Buyer Name: STUDENT LOANS COMPANY
Buyer Address: Memphis Building Lingfield Point, Darlington, UKC13, DL1 1RW, United Kingdom
Contact Email: commercial_governance@slc.co.uk
Buyer Name: STUDENT LOANS COMPANY
Buyer Address: Memphis Building Lingfield Point, Darlington, UKC13, DL1 1RW, United Kingdom
Contact Email: commercial_governance@slc.co.uk
Student Loans Company Limited are seeking to appoint an experienced catering supplier to operate within our offices at Memphis, Lingfield Point, Darlington, DL1 1AS. The supplier should offer the 1,600 SLC employees based at this site and any visitors an excellent variety and quality of food that is reasonably priced and served efficiently. The supplier will provide regular new innovative ideas to ensure that the offers remains fresh, meets employee needs and is more cost efficient than the surrounding competition, the supplier should also provide a professional, creative and excellent standard of hospitality catering service for meetings as required. The successful supplier will need to be ready to commence the above services by the 1st of March 2026.
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Lot 1 Status: complete
Award Title: Catering For Darlington
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