704_26 Outsourced Catering Services and Procurement Support
AwardHighlights
- Award value
- £800,000,000
- Winning supplier
- ACCENT CATERING SERVICES LIMITED (04298350), ARAMARK DEFENCE SERVICES LIMITED (10633160), AGOREA LIMITED (16881302)
- Award date
- 12 Aug 2026
Details
- Published
- 17 Aug 2026
- Deadline
- —
- Value
- £800,000,000
- Location
- —
- Source
- Find a Tender
- Source notice ID
- 078271-2026
- OCID
- ocds-h6vhtk-051159
- CPV codes
- —
Description
The procurement has been undertaken as per UK4 Tender notice identifier: 2026/S 000-038007 (000-038007); Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-051159.
ESPO is a public sector-owned professional buying organisation offering a comprehensive range of procurement services, including access to over 100 free-to-access framework solutions for the wider public sector.
This procurement establishes a framework to assist customers in education, social care and all other public sectors with outsourcing their catering services, including providing access to procurement consultants who can assist customers with this (in outsourcing their catering services).
The Framework is divided into 4 lots.
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Lots (4)
| Lot | Title | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lot 1 | — |
| 2 | Lot 2 | — |
| 3 | Lot 3 | — |
| 4 | Lot 4 | — |
Awarded contracts (4)
| Title | Supplier | Value | Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lot 1. Outsourced Catering Services - Education | ACCENT CATERING SERVICES LIMITED (04298350) | £200,000,000 | 12 Aug 2026 |
| Lot 2. Outsourced Catering Services - Social Care | ARAMARK DEFENCE SERVICES LIMITED (10633160) | £200,000,000 | 12 Aug 2026 |
| Lot 3. Outsourced Catering Services - All Other Public Sector | ARAMARK DEFENCE SERVICES LIMITED (10633160) | £200,000,000 | 12 Aug 2026 |
| Lot 4. Procurement Consultancy and Contract Management Support for Outsourced Catering Services | AGOREA LIMITED (16881302) | £200,000,000 | 12 Aug 2026 |