City of London Events Catering Framework
Details
- Supplier(s)
14 suppliers
- Alison Price & Company Limited
- Blue Strawberry Group Ltd
- By Word of Mouth Limited
- Compass Contract Services trading as Rocket Food
- DINNER LADIES LIMITED
- Dish Catering Limited
- Give us this day t/a Lettice events
- SEARCYS EVENTS LIMITED
- Seasoned Events Limited
- Social Pantry Ltd
- THE ADMIRABLE CRICHTON EVENTS LTD
- The Clink Charity T/A Clink Events
- THE MOVING VENUE CATERERS LTD
- Tony Page Ltd
- Value
- £950,000
- Topic
- Catering services
- Published
- 9 January 2026
- Source
- uk:find_a_tender
Tender description
Contract award for the framework of approved caters that will provide catering services for internal and external clients hiring events spaces at the Guildhall. Lot 1: The nature of the procurement is to establish a new list of caterers to provide catering services at the Guildhall for City events including the use by external clients hiring events spaces at the Guildhall. The new list of approved suppliers will take effect from 1 January 2026. The Guildhall event catering specification details the expectations and requirements for catering at Guildhall. The duration of the Framework Agreement for the Guildhall Events Catering as indicated in the Specification will be for a core period of three (3) years. In addition, the Authority reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to extend this Framework Agreement by up to one (1) year, therefore the maximum duration of the Framework is four (4) years.
Timeline
- Completed: Award date8 September 2025
- Completed: Award published9 January 2026Current notice
About the buyer
City of London Corporation buys as a local authority, and sets out its own procurement policies and requirements for suppliers. Its City Fund draws on rental and interest income from the Corporation's own property, alongside business rates and council tax. New tender opportunities are advertised through the Corporation's Sourcing and Contracts Portal, where suppliers register. Lower-value opportunities also appear on Contracts Finder, with higher-value contracts advertised on Find a Tender. A three-year Commercial Pipeline gives suppliers early visibility of larger opportunities. The Corporation also runs soft market testing to shape future procurements with suppliers.
UK local government drives £140bn in annual procurement, led by social protection (£66.6bn) and education (£57.1bn).
Over the past 5 years, most of City of London Corporation's contract awards have been in architectural and engineering services, business services and construction work.
Relevant CPV codes
- 55520000 · Catering services
Decision makers
Connect with the people behind this procurement.
| Contact name | Job title | Phone number | Work email |
|---|---|---|---|
| Head of Procurement | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@city-of-london-corporation.gov | |
| Commercial Director | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@city-of-london-corporation.gov | |
| Procurement Manager | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@city-of-london-corporation.gov | |
| Category Lead | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@city-of-london-corporation.gov | |
| Senior Buyer | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@city-of-london-corporation.gov | |
| Contracts Manager | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@city-of-london-corporation.gov |
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