Notice Information
Notice Title
Catering Services Museum
Notice Description
The Council is looking for a suitably qualified catering partner for cafe and events in St Albans Museum + Gallery (SAMG). This will be a concession contract.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-b5fd17-750d6c3f-44e7-4dfb-afe2-c9619232dee8
- Publication Source
- Contracts Finder
- Latest Notice
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/8642a4e9-9839-4821-86ee-026f21804e7d
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Award Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure (below threshold)
- Tender Suitability
- SME
- Awardee Scale
- SME
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
55 - Hotel, restaurant and retail trade services
-
- CPV Codes
55500000 - Canteen and catering 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 Sep 20255 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 20 May 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 3 Jun 20258 months ago
- Contract Period
- 31 Jul 2025 - 31 Jul 2030 Over 5 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Not Specified
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- ST ALBANS CITY & DISTRICT
- Contact Name
- Nicholas Baxter
- Contact Email
- procurement@stalbans.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- 01727819306
Buyer Location
- Locality
- ST ALBANS
- Postcode
- AL1 3JE
- Post Town
- St Albans
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLH East (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLH2 Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLH27 South West Hertfordshire
- Delivery Location
- TLJ South East (England)
-
- Local Authority
- St Albans
- Electoral Ward
- St Peters
- Westminster Constituency
- St Albans
Further Information
Notice Documents
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https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/8642a4e9-9839-4821-86ee-026f21804e7d
15th September 2025 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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