Awarded contract

Provision of Outsourced Catering Services

Details

Buyer
SRUC
Supplier(s)
BaxterStorey
Value
£563,094
Topic
Canteen and catering services
Published
9 September 2026

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

  1. Completed: Award date6 July 2026
  2. Completed: Award published9 September 2026
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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.

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