PERMANENT AWARD EVIDENCE

RBGKEW1345 - RBG Kew External Affairs Private Event Catering Tender

Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · published 22 May 2025. This page preserves the identifiers and current held fields for one Contracts Finder release; it is not an invoice, performance assessment or complete contract history.

Contracts Finder release ID9414ec9e-16f6-42d3-aade-0865c392a3aa-846575
Open Contracting ID (OCID)ocds-b5fd17-be657784-abc7-4755-98c9-28eaf632132f
Buyer identifierGB-CFS-235169
Release typeaward
PUBLISHED COMMERCIAL FIELDS

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Award value
£700,000
award field
Tender value
£700,000
tender field
Procurement method
Open procedure
Category
services
CPV
55520000
Catering services
Delivery
London, United Kingdom
No postcode
PUBLISHED DESCRIPTION

What the notice says

The External Affairs & Engagement team is seeking to establish a small portfolio of high-quality catering suppliers capable of delivering exceptional service for high-profile events at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, in west London. The requirement is to provide high-quality event catering at an affordable price in order to facilitate the growing popularity of private External Affairs and Engagement events. The team work with the Development & Strategic Events team (who sit in a separate Directorate) on the logistical planning of these events. The Development & Strategic Events team lead manages the relationship with catering suppliers.

Tender statuscomplete
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  1. 01Notice publishedPublication timestamp on the held release22 May 2025
  2. 02Tender period endsTender-period field as published7 Jan 2025
  3. 03Contract startsContract-period field as published30 Apr 2025
  4. 04Contract endsContract-period field as published30 Apr 2029
SUPPLIER EVIDENCE

Published names and exact identifiers

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Published name only

Lettice Events

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Published name only

Palette Ltd

No legal entity is inferred from this supplier name.

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The Clink Events

No legal entity is inferred from this supplier name.

SOURCE

Contracts Finder release

Published 22 May 2025 · held through the daily award projection · Open Government Licence v3.0.

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