Notice Information
Notice Title
Catering Provider for Crowden Outdoor Education Centre
Notice Description
Crowden Outdoor Education Centre (COEC) delivers high quality residential outdoor education to schools and youth groups. Benefits of both outdoor education and residential experiences are widely acknowledged and can help improve confidence, concentration, resilience, understanding of self and others, life skills, broaden horizons and raise expectations. COEC has a standard capacity of 40 beds with an additional 8 temporary beds available. COEC's key offer is a full board and lodging activity package. Full board offer currently includes: * Breakfast: selection of cereals and cooked English breakfast * Packed lunch: home-made sandwich, baked treat, fruit, crisps, yoghurt and drink * Evening Meal: two courses with a "build your own" menu from extensive choice of dishes cooked fresh on site each day Catering is currently charged on a per meal per person basis. For clarity, the chargeable figures used are based on a full board cost which covers a standard two-night residential, spanning three days of service delivery which includes: arrival day evening meal; interim day breakfast, lunch and evening meal; departure day breakfast and lunch. This procurement is therefore seeking to identify a Provider to deliver the catering requirements at this Centre. Full details are included within the tender documentation available at https://yortender.eu-supply.com/login.asp?B=YORTENDER (ref: 104270)
Planning Information
This notice is issued to provide information on a market engagement opportunity only. All of Rotherham Council's procurement opportunities are published on YORtender. To bid for this opportunity when it becomes live your organisation will need to be registered to the portal. You can register your organisation here: https://yortender.eu-supply.com/login.asp?B=YORTENDER All suppliers who wish to bid for Rotherham Council procurement opportunities must be registered on the Central Digital Platform, with all supplier information submitted and kept up to date. Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council (RMBC) are keen to understand the market options and availability for an upcoming procurement for Catering Provider for Crowden Outdoor Education Centre. This market engagement therefore seeks to share any knowledge on Crowden Outdoor Education Centre and gain knowledge on any potential barriers. All costs associated with engaging in this market engagement must be borne by the Supplier. RMBC will not contribute in any way to meeting the production costs of any response. Engagement in this exercise is via MS Teams on Thursday 18/09/2025 at 11:00. To register your interest for a place at the event and be issued the MS Teams invite, please email laura.wilkinson@rotherham.gov.uk by 12 noon on Wednesday 17/09/2025.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-0591a8
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/085439-2025
- Current Stage
- Tender
- All Stages
- Planning, Tender
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK4 - Tender Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure
- Tender Suitability
- SME, VCSE
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
55 - Hotel, restaurant and retail trade services
-
- CPV Codes
55520000 - Catering services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £631,850 £500K-£1M
- Lots Value
- £631,850 £500K-£1M
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 22 Dec 20251 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 14 Jan 2026Expired
- Future Notice Date
- 27 Oct 2025Expired
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 16 Mar 2026 - 15 Mar 2031 Over 5 years
- Recurrence
- 2030-03-16
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Active
- Lots Status
- Active
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- ROTHERHAM BOROUGH COUNCIL
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- procurement.support@rotherham.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- ROTHERHAM
- Postcode
- S60 1AE
- Post Town
- Sheffield
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLE Yorkshire and The Humber
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLE3 South Yorkshire
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLE34 Rotherham
- Delivery Location
- TLE Yorkshire and The Humber, TLE31 Barnsley, Doncaster and Rotherham
-
- Local Authority
- Rotherham
- Electoral Ward
- Boston Castle
- Westminster Constituency
- Rotherham
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/085439-2025
22nd December 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/057252-2025
17th September 2025 - Planned procurement notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/056180-2025
12th September 2025 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/052947-2025
1st September 2025 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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