Notice Information
Notice Title
South Cambridgeshire District Council - Mobile Foodhub
Notice Description
SCDC is looking for a suitable contractor to run a mobile food hub, servicing initially 8 different villages, and rising depending on its success. In 2023, 6 villages were initially identified to start the mobile food hub using the indices of deprivation data from the 2021 census, targeting wards with the highest level of households deprived in two or more dimensions without close access to a foodbank. These villages/wards were Papworth, Over & Willingham, Histon & Impington, Fen Ditton & Fulbourn, Linton, and Duxford. Northstowe was added in 2025. These locations are subject to change dependent on changes in demand. Should you be interested in this opportunity, the full tender documents can be found on our e-tendering portal via the following link: https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert?advertId=fe046e5f-0cf2-f011-813c-005056b64545
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-b5fd17-28ba4f9e-9fac-423f-bb59-94d1bd72a853
- Publication Source
- Contracts Finder
- Latest Notice
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/139837b8-f375-4b68-9f9c-5c7e50199dc1
- Current Stage
- Tender
- All Stages
- Tender
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Tender Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure (below threshold)
- Tender Suitability
- SME
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
55 - Hotel, restaurant and retail trade services
-
- CPV Codes
55300000 - Restaurant and food-serving services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 15 Jan 20261 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 22 Jan 2026Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 2 Feb 2026 - 1 Feb 2028 1-2 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Active
- Lots Status
- Not Specified
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- SOUTH CAMBRIDGESHIRE DISTRICT COUNCIL
- Contact Name
- Tim Macy
- Contact Email
- timothy.macy@scambs.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- +44 1954713379
Buyer Location
- Locality
- CAMBOURNE
- Postcode
- CB23 6EA
- Post Town
- Cambridge
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLH East (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLH4 Cambridgeshire and Peterborough
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLH42 Cambridgeshire CC
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- South Cambridgeshire
- Electoral Ward
- Cambourne
- Westminster Constituency
- St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire
Further Information
Notice Documents
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https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/139837b8-f375-4b68-9f9c-5c7e50199dc1
15th January 2026 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder
Notice URLs
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
View full OCDS Record for this contracting process
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