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Grocery Products

Corporate Officer of the House of Lords

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22 Sep 2026 at 15:56

UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The Corporate Officers of the House of Commons and House of Lords are planning a future contract for grocery and dairy products across the Houses’ various catering venues. The requirement covers general food products, dairy products, assorted dairy products, fresh bread, pastry goods and cakes, and other miscellaneous food products. This is a goods supply requirement, classified under CPV 15000000 for food, beverages, tobacco and related products. Suppliers would need to provide grocery and dairy products for use in the parliamentary catering operation. The procurement is being developed jointly by the two parliamentary authorities, with the House of Lords officer identified as the buyer. The work concerns supply across the authorities’ catering venues rather than a construction, facilities or professional services contract.

This procurement is at the planning stage and is currently a preliminary market engagement exercise, not an invitation to tender. The authorities expect to use market feedback to shape the requirements, service delivery model, procurement strategy and future tender documents. Suppliers interested in the Request for Information were expected to register through Atamis and express interest by 8 October 2026. A future notice is expected on 7 December 2026. The planned single lot has an estimated value of £4,000,000 excluding VAT, or £5,000,000 including VAT. The anticipated contract period is 15 May 2027 to 14 May 2029, with a possible renewal extending to 14 May 2031. The lot is marked as suitable for SMEs.

This will suit wholesalers, distributors and specialist food suppliers able to provide a broad range of grocery and dairy products for multiple catering venues. Relevant capability may include sourcing and supplying fresh bread, pastry goods, cakes, assorted dairy products and wider food lines through a dependable distribution operation. Suppliers should use the market engagement to comment on the proposed requirements, service delivery model and procurement approach, helping the authorities test whether their intended arrangements are practical for the market. The planned lot is explicitly suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises, so established regional suppliers as well as larger national distributors may wish to prepare. Participation in the engagement will not confer an advantage or disadvantage in any later competition, and there is no tender to bid for at this stage.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Grocery Products

Notice Description

The Corporate Officer of the House of Commons and the Corporate Officer of the House of Lords (the Authority) are undertaking preliminary market engagement in relation to a future procurement for the supply of grocery and dairy products across its various catering venues. The purpose of this engagement is to obtain market feedback on the proposed requirements, service delivery model, and procurement approach. Information gathered during this exercise will help inform the development of the procurement strategy and tender documentation. Interested suppliers are invited to participate in a market engagement exercise and provide feedback on the Authority's proposed requirements. Please note: participation in this engagement process will not provide any advantage or disadvantage in any subsequent procurement process.

Planning Information

To register your interest and participate in the Request for Information (RFI), please create an account on Atamis via https://atamis-ukparliament.my.site.com/s/Welcome . Once registered, search for the project and select “Express Interest” to access the RFI documents. If you experience any issues with registration, please contact the team at pcd@parliament.uk.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-0777db
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/089786-2026
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
Planning

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Goods
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Not specified
Tender Suitability
SME
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

15 - Food, beverages, tobacco and related products

CPV Codes

15000000 - Food, beverages, tobacco and related products

15500000 - Dairy products

15550000 - Assorted dairy products

15800000 - Miscellaneous food products

15810000 - Bread products, fresh pastry goods and cakes

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£4,000,000 £1M-£10M
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
22 Sep 20262 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
7 Dec 20263 months to go
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
15 May 2027 - 14 May 2029 2-3 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Planning
Lots Status
Planning
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Corporate Officer of the House of Lords
Additional Buyers

Corporate Officer of the House of Commons

Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
SW1A 0AA
Postcode Area
South West London
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLI London
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLI3 Inner London - West
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLI35 Westminster and City of London
Delivery Location
TLI London, TLI32 Westminster
Local Authority
Westminster
Electoral Ward
St James's
Westminster Constituency
Cities of London and Westminster

Further Information

Notice Documents

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