Moulton College Outsourced Catering Service

Moulton College
East Midlands
Open procedure
1 October 2025 to 30 September 2028

Delivery of a fully managed catering service for college students and staff, including hot and cold meals meeting School Food Standards. The provider is expected to manage coffee shop operations and expand revenue through catering for evening and weekend events, such as sporting fixtures and open days. The service requires a proactive approach to marketing and maximizing meal uptake while accommodating individual dietary requirements.

Open the official notice

Awarded value: £6m; As published
Published: 8 May 2025
Awarded: 25 July 2025; Thomas Franks
Contract length: 36 months; Ends 30 September 2028

What the contract covers

Fully managed outsourced catering service

Provision of fully managed, outsourced catering services for educational institutions, including daily student meals and commercial event hospitality.

Fully managed catering service for College students and staff, with occasional pre-arranged event catering
High-quality, healthy and nutritious catering service providing age-appropriate hot and cold meals that exceed Government School Food Standards and accommodate individual dietary requirements
Catering and refreshments for evening and weekend events and external customers, including use of the College’s coffee shops

Terms and requirements

Contract type: Fully managed outsourced catering service
Procedure: Open procedure
Initial term: 36 months
Extensions: 12 months + 12 months + 12 months
Longest it can run: 72 months
Contract dates: 1 October 2025 to 30 September 2028
Certifications asked for: None stated
Lots: 1
Suitable for SMEs: Not stated
Category: Services
CPV codes: 55510000, 55520000

Services in this contract

College and university campus cateringMain service£2.8m typicalOutsourced college catering for students and staff

Lifecycle

Published
8 May 2025
Contract awardedto Thomas Franks
25 July 2025
Contract starts
1 October 2025
Contract ends
30 September 2028

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Moulton College

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Cite this contract

Link: https://bidskim.com/tender/321397/moulton-college-outsourced-catering-service
Buyer reference: MC-CATERING-25
Open contracting ID: ocds-h6vhtk-050f48
Last checked: 4 November 2026

Moulton College. Moulton College Outsourced Catering Service. Contract award, 8 May 2025. BidSkim, https://bidskim.com/tender/321397/moulton-college-outsourced-catering-service (accessed 4 November 2026).