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

East Surrey College
South East
Selective procedure
1 April 2027 to 31 March 2030

Catering across East Surrey College and John Ruskin College, serving students, staff and visitors with healthy, competitively priced meals made from authentic recipes and ingredients. Scope includes contractor-proposed service enhancements and innovation, plus food education and sustainability initiatives, with the aim of best value to the Colleges.

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Closes in 17 days· 22 November 2026

Estimated value: £1.9m; Buyer estimate
Published: 2 November 2026
Deadline: 22 November 2026; 17 days left
Contract length: 36 months; Ends 31 March 2030

What the contract covers

Service contract

Provision of catering services for further education colleges, including healthy meals for students, staff and visitors.

Provide healthy and competitively priced meals for all students, staff and visitors
Provision of a great tasting food, made with authentic recipes and ingredients

Terms and requirements

Contract type: Service contract
Procedure: Selective procedure
Initial term: 36 months
Extensions: 12 months + 12 months
Longest it can run: 60 months
Contract dates: 1 April 2027 to 31 March 2030
Certifications asked for: None stated
TUPE: Applies
Lots: 1
Suitable for SMEs: Not stated
Category: Services
CPV codes: 55523000, 55524000

Services in this tender

College and university campus cateringMain service£2.8m typicalCatering contractor for two further education colleges

Lifecycle

Published
2 November 2026
Deadline for bids17 days left
22 November 2026
Contract awardedUsually published within a few months
Contract starts
1 April 2027

The buyer

East Surrey College

Type: Locked
Open university catering tenders: Locked

Contact details

Email: Locked
Address: Locked

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Cite this tender

Link: https://bidskim.com/tender/3902165/orbital-south-colleges-catering-services-east-surrey-college-and-john-ruskin-col
Buyer reference: Not published
Open contracting ID: ocds-h6vhtk-07958f
Last checked: 5 November 2026

East Surrey College. Orbital South Colleges Catering Services: East Surrey College & John Ruskin College. Tender, 2 November 2026. BidSkim, https://bidskim.com/tender/3902165/orbital-south-colleges-catering-services-east-surrey-college-and-john-ruskin-col (accessed 5 November 2026).