Awarded contract

QUB/2396/23 Contract for the Supply and Delivery of Desserts and Strawberries for Graduation Ceremonies

Details

Buyer: Queen's University Belfast
Supplier(s): The Yellow Door Portadown Ltd
Value: £650,000
Topic: Desserts
Published: 30 October 2023
Source: uk:find_a_tender

Tender description

Campus Food and Drink within Queen’s provides catering and hospitality across Queen’s Campus to Schools and Directorates and external customers. These events include meetings, conferences, banquets, weddings, graduation, and high-profile events. Campus Food and Drink operate throughout the Campus and are based at the Great Hall on the main Lanyon site and Riddel Hall on the Stranmillis Road. Food for events and functions is prepared in-house with the exception of desserts and strawberries which have traditionally been purchased from specialist suppliers based on demand.Queen’s requires a Contractor to supply and deliver Desserts and Strawberries for Graduation Ceremonies including options suitable for vegans, vegetarians, coeliacs and those with other dietary requirements, to Campus Food and Drink.The appointed Economic Operator will also facilitate the ad hoc requirements for Campus Food and Drink across a variety of locations within Queen’s Campus. Lot 1: Campus Food and Drink within Queen’s provides catering and hospitality across Queen’s Campus to Schools and Directorates and external customers. These events include meetings, conferences, banquets, weddings, graduation, and high-profile events. Campus Food and Drink operate throughout the Campus and are based at the Great Hall on the main Lanyon site and Riddel Hall on the Stranmillis Road. Food for events and functions is prepared in-house with the exception of desserts and strawberries which have traditionally been purchased from specialist suppliers based on demand.Queen’s requires a Contractor to supply and deliver Desserts and Strawberries for Graduation Ceremonies including options suitable for vegans, vegetarians, coeliacs and those with other dietary requirements, to Campus Food and Drink.The appointed Economic Operator will also facilitate the ad hoc requirements for Campus Food and Drink across a variety of locations within Queen’s Campus.

Timeline

Completed: Award published30 October 2023
Current notice
Completed: Award date30 October 2023

About the buyer

Queen's University Belfast is a higher education institution that runs its procurement through the Finance Directorate's procurement team. Suppliers register on the university's own e-tendering site to view and respond to current tenders. An accepted expression of interest opens the "my tenders" area, where full tender documents sit for registered suppliers. A Supply Chain Code of Conduct, tied to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, applies to every supplier. Contracts above the advertising threshold follow the Procurement Act 2023 and its regulations, in force since February 2025. The procurement team takes supplier and contract queries directly by email.

Education procurement reached £47.4bn in 2024/25, the fourth-largest public sector budget.

Over the past 5 years, most of Queen's University Belfast's contract awards have been in laboratory and precision equipment, industrial machinery and business services.

Relevant CPV codes

15833100 · Desserts

Decision makers

Connect with the people behind this procurement.

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Head of Procurement	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@queen-s-university-belfast.gov
Commercial Director	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@queen-s-university-belfast.gov
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Category Lead	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@queen-s-university-belfast.gov
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Contracts Manager	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@queen-s-university-belfast.gov