Catering Services for Asylum Intake Units
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Awarded value
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Suppliers
2
Lots
2
Published
28 Jan 2026
Description
The Home Office has completed a below threshold open procurement and awarded contracts for the provision of catering services for the Asylum Intake Units at Kent and Croydon (via Lot 1 of the procurement) and at Belfast (via Lot 2 of the procurement). These services will support individuals temporarily at these sites and will involve the regular delivery of pre-packaged food items such as sandwiches and snacks.
Scope
- Reference
- Project: project_19323 - Catering Services for Intake Units
- Commercial tool
- Standalone contract
- Contract dates
- 08 Jan 2026 to 07 Jan 2028Possible extension to 07 Jan 2029
Optional 1 year extension
- CPV classifications
- 03220000153123001581151115894400553210005552000055521200
- Contract locations
- South East England, United KingdomLondon, United KingdomNorthern Ireland, United Kingdom
- Particular suitability
- Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)
Submission & procedure
- Procedure
- Below threshold - open competition
Award details· 2 awards
Awarded supplier(s), contract period and value as published in the award notice.
Awarded value
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Award date
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Contract start
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Contract end
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Lots · 2 total
Divisions of the contract. Each lot can be awarded separately.
| Lot | Title | Est. value | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Provision of Catering Services to Croydon and Kent Intake Units (CIU & KIU) | £69k | complete |
| 2 | Provision of Catering Services to Belfast Intake Unit | £26k | complete |
Award 1· 1 supplier
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Award 2· 1 supplier
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Total lots
2
Awarded
2
Estimated total
£94k
Awarded total
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Provision of Catering Services to Croydon and Kent Intake Units (CIU & KIU)
Start
08 Jan 2026
End
07 Jan 2028
Estimated
£69k
CPV
Provision of Catering Services to Belfast Intake Unit
Start
08 Jan 2026
End
07 Jan 2028
Estimated
£26k
CPV
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|---|---|---|---|
| Sandwiches and Associated Products (2026 - 2030) | contract | — | 03 Jun 2026 |
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| Fresh & Food to Go Direct Solutions Framework | contract | — | 21 Aug 2024 |
| 121_24 Sandwiches and Food-to-Go | call off | £3.8m | 14 Jun 2024 |
| 121_24 Sandwiches and Food-to-Go | contract | — | 14 Jun 2024 |
| Catering - CIU | contract | £34k | 01 Feb 2024 |
| Catering - KIU | call off | £14k | 10 Jan 2024 |