Notice Information
Notice Title
G&R/Bristol City Council Catering and Events Services - SOFT MARKET TESTING
Notice Description
The Council currently outsources cafes, catering and event/ function services under a number of separate contracts across a number of venues including, but not limited to the City Hall, Bristol Museum and Art Gallery (BMAG), MShed, the Central Library, the Create Centre, and the Mansion House. To simplify and streamline our contract estate and drive improved returns from this valuable and diverse range of premises we are looking to engage a single supplier with specialist food industry expertise to assume delivery responsibility for the full suite of services under a consolidated concessionary agreement. Please note this will be a concessionary contract. Providers are invited to submit their thoughts via ProContract using the soft market testing form. The link to ProContract is contained in this notice. A virtual engagement event with interested providers will be held on Wednesday 13th March 2024 between 12:00 - 13:00. Providers wishing to attend please email catering.review@bristol.gov.uk to register your interest, the Council will then forward you the joining instructions.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-b5fd17-9fe72301-6944-4e4c-b6b4-15eec59fbc50
- Publication Source
- Contracts Finder
- Latest Notice
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/8f6fa3cc-47b1-4f3f-a8a6-e460fd8756ce
- Current Stage
- Planning
- All Stages
- Planning
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Market Engagement Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Not specified
- Procurement Method
- Not Specified
- Procurement Method Details
- Not specified
- Tender Suitability
- SME, VCSE
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
55 - Hotel, restaurant and retail trade services
79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
-
- CPV Codes
55000000 - Hotel, restaurant and retail trade services
55520000 - Catering services
79952000 - Event services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 6 Mar 20241 years ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- 25 Mar 2024Expired
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Planning
- Lots Status
- Not Specified
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- BRISTOL CITY COUNCIL
- Contact Name
- Catering Review
- Contact Email
- catering.review@bristol.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- +44 0
Buyer Location
- Locality
- BRISTOL
- Postcode
- BS1 5TR
- Post Town
- Bristol
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLK South West (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLK5 West of England
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLK51 Bristol, City of
- Delivery Location
- TLK South West (England)
-
- Local Authority
- Bristol, City of
- Electoral Ward
- Hotwells and Harbourside
- Westminster Constituency
- Bristol Central
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/8f6fa3cc-47b1-4f3f-a8a6-e460fd8756ce
6th March 2024 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder -
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/c0378e02-d888-4934-b3ab-23b9c620f6aa
4th March 2024 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder -
https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert/Index?advertId=3aff562e-f5d6-ee11-8127-005056b64545
Soft Market Testing Link
Notice URLs
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
View full OCDS Record for this contracting process
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