Notice Information
Notice Title
Provision of Outsourced Catering Services
Notice Description
Invitation to Tender for the Provision of Outsourced Catering Services to North East Scotland College
Lot Information
Lot 1
Invitation to Tender for the Provision of Outsourced Catering Services to North East Scotland College
Renewal: Two optional 12-month extensions are available post contract expiry
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-060b8d
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/005479-2026
- 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
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
55 - Hotel, restaurant and retail trade services
-
- CPV Codes
55500000 - Canteen and catering 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
- 21 Jan 20261 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 16 Mar 20263 weeks to go
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Active
- Lots Status
- Active
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- NORTH EAST SCOTLAND COLLEGE
- Contact Name
- Mark Davidson
- Contact Email
- subcontracts@nescol.ac.uk
- Contact Phone
- +44 3003305550
Buyer Location
- Locality
- ABERDEEN
- Postcode
- AB25 1BN
- Post Town
- Aberdeen
- Country
- Scotland
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLM Scotland
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLM5 North Eastern Scotland
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLM50 Aberdeen City and Aberdeenshire
- Delivery Location
- TLM50 Aberdeen City and Aberdeenshire
-
- Local Authority
- Aberdeen City
- Electoral Ward
- George St/Harbour
- Westminster Constituency
- Aberdeen South
Further Information
Notice URLs
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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