Tender

Open Early Engagement - Coventry University Enterprises Ltd - Conference and Hospitality Services

COVENTRY UNIVERSITY

This public procurement record has 3 releases in its history.

TenderUpdate

08 Feb 2024 at 12:17

TenderUpdate

08 Feb 2024 at 11:58

Planning

06 Feb 2024 at 17:42

Summary of the contracting process

The procurement process led by Coventry University involves an open early engagement tender for catering and hospitality services within their Conference Centre at Coventry University Technology Park and other campus-wide facilities. Prospective providers are invited to partner for daily management, food provision, and event catering services. The university aims to foster partnerships through an initial market engagement phase before initiating a formal tender process, with supplier engagement days scheduled for March 2024 to explore the opportunity further.

This tender opportunity presents a chance for catering and hospitality service providers to collaborate with Coventry University in delivering high-quality, diverse food services. Businesses specializing in conference, event catering, fine dining, and daily food provision would be well-suited to compete for this contract. The procurement stage is currently in the planning phase, offering interested parties time to prepare before the formal tender process begins, paving the way for potential growth and partnership opportunities.

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Notice Title

Open Early Engagement - Coventry University Enterprises Ltd - Conference and Hospitality Services

Notice Description

We are looking for potential catering and hospitality service providers to partner with us to run our award-winning Conference Centre, located at Coventry University Technology Park in Coventry, and our off-site facility at Westwood Health including campus-wide Hospitality. Prospective providers will be required to operate our conference and hospitality service provision. To prepare for this we are conducting an early market engagement to obtain a better understanding of the current market and identify potential service providers, therefore, publishing this PIN without call for competition only at this stage. The requirement: - Conference and Hospitality Services - Conference services including daily duty management, food and beverage provision, fine dining, and function staff were applicable. - Catering, and hospitality services to various tenants located in CUE's Technology Park and across the main campus. - Management and operation of the on-site Restaurant facility. Our needs will include: *A high-quality service providing affordable, nutritious, and healthy hot and cold food options from both the Conference Centre, hospitality, and the on-site Restaurant. *To include an out-of-hours fine dining catering provision which may be off-site. *Catering for small to large hospitality events on a day-to-day basis across campus. A formal tender process will follow. If you would like to find out more about us and the opportunity above, please reply to this call for further details regarding the supplier engagement days to be held in March 2024 - giving the name/s of the representative/s attending (no more than 2) and your company/business name (registration closes at 5:00 pm on 12th March 2024), via our In-tend portal, https://in-tendhost.co.uk/coventryuniversity/aspx/Home. We are open-minded and are interested to hear suggestions on how you believe the operation can be run.

Lot Information

Lot 1

We are looking for potential catering and hospitality service providers to partner with us to run our award-winning Conference Centre, located at Coventry University Technology Park in Coventry, and our off-site facility at Westwood Health including campus-wide Hospitality. Prospective providers will be required to operate our conference and hospitality service provision. To prepare for this we are conducting an early market engagement to obtain a better understanding of the current market and identify potential service providers, therefore, publishing this PIN without call for competition only at this stage. The requirement: - Conference and Hospitality Services - Conference services including daily duty management, food and beverage provision, fine dining, and function staff were applicable. - Catering, and hospitality services to various tenants located in CUE's Technology Park and across the main campus. - Management and operation of the on-site Restaurant facility. Our needs will include: *A high-quality service providing affordable, nutritious, and healthy hot and cold food options from both the Conference Centre, hospitality, and the on-site Restaurant. *To include an out-of-hours fine dining catering provision which may be off-site. *Catering for small to large hospitality events on a day-to-day basis across campus.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-0437b7
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/004204-2024
Current Stage
Tender
All Stages
Planning, Tender

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Planning Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Not specified
Tender Suitability
Not specified
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

55520000 - 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
8 Feb 20242 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
Planned
Lots Status
Planned
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
COVENTRY UNIVERSITY
Contact Name
Susanna Ting
Contact Email
ad9791@coventry.ac.uk
Contact Phone
+44 2477657688

Buyer Location

Locality
COVENTRY
Postcode
CV1 5FB
Post Town
Coventry
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLG West Midlands (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLG3 West Midlands
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLG33 Coventry
Delivery Location
TLG West Midlands (England)

Local Authority
Coventry
Electoral Ward
St Michael's
Westminster Constituency
Coventry South

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