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RBGKEW1455 - Catering Services - Kew Gardens

Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens Kew · Local or regional public body

In brief

Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens Kew awarded catering work to Searcy Tansley & Company Ltd on 25 August 2026.

The notice gives a value of £100,000,000 excluding VAT.

The contract runs for 7 years, up to 10 years with extensions, starting 1 November 2026.

Built from the notice's own fields. Always check the official notice before you bid.

What the notice says

Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew is seeking Tenders for the provision of our Day Visitor Catering contract which comprises a single tender package for the operation of six fixed catering outlets, namely The Orangery Restaurant, The Pavilion Bar & Grill, Family Kitchen & Shop, Botanical Brasserie, Victoria Plaza Café, Brentford Gate Kiosk and mobile catering within Kew Gardens. The contract will operate on a fully commercial concession basis wherein the appointed Caterer, under a contract for the relevant areas, shall pay a percentage of sales turnover to the Client by way of a turnover based commission supported by a fixed annual minimum guaranteed sum.

Who won

WinnerValueDates
Searcy Tansley & Company Ltd
4 bids received
£26,810,000
Awarded 25 August 2026

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

Timeline

  1. Tender notice · UK4, notice 020242-2026
  2. Contract award notice · UK6, notice 080988-2026

Last time this was bought

RBGKEW1530 - Catering Services Wakehurst

Awarded
25 August 2026
Value
£4,829,000
Bids
4

Matched on Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens Kew, the type of work and the title; it may be a related contract rather than the same one. Check the notice to be sure.

About the buyer

Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens KewLast 12 months

Procurements

58

Awards

38

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From notice 020242-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 6 March 2026, last updated 25 August 2026. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.