--- title: "Open Early Engagement - Coventry University Enterprises Ltd - Conference and Hospitality Services" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-0437b7" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-0437b7" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-0437b7.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-0437b7.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "COVENTRY UNIVERSITY" published: "2024-02-08" --- # Open Early Engagement - Coventry University Enterprises Ltd - Conference and Hospitality Services Buyer: COVENTRY UNIVERSITY Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0437b7 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-0437b7) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-0437b7.json) ## Summary The procurement process led by Coventry University involves an open early engagement tender for catering and hospitality services within their Conference Centre at Coventry University Technology Park and other campus-wide facilities. Prospective providers are invited to partner for daily management, food provision, and event catering services. The university aims to foster partnerships through an initial market engagement phase before initiating a formal tender process, with supplier engagement days scheduled for March 2024 to explore the opportunity further. This tender opportunity presents a chance for catering and hospitality service providers to collaborate with Coventry University in delivering high-quality, diverse food services. Businesses specializing in conference, event catering, fine dining, and daily food provision would be well-suited to compete for this contract. The procurement stage is currently in the planning phase, offering interested parties time to prepare before the formal tender process begins, paving the way for potential growth and partnership opportunities. ## Notice We are looking for potential catering and hospitality service providers to partner with us to run our award-winning Conference Centre, located at Coventry University Technology Park in Coventry, and our off-site facility at Westwood Health including campus-wide Hospitality. Prospective providers will be required to operate our conference and hospitality service provision. To prepare for this we are conducting an early market engagement to obtain a better understanding of the current market and identify potential service providers, therefore, publishing this PIN without call for competition only at this stage. The requirement: - Conference and Hospitality Services - Conference services including daily duty management, food and beverage provision, fine dining, and function staff were applicable. - Catering, and hospitality services to various tenants located in CUE's Technology Park and across the main campus. - Management and operation of the on-site Restaurant facility. Our needs will include: *A high-quality service providing affordable, nutritious, and healthy hot and cold food options from both the Conference Centre, hospitality, and the on-site Restaurant. *To include an out-of-hours fine dining catering provision which may be off-site. *Catering for small to large hospitality events on a day-to-day basis across campus. A formal tender process will follow. If you would like to find out more about us and the opportunity above, please reply to this call for further details regarding the supplier engagement days to be held in March 2024 - giving the name/s of the representative/s attending (no more than 2) and your company/business name (registration closes at 5:00 pm on 12th March 2024), via our In-tend portal, https://in-tendhost.co.uk/coventryuniversity/aspx/Home. We are open-minded and are interested to hear suggestions on how you believe the operation can be run. ### Lot Information Lot 1 We are looking for potential catering and hospitality service providers to partner with us to run our award-winning Conference Centre, located at Coventry University Technology Park in Coventry, and our off-site facility at Westwood Health including campus-wide Hospitality. Prospective providers will be required to operate our conference and hospitality service provision. To prepare for this we are conducting an early market engagement to obtain a better understanding of the current market and identify potential service providers, therefore, publishing this PIN without call for competition only at this stage. The requirement: - Conference and Hospitality Services - Conference services including daily duty management, food and beverage provision, fine dining, and function staff were applicable. - Catering, and hospitality services to various tenants located in CUE's Technology Park and across the main campus. - Management and operation of the on-site Restaurant facility. Our needs will include: *A high-quality service providing affordable, nutritious, and healthy hot and cold food options from both the Conference Centre, hospitality, and the on-site Restaurant. *To include an out-of-hours fine dining catering provision which may be off-site. *Catering for small to large hospitality events on a day-to-day basis across campus. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/004204-2024 | | Notice type | Planning Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Not Specified | | Procurement method details | Not specified | | Tender suitability | Not specified | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Planning, Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 8 Feb 2024 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 25 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 | Planned | | Lots status | Planned | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | COVENTRY UNIVERSITY | | Locality | COVENTRY | | Post town | Coventry | | Postcode | CV1 5FB | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLG West Midlands (England) | | ITL 2 | TLG3 West Midlands | | ITL 3 | TLG33 Coventry | | Local authority | Coventry | | Electoral ward | St Michael's | | Westminster constituency | Coventry South | | Delivery location | TLG West Midlands (England) | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 55 - Hotel, restaurant and retail trade services ### Codes - 55300000 - Restaurant and food-serving services - 55520000 - Catering services ## Release History - 8 Feb 2024 at 12:17 - TenderUpdate - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/004204-2024 - 8 Feb 2024 at 11:58 - TenderUpdate - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/004192-2024 - 6 Feb 2024 at 17:42 - Planning - Planning Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/003960-2024 ## Notice URLs - https://in-tendhost.co.uk/coventryuniversity/aspx/Home - https://in-tendhost.co.uk/coventryuniversity/aspx/Home. - https://www.coventry.ac.uk/ ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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