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title: "CT1857 Catering Services at the Assembly Rooms"
ocid: "ocds-r6ebe6-0000841467"
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source: "Public Contracts Scotland"
current_stage: "Planning"
buyer: "The City of Edinburgh Council"
published: "2026-08-28"
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# CT1857 Catering Services at the Assembly Rooms

Buyer: The City of Edinburgh Council  
Current stage: Planning  
OCID: ocds-r6ebe6-0000841467

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## Summary

The City of Edinburgh Council’s Cultural Venues Team intends to appoint a concessionaire to provide catering services for client events at the Assembly Rooms in Edinburgh. The work covers catering across a range of events, including weddings, conferences and gala dinners, with services intended to cover different event types and price points. The Assembly Rooms is a Grade A listed building, so delivery will take place in a significant heritage venue used for varied events throughout the year. The procurement is for services rather than goods or construction. The scope is represented by CPV code 55520000 for catering services, with event services also covered by CPV code 79952000. Suppliers would support the Council’s cultural venue operations and the events hosted at the Assembly Rooms.

This procurement is at the planning stage: the Council has announced its intention to procure and is using early market engagement to gauge interest and inform the contract structure. It expects to use a concession contract for one planned lot, with an estimated value of £2,600,000. The Council asks providers to complete and return a PIN questionnaire by the end of day Monday 28 September 2026; this is an engagement response date, not a tender deadline. The Council expects a subsequent notice to be published on 2 November 2026. The planned contract concerns catering services at the Assembly Rooms, and the market engagement is intended to help shape the eventual requirements before the procurement reaches the tender stage.

This will suit established event caterers able to deliver food and hospitality services for a varied programme of client events in a major Edinburgh venue. Relevant suppliers are likely to include businesses experienced in weddings, conferences and gala dinners, and those able to adapt their offer to different event formats and customer price points. The venue’s Grade A listed status means providers should prepare to operate carefully within a significant heritage building while maintaining reliable service for events of different types and scales. Businesses interested in the work should use the planning period to consider how their catering range, event delivery model, staffing and commercial offer could support the Council’s cultural venues team. The questionnaire provides an opportunity to help inform the future contract structure.

## Notice

The City of Edinburgh Council's (the Council) Cultural Venues Team is seeking to establish a new Concession Contract for the Provision of Catering Services for client events at the Assembly Rooms.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

The City of Edinburgh Council's (the Council) Cultural Venues Team is seeking a new Concession Contract for the provision of Catering Services at the Assembly Rooms. The Assembly Rooms is a grade A listed building that hosts a range of events including weddings, conferences and gala dinners every year. The Council requires a range of Caterers covering various events and price points.. Please see attached PIN Brief for further information.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Public Contracts Scotland |
| Latest notice | https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=AUG563334 |
| Notice type | PCS Notice - Website Prior Information 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 |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 28 Aug 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | 2 Nov 2026 |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £2,600,000 |
| 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 | The City of Edinburgh Council |
| Locality | EDINBURGH |
| Postcode area | Edinburgh |
| Postcode | EH8 8BG |
| Country | Scotland |
| ITL 1 | TLM Scotland |
| ITL 2 | TLM1 East Central Scotland |
| ITL 3 | TLM13 City of Edinburgh |
| Local authority | City of Edinburgh |
| Electoral ward | City Centre |
| Westminster constituency | Edinburgh East and Musselburgh |
| Delivery location | TLM75 City of Edinburgh |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 55 - Hotel, restaurant and retail trade services
- 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

### Codes

- 55520000 - Catering services
- 79952000 - Event services

## Release History

- 28 Aug 2026 at 01:00 - Planning - PCS Notice - Website Prior Information Notice - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=AUG563334

## Documents

- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=AUG563334&idx=1
  28th August 2026 - PIN Brief & Questionnaire
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=AUG563334
  CT1857 Catering Services at the Assembly Rooms - The City of Edinburgh Council's (the Council) Cultural Venues Team is seeking to establish a new Concession Contract for the Provision of Catering Services for client events at the Assembly Rooms.

## Notice URLs

- http://
- http://www.edinburgh.gov.uk
- https://api.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice?id=ocds-r6ebe6-0000841467
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=841467

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