Provision of Outsourced Catering Services
Details
- Buyer
- SRUC
- Supplier(s)
- BaxterStorey
- Value
- £563,094
- Topic
- Canteen and catering services
- Published
- 9 September 2026
- Source
- uk:find_a_tender
Tender description
SRUC requires a financially sustainable and forward looking catering service that delivers value for money, enhances the student experience, and supports SRUC’s long term strategic aims. Lot 2: Elmwood Campus, Cupar Scotland’s Rural College (SRUC) is seeking a catering partner to deliver a modern, high quality and financially sustainable service at Elmwood Campus. The contract aims to transition from a subsidised arrangement to a nil cost or low subsidy model, with potential for profit share, while supporting healthy eating, sustainability and an enhanced student experience. The service must be commercially robust and technology enabled, delivering innovation, operational efficiency and best industry practice in line with SRUC’s strategic objectives. Lot 3: Oatridge Campus, Broxburn Scotland’s Rural College (SRUC) is seeking a catering partner to deliver a modern, high quality and financially sustainable service at Oatridge Campus. The contract aims to transition from a subsidised arrangement to a nil cost or low subsidy model, with potential for profit share, while supporting healthy eating, sustainability and an enhanced student experience. The service must be commercially robust and technology enabled, delivering innovation, operational efficiency and best industry practice in line with SRUC’s strategic objectives. Lot 4: Kings Buildings Campus, Edinburgh Scotland’s Rural College (SRUC) is seeking a catering partner to deliver a modern, high quality and financially sustainable service at King's Buildings Campus. The contract aims to transition from a subsidised arrangement to a nil cost or low subsidy model, with potential for profit share, while supporting healthy eating, sustainability and an enhanced student experience. The service must be commercially robust and technology enabled, delivering innovation, operational efficiency and best industry practice in line with SRUC’s strategic objectives. Lot 5: Barony Campus, Dumfries Scotland’s Rural College (SRUC) is seeking a catering partner to deliver a modern, high quality and financially sustainable service at Barony Campus. The contract aims to transition from a subsidised arrangement to a nil cost or low subsidy model, with potential for profit share, while supporting healthy eating, sustainability and an enhanced student experience. The service must be commercially robust and technology enabled, delivering innovation, operational efficiency and best industry practice in line with SRUC’s strategic objectives. Lot 1: Craibstone Campus, Aberdeen Scotland’s Rural College (SRUC) is seeking a catering partner to deliver a modern, high quality and financially sustainable service at Craibstone Campus. The contract aims to transition from a subsidised arrangement to a nil cost or low subsidy model, with potential for profit share, while supporting healthy eating, sustainability and an enhanced student experience. The service must be commercially robust and technology enabled, delivering innovation, operational efficiency and best industry practice in line with SRUC’s strategic objectives.
Timeline
- Completed: Award date6 July 2026
- Completed: Award published9 September 2026Current notice
About the buyer
SRUC is Scotland's Rural College, a higher and further education institution with its own procurement team. The team sits within the Finance function and works from the Edinburgh and Cupar campuses. Framework agreements tendered nationally account for much of the buying. APUC, the procurement centre of expertise for Scotland's universities and colleges, sets up many of these contracts.
Over the past 5 years, most of SRUC's contract awards have been in software and information systems, business services and office and computing equipment.
Decision makers
Connect with the people behind this procurement.
| Contact name | Job title | Phone number | Work email |
|---|---|---|---|
| Head of Procurement | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@sruc.gov | |
| Commercial Director | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@sruc.gov | |
| Procurement Manager | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@sruc.gov | |
| Category Lead | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@sruc.gov | |
| Senior Buyer | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@sruc.gov | |
| Contracts Manager | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@sruc.gov |
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