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title: "The Box Catering Partnership Opportunity- Soft Market Test"
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current_stage: "Planning"
buyer: "ARCA (PLYMOUTH) LTD T/A THE BOX"
published: "2024-03-04"
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# The Box Catering Partnership Opportunity- Soft Market Test

Buyer: ARCA (PLYMOUTH) LTD T/A THE BOX  
Current stage: Planning  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-5fdb8385-6007-4949-a912-9aab6d135429

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## Summary

The Box in Plymouth, operated by Arca (Plymouth) Ltd, is seeking market input for a future procurement opportunity to run catering services on site. The current status of the procurement is in the planning stage, with a deadline for engagement set for 28th March 2024. The industry category for this opportunity is hotel, restaurant, and retail trade services, based in England, United Kingdom.

This tender presents an opportunity for SMEs in the hotel, restaurant, and retail trade services industry to engage in soft market testing for catering services at The Box in Plymouth. Businesses well-suited to compete are those experienced in delivering high-quality catering services and have innovative ideas for packaging and scoping future catering operations. Engaging in this tender can open doors for growth and potential partnerships with The Box as the city's premier event venue.

## Notice

The Box, Plymouth is a major new cultural attraction, which has welcomed more than 700k visitors since opening in late 2020. Catering on site is currently delivered via The Box Kitchen + Bar, a firm favourite with locals and tourists and The Little Box, a high quality takeaway kiosk. We also have a growing reputation as the city's premier event venue. We are inviting input from the market as to what might be the most attractive way of packaging and scoping a future procurement opportunity to run the catering services on site. For more information visit: https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert?advertId=03ff9b33-0ad7-ee11-8127-005056b64545&p=696a9836-1895-e511-8105-000c29c9ba21 Please note the deadline to take part in this process is 12 noon on Thursday 28th March 2024.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/59e31954-6910-4d70-a7a2-c5e2d59fb421 |
| Notice type | Market Engagement Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Not specified |
| Procurement method | Not Specified |
| Procurement method details | Not specified |
| Tender suitability | SME |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Planning |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 4 Mar 2024 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | 28 Mar 2024 |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Planning |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Not specified |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | ARCA (PLYMOUTH) LTD T/A THE BOX |
| Locality | PLYMOUTH |
| Post town | Plymouth |
| Postcode | PL1 3BJ |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLK South West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLK4 Devon |
| ITL 3 | TLK41 Plymouth |
| Local authority | Plymouth |
| Electoral ward | St Peter and the Waterfront |
| Westminster constituency | Plymouth Sutton and Devonport |
| Delivery location | TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLH East (England), TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England) |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 55 - Hotel, restaurant and retail trade services

### Codes

- 55000000 - Hotel, restaurant and retail trade services

## Release History

- 4 Mar 2024 at 10:02 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/59e31954-6910-4d70-a7a2-c5e2d59fb421

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/59e31954-6910-4d70-a7a2-c5e2d59fb421
  4th March 2024 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder

## Notice URLs

- http://www.plymouth.gov.uk/
- https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert?advertId=03ff9b33-0ad7-ee11-8127-005056b64545&p=696a9836-1895-e511-8105-000c29c9ba21

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