Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
University Of Edinburgh
Charles Stewart House, 9-16 Chambers Street
Edinburgh
EH1 1HT
UK
Contact person: Iain Davies
Telephone: +44 1316502759
E-mail: idavies@ed.ac.uk
NUTS: UKM75
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.ed.ac.uk
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00107
I.2) Joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
I.5) Main activity
Education
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Catering Delivery Partnership
Reference number: EC1054
II.1.2) Main CPV code
55520000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
The University has a requirement for a supplier to provide a catering delivery service to handle requirements that cannot be fulfilled by the in-house service from ACE (Accommodation, Catering & Events).
The supplier needs to be able to fulfil catering requirements throughout the year and be able to deliver to multiple areas across the University. It is required to be competitively priced and at a specified quality and health & safety standard.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
5 000 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
55523000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKM75
Main site or place of performance:
Edinburgh
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The University has a requirement for a supplier to provide a catering delivery service to handle requirements that cannot be fulfilled by the in-house service from ACE (Accommodation, Catering & Events).
The supplier needs to be able to fulfil catering requirements throughout the year and be able to deliver to multiple areas across the University. It is required to be competitively priced and at a specified quality and health & safety standard.
ACE should be first-choice for users at the University for catering with external supplier support needed when ACE reach capacity and there are catering requests they are unable to fulfil.
A successful outcome would be to have a supplier in place for users to select who are ready to pick up the additional catering demand from across the University as/when required.
The “Partnership” element which is referenced throughout this tender is defined as a vision for a collaborative working relationship with the successful bidder to maintain a continuity of service for catering in instances such as surges in demand or seasonal variances experienced throughout the course of the contract period.
The contract will be in place for an initial term of 2 years, with three options to extend for periods of 1-year each (2+1+1+1).
The estimated total contract value is based on forecast spend over a 5 year period.
The University does not guarantee any volume of product during the length of the contract. Volume is solely dependent on demand. All figures noted within the tender package are indicative only.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Technical
/ Weighting: 70
Price
/ Weighting:
30
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
No
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2025/S 000-059321
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: EC1054
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
07/04/2026
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 4
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 4
Number of tenders received from tenderers from EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 4
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 4
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Blue Sky Catering Conference & Events Ltd
20 Jane Street
Edinburgh
EH6 5HD
UK
Telephone: +44 7906498823
NUTS: UKM75
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 5 000 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
(SC Ref:829932)
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Edinburgh Sheriff Court and Justice of the Peace Court
Sheriff Court House, 27 Chambers Street
Edinburgh
EH1 1LB
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
21/04/2026