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title: "GR/Corporate Catering & Events Tender"
ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-bb894af4-e88e-49ce-be45-ee675a30dc84"
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current_stage: "Planning"
buyer: "BRISTOL CITY COUNCIL"
published: "2024-07-04"
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# GR/Corporate Catering & Events Tender

Buyer: BRISTOL CITY COUNCIL  
Current stage: Planning  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-bb894af4-e88e-49ce-be45-ee675a30dc84

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## Summary

The Bristol City Council has initiated a planning stage tender for the GR/Corporate Catering & Events contract. The tender falls under the catering services industry category and is located in the South West region of the United Kingdom. The key milestone is the engagement end date on 15th July 2024.

This tender presents an opportunity for businesses specialised in catering services to engage with the Bristol City Council for a concessions contract worth £15 million. Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprise organisations (VCSEs) are suitable contenders for this tender, aiming to maximise social and economic returns while providing catering and event services to the Bristol community.

## Notice

The council is currently implementing a Corporate Landlord model. This will see a centralised approach to lead the delivery of efficient, effective and sustainable land and property solutions whilst maximising social and economic returns for Bristol and its residents. The ownership of the new arrangements for Catering and Events will be the responsibility of the Corporate Landlord to support obtaining maximum value from our estate. The client function with responsibility for the contractual arrangements will sit within the Corporate Landlord operating model, which will be enabled by a defined business management function. To simplify and streamline our contract estate and drive improved returns from this valuable and diverse range of premises we are looking to engage a single concessionaire with specialist food industry expertise to assume delivery responsibility for the full suite of services under a consolidated concessionary agreement. We wish to test the level of market interest in this potential contract. The soft market testing document provides a brief outline of our current position, and the desired deliverables from the potential new contractual arrangement and the proposed procurement route. The level of interest shown in this opportunity and the information provided by respondents will enable the Council to determine the procurement route for this contract. Any interested organisations should complete the attached Soft Market Testing document and submit via ProContract by 12:00 on Monday 15th July 2024. PLEASE NOTE: this is a concessions contract. As such the estimated value of the concession contract relates to the total turnover of the concessionaire generated over the duration of the contract, net of value added tax, as estimated by the contracting authority, in consideration for the works and services which are the object of the concession contract and for the supplies incidental to such works and services.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/05eb81a7-738e-47c1-9789-68429929b36a |
| Notice type | Market Engagement Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Not specified |
| Procurement method | Not Specified |
| Procurement method details | Not specified |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Planning |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 4 Jul 2024 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | 15 Jul 2024 |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £15,000,000 |
| 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 | BRISTOL CITY COUNCIL |
| Locality | BRISTOL |
| Post town | Bristol |
| Postcode | BS1 5TR |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLK South West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLK5 West of England |
| ITL 3 | TLK51 Bristol, City of |
| Local authority | Bristol, City of |
| Electoral ward | Hotwells and Harbourside |
| Westminster constituency | Bristol Central |
| Delivery location | TLK South West (England) |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 55 - Hotel, restaurant and retail trade services

### Codes

- 55520000 - Catering services

## Release History

- 4 Jul 2024 at 15:22 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/05eb81a7-738e-47c1-9789-68429929b36a

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/05eb81a7-738e-47c1-9789-68429929b36a
  4th July 2024 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder
- https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert?advertId=18353f07-2a36-ef11-812d-005056b64545
  Soft Market Testing Link

## Notice URLs

- https://www.bristol.gov.uk/

## Provenance

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