--- title: "Catering Services" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-85644901-ba0b-4f0d-8dc7-afbff86d42e8" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-85644901-ba0b-4f0d-8dc7-afbff86d42e8" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-85644901-ba0b-4f0d-8dc7-afbff86d42e8.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-85644901-ba0b-4f0d-8dc7-afbff86d42e8.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "THAMES VALLEY POLICE" published: "2024-11-20" --- # Catering Services Buyer: THAMES VALLEY POLICE Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-b5fd17-85644901-ba0b-4f0d-8dc7-afbff86d42e8 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-85644901-ba0b-4f0d-8dc7-afbff86d42e8) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-85644901-ba0b-4f0d-8dc7-afbff86d42e8.json) ## Summary Thames Valley Police (TVP) is planning a procurement process for Catering Services, with an industry focus on bread products, fresh pastry goods, and canteen and catering services. This process is currently in the planning stage, with market engagement activities occurring in late 2024. TVP is seeking interest from providers with the capability and capacity to deliver resilient catering services across various locations in the South East region of the United Kingdom. The engagement end date is set for 1st December 2024. TVP intends to recommission these services in 2025, with the current contract expiring in October 2025. Interested suppliers are encouraged to express their interest by midday on 1st November 2024 to participate in market engagement calls scheduled throughout November 2024. This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses, particularly small and medium enterprises (SMEs) specialising in catering and food services, to expand their reach and develop new client relationships. The flexibility to provide both onsite canteen services and offsite catering for office meetings, as well as operational feeding, allows for a diverse range of service offerings. Firms that can demonstrate robust service delivery and possess innovative frameworks will be well-positioned to compete. Engaging in this early market dialogue with TVP could provide valuable insights into the procurement strategy and pave the way for further opportunities in the formal tender process anticipated in early 2025. ## Notice This notice is placed as a Prior Information Notice (PIN) to inform the market of Thames Valley Police's (TVP's) intention to recommission Catering Services in 2025. TVP would like to understand the level & range of market service provider interest in delivering these services and is seeking interest from providers who have the capability and capacity to deliver a resilient service. In addition, to help inform our future strategy and route to market, TVP are also interested in existing frameworks that may provide access to these requirements. Our current contract expires in October 2025, options may include recommissioning of the service as is, or the potential to separate the requirement into 2 or more Lots, for example, Onsite canteen catering & Office/Other location meetings buffet services as one Lot and Operational feeding another Lot. TVP will be looking to set up market engagement calls throughout the latter part of 2024 with a view to formally approaching the market in early 2025. Please express an interest providing your details and availability via email by midday Friday 29th November 2024, and we will provide a selection of dates throughout November to arrange a call via MS Teams. Publication or response does not commit the Authority or respondents to a future procurement, nor provide any process exemptions or preferential treatment to any parties expressing an interest. TVP will not be liable for costs incurred by any interested party in participating in this exercise. Interested parties should note that a response to this notice does not guarantee an automatic invitation to any subsequent formal procurement, which the Authority will consider in due course. The Tender process & contract validity is to be determined. PIN for information only at this stage to alert the market, no documents currently associated or available. The tendering process will be carried out via In-Tend e-Procurement system. The sell2 address below will act as a single sign on site if suppliers want to engage with any police or fire who use this system; https://sell2.in-tend.co.uk/blpd/home All correspondence must be in UK English. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/819584ed-b767-458f-b748-8833c610bff6 | | 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 | 20 Nov 2024 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 29 Nov 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 | THAMES VALLEY POLICE | | Locality | KIDLINGTON | | Post town | Oxford | | Postcode | OX5 2NX | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLJ South East (England) | | ITL 2 | TLJ1 Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire | | ITL 3 | TLJ14 Oxfordshire CC | | Local authority | Cherwell | | Electoral ward | Kidlington East | | Westminster constituency | Bicester and Woodstock | | Delivery location | TLJ South East (England) | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 15 - Food, beverages, tobacco and related products - 55 - Hotel, restaurant and retail trade services ### Codes - 15810000 - Bread products, fresh pastry goods and cakes - 55300000 - Restaurant and food-serving services - 55500000 - Canteen and catering services ## Release History - 20 Nov 2024 at 08:50 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/819584ed-b767-458f-b748-8833c610bff6 - 20 Nov 2024 at 08:31 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/819584ed-b767-458f-b748-8833c610bff6 - 24 Oct 2024 at 08:54 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/819584ed-b767-458f-b748-8833c610bff6 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/819584ed-b767-458f-b748-8833c610bff6 20th November 2024 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder ## Notice URLs - https://sell2.in-tend.co.uk/blpd/home - https://www.thamesvalley.police.uk/ ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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