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Orbital South Colleges Catering Services: East Surrey College & John Ruskin College

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East Surrey College is seeking a catering contractor to provide healthy and competitively priced meals for students, staff, and visitors at East Surrey College and John Ruskin College. The objective is to partner with a provider capable of delivering service excellence through authentic recipes and ingredients, while integrating food education, sustainability initiatives, and proactive service innovation. The contract is scheduled to begin on April 1, 2027, for an initial three-year term ending March 31, 2030, with the option to extend for two additional one-year periods through March 31, 2032. TUPE regulations will apply, and preference is given to contractors with experience in large, multi-site education operations. The procurement process follows a two-stage Competitive Flexible approach under the Light Touch Regime, starting with a Procurement Specific Questionnaire and followed by an Invitation to Tender for shortlisted candidates. Award decisions will be based on a weighted evaluation consisting of quality at 60 percent, cost at 30 percent, and clarifications or presentations at 10 percent. Interested parties must submit their initial questionnaires to the designated consultancy email by November 27, 2026.

General Info

Catering contract for East Surrey and John Ruskin Colleges starting April 2027.

Agency

East Surrey College

NAICS

722310 - Food Service Contractors

Place of Performance

GBR

Set-Aside

NONE

Documents

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PhaseSolicitation

PostedNov 2

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Organization & Contact Information

AgencyEast Surrey College

Contacts1 person available

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Organization / AgencyEast Surrey College

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Full Description

Orbital South Colleges (OSC) is a leading further education group comprising East Surrey College, John Ruskin College, Reigate School of Art and Orbital South Colleges University Centre. The Colleges provide an extensive range of vocational, technical and professional education, from entry level through to degree-level study, including apprenticeships, Higher National qualifications and professional courses. Teaching is delivered by experienced, industry-qualified staff and is supported by strong links with employers, careers services and local communities. OSC is undertaking this tender exercise to source a flexible and best value catering contractor with whom they can partner with to achieve service excellence through the provision of a great tasting food, made with authentic recipes and ingredients. Healthy eating, service innovation and added value through food education and sustainability initiatives are equally as important. The successful contractor is to provide healthy and competitively priced meals for all students, staff and visitors, and always ensure that the outcome will provide best value to the Colleges. OSC is seeking a contractor who has a proactive approach to service development and innovation and will propose practical enhancements to the services as well as innovative ideas to develop and improve the services for all stakeholders. The contract being tendered for is to start from 1st April 2027 for an initial three-year term with the option to extend for up to two further one-year periods. Experience of similar large education-based multi-site operations is preferable. TUPE will apply.

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