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title: "Grocery Products"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-0777db"
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source: "Find A Tender Service"
current_stage: "Planning"
buyer: "Corporate Officer of the House of Lords"
published: "2026-09-22"
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# Grocery Products

Buyer: Corporate Officer of the House of Lords  
Current stage: Planning  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0777db

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## Summary

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.

## Notice

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.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/089786-2026 |
| 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 |
| All stages | Planning |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 22 Sep 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | 7 Dec 2026 |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 15 May 2027 - 14 May 2029 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £4,000,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | Corporate Officer of the House of Lords |
| Additional buyers | Corporate Officer of the House of Commons |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Postcode area | South West London |
| Postcode | SW1A 0AA |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLI London |
| ITL 2 | TLI3 Inner London - West |
| ITL 3 | TLI35 Westminster and City of London |
| Local authority | Westminster |
| Electoral ward | St James's |
| Westminster constituency | Cities of London and Westminster |
| Delivery location | TLI London, TLI32 Westminster |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 15 - Food, beverages, tobacco and related products

### 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

## Release History

- 22 Sep 2026 at 15:56 - Planning - UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/089786-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/089786-2026
  22nd September 2026 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- https://atamis-ukparliament.my.site.com/s/Welcome
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents
- https://www.parliament.uk/

## Provenance

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