york.ac.uk/eat-drink-shop/eat-drink/outlets/), there are also outlets servicing student accommodation. Most of these outlets are on the two main campuses at Heslington with two off-campus locations at Fairfax House and in the city centre at the Guildhall York.

The Supplier is to provide a catering purchasing service (including a products management system) which maximises value for money whilst delivering an integrated, customer-focused service.

A catering purchasing service will be provided that covers all stages of the procurement process from defining business needs and developing specifications through to contract and supplier relationship management.

The service will cover the above contracting activity and management of suppliers including annual price reviews and adherence to public procurement regulation and University financial regulations.

A catering and stock management system is to be provided which includes menu and recipe management, inventory and procurement and financial administration including summary billing.

The tender process has concluded, and a Supplier selected to fully deliver the service.

For clarity, the total value stated in this notice is an estimate of the maximum value of spend on catering at the University if the full term of the contract including extensions is enacted (£20,000,000 inc VAT).

03/ Classification

CPV codes

Common Procurement Vocabulary codes, exactly as the notice lists them. No descriptions are added here.

48100000
79400000

04/ History

Releases of this notice

7 releases held, oldest first. Dates are UK time.

21 May 2025
Planning notice
Planning notice published 21 May 2025.
Release 023690-2025
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4 Aug 2025
Planning notice
Planning notice published 4 August 2025. The notice text changed; the source gives no change note.
Release 045764-2025
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4 Aug 2025
Planning notice update
Planning notice update published 4 August 2025. The source does not state what changed.
Release 045766-2025
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14 Aug 2025
Planning notice update
Planning notice update published 14 August 2025. Stated change: Engagement deadline When the engagement period will end. 01 09 2025
Release 048684-2025
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13 Feb 2026
Tender notice
Tender notice published 13 February 2026. The notice text changed; the source gives no change note.
Deadline in this release: Mon 23 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT.
Release 013252-2026
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8 May 2026
Notice
Notice published 8 May 2026. The notice text changed; the source gives no change note.
Release 042312-2026
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23 Sep 2026
Award notice
Award notice published 23 September 2026. The notice text changed; the source gives no change note.
Release 090198-2026
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05/ Limits

What the source does not tell us

The source does not state a usable value.

06/ Questions

About this notice

University of York published this notice.

Value not stated in source.

07/ Related

Where to go next

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Reference: ocds-h6vhtk-051a1e
Source: Find a Tender
Stage: award · Awarded
Framework: Yes, as recorded by the source
Last verified: Wed 30 Sep 2026, 08:16 BST
Read at: Mon 19 Oct 2026, 17:49 BST

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