AwardedAwarded 15 July 2026

Operational catering

The Police & Crime Commissioner for Sussex · Police and fire

In brief

The Police & Crime Commissioner for Sussex awarded catering work to Compass Contract Services Ltd on 15 July 2026.

The notice gives a value of £825,000 excluding VAT.

The contract runs for 4 years, up to 5 years with extensions, starting 1 April 2026.

It is split into 2 lots, so a supplier can bid for part of the work.

The buyer says it is suitable for small and medium-sized businesses.

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What the notice says

This contract is for operational catering requirements where there are planned or unplanned large policing operations taking place. The scale of the contract has been estimated based on previous spend and operations. This will be a demand led contract. The succesful supplier already provides onsite catering at the Forces HQ and through this we should see the ability to opportunities for innovation and cost reduction.

Lots

Lot	Trade	Value
Operational Planned Events 1 April 2026 to 31 March 2030 What this lot covers The provision of catering for Officers and staff working Operational Planned Events.	Catering	£275,000
Kingstanding Training 1 April 2026 to 31 March 2030 What this lot covers The provision of catering for Officers and staff attending training and Kingstanding facility.	Catering	£550,000

Who won

Winner	Lot	Value	Dates
Compass Contract Services Ltd	Operational Planned Events, Kingstanding Training	£990,000	Awarded 11 February 2026
Compass Contract Services Ltd	Operational Planned Events, Kingstanding Training	£554,400	Awarded 3 March 2026
Compass Contract Services Ltd	Operational Planned Events, Kingstanding Training	£237,600	Awarded 3 March 2026 15 July 2026 to 31 March 2030

Values as the award notice gives them, excluding VAT where stated.

Timeline

29 September 2025Tender notice · UK4, notice 060555-2025
12 February 2026Contract award notice · UK6, notice 012973-2026
12 February 2026Contract award notice · UK6, notice 013031-2026
3 March 2026Contract award notice · UK6, notice 019211-2026
15 July 2026Contract details notice · UK7, notice 066529-2026

About the buyer

The Police & Crime Commissioner for SussexLast 12 months

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From notice 060555-2025 on Find a Tender, first published 29 September 2025, last updated 15 July 2026. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.