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Provision of Catering Services

Cleveland Fire Authority

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20 Jul 2026 at 09:40

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Summary of the contracting process

Cleveland Fire Authority procured catering services for its headquarters, described as Cleveland Fire Brigade HQ, in Hartlepool. The requirement covers the provision of catering at the authority’s training and administration hub. It is a public-sector catering and food-service opportunity rather than a supply-only contract, with delivery and day-to-day activity centred on the fire authority’s headquarters. The buyer is Cleveland Fire Authority, a regional or local public authority responsible for general public services. The procurement is classified as catering services (CPV 55520000). The recorded requirement was treated as a single package covering catering services at the headquarters, so relevant suppliers are those able to operate or manage a catering service from a public-sector premises in Hartlepool.

The procurement is complete and has reached the award stage. The recorded method was a limited procedure described as an award without prior publication of a call for competition, with the rationale also referring to an open tender published on Cleveland Fire Brigade’s e-tendering portal. Three bids were recorded for the requirement, and price was the stated award criterion. The active award went to Cafe 18, an SME based in Billingham. The contract was signed on 16 June 2025 for £180,000 including the stated currency of GBP. The single lot is recorded as cancelled, while the associated award and contract are recorded as active. The process was covered by the Government Procurement Agreement.

This award shows that Cleveland Fire Authority buys operational catering for a fire-brigade headquarters and that the requirement can be fulfilled by an SME based in the surrounding area. A credible competitor for a future requirement would need to provide reliable catering from a public-sector site, manage routine food-service operations at a training and administration hub, and demonstrate sufficient staffing, organisation and service capacity for the headquarters environment. The recorded evaluation was price-led, so cost control and a clearly competitive pricing model would be important alongside dependable delivery. Suppliers with practical experience of institutional or workplace catering, particularly in emergency-service, training-centre or other continuously operational environments, would be well placed to compete when this buyer next tests the same requirement.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Provision of Catering Services

Notice Description

Catering Services at Cleveland Fire Brigade HQ.

Procurement Information

Open tender published on Cleveland Fire Brigade e-tendering portal Intend.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06ce74
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/068070-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Limited
Procurement Method Details
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

55 - Hotel, restaurant and retail trade services

CPV Codes

55520000 - Catering services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£180,000 £100K-£500K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
20 Jul 20262 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Cancelled
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Cleveland Fire Authority
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
HARTLEPOOL
Postcode
TS25 5TH
Postcode Area
Cleveland
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLC North East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLC3 Tees Valley
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLC31 Hartlepool and Stockton-on-Tees
Delivery Location
TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLE Yorkshire and The Humber, TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLH East (England), TLI London, TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England)
Local Authority
Hartlepool
Electoral Ward
Fens & Greatham
Westminster Constituency
Hartlepool

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Cafe 18

Further Information

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