How to win: Catering Services Contract for the University of Chichester

About this contract

The University of Chichester is a top 30 UK University situated on the south coast, with two closely located campuses at Chichester and Bognor Regis. The University's mission is to provide outstanding education, advance knowledge and benefit the world; its vision is to be internationally recognised as a beacon of good practice for high-quality, student-centred higher education within a supportive community of learning. The University is seeking to appoint a professional and experienced catering contractor capable of delivering a student-focused, high-quality and innovative catering and hospitality service across both campuses. The student experience is central to the University's mission, and the successful contractor will be expected to bring innovation, experience, and sector expertise to develop the service, maximising both customer experience and financial performance, as well as the ability to maximise the potential of the facilities and deliver a service the University can be proud of. The University aims to provide catering at minimal or no cost and wishes to source creative, commercially viable proposals based on reduced-cost, cost-neutral or profit-share models, achieving

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• ✓Answer against the marking scheme, not the question text — THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICHESTER scores each response, so map your evidence to the published criteria and weightings.
• ✓At £9,800,000, expect quality and social value to carry a large share of the score — price alone rarely wins services work.
• ✓Show recent, comparable delivery: name similar services contracts you've delivered for public bodies, with measurable outcomes.
• ✓Start early: deadlines are tight and a strong bid takes iteration.

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