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Pre-Market Engagement Exercise relating to Food and Drink Programme 2027-2029

Description: Lisburn and Castlereagh City Council (LCCC) is currently preparing to initiate a procurement process to establish a contract with a Supplier for a Food and Drink Programme 2027 - 2029 The potential scale and scope of this service is such that it offers a significant opportunity to bidders. Prior to initiating the procurement, LCCC wishes to establish the level of market interest in participating in the procurement process through a Pre-Market Engagement (PME) exercise.

Summary: Lisburn & Castlereagh City Council is preparing a Food and Drink Programme, procuring catering services from a supplier. The programme is intended to support the council’s food and drink activities through a service contract, with the potential scale and scope described as significant. Work will be delivered in the Lisburn and Castlereagh area of Northern Ireland. This is a service procurement rather than a goods supply or construction project. The relevant classification is CPV 55520000, catering services. Suppliers should therefore be involved in catering, food service or related food and drink programme delivery, and able to provide a service across the council’s area rather than a single one-off product.

Provision of Bar & Catering Services - Swansea Theatres

Description: The Council wishes to appoint a contractor to manage and facilitate the commercial catering and bar services for two sperate venues: Brangwyn Hall and Grand Theatre. The contractor will provide a consistent, high quality and cost-effective service, whilst providing an acceptable level of financial return to Council and contractor. All venues areas are owned and maintained by the local authority. For tendering purposes, this procurement will be split into three Lots with our preference being Lot 3. Lot 1 - Brangwyn Hall Lot 2 - Swansea Grand Theatre Lot 3 - Both venues Within Lot 1 and Lot 3, we will require a separate costed element to facilitate Frank's Cafe (Located at the Brangwyn Hall).

Summary: The City & County of Swansea intends to appoint a contractor to manage and deliver commercial bar and catering services at Brangwyn Hall and Swansea Grand Theatre. The venues are owned and maintained by the Council. The requirement covers consistent, high-quality and cost-effective catering and bar provision across the two separate venues, while generating an acceptable financial return for both the Council and the contractor. The procurement concerns catering services, classified under CPV 55520000. It is planned to be divided into three lots: Brangwyn Hall, Swansea Grand Theatre, or both venues together. Frank’s Café at Brangwyn Hall will require a separately costed service element in the Brangwyn Hall and combined-venue lots.

Travel Management, Meetings & Events Services

Description: The purpose of this Preliminary Market Engagement (PME) exercise is to engage with the market to understand current supplier capability, market developments and potential approaches to the delivery of travel management services. SUPC is seeking to gather information to help inform the scope, lotting structure, commercial model and service requirements of the proposed framework, including the potential provision of business travel, student travel, meetings and events, and associated services. The proposed framework will provide higher and further education institutions and other public sector organisations with access to a range of travel management services. The final scope and lotting structure will be informed by member requirements, supplier engagement and wider market intelligence. Information gathered through this exercise will help SUPC to develop the procurement strategy and specification. The PME (read more...)

Summary: Southern Universities Management Services (SUMS), through the Southern Universities Purchasing Consortium, is planning a UK-wide framework for travel management, meetings and events services. The requirement is expected to cover business travel, student travel, hotel, meeting and conference arrangements, travel agency services, event services and related support. The framework is intended to give higher and further education institutions and other public sector organisations access to these services. Potential users include universities, schools and colleges, government departments, local authorities, charities, housing associations and NHS trusts. The final scope and lotting structure will be shaped by member requirements and supplier engagement. This is a national service requirement, with delivery across the United Kingdom, and is classified primarily as travel management services.

Catering for STEAM - Museum of The Great Western Railway

Description: Swindon Borough Council is seeking to explore future options for the delivery of conferencing, banqueting, special events and cafe catering at STEAM - Museum of the Great Western Railway, Swindon. The Preliminary Market Engagement (PME) questionnaire have been produced to enable Swindon Borough Council to engage with potential suppliers and to understand the market and the potential interest in this opportunity. Any information provided will only be used for research purposes. The supporting questionnaire does not constitute an Invitation to Tender process, and will not be judged against any criteria, nor will it inform any potential tender process in the future, and no award of any contract will be made as part of this process.

Summary: Swindon Borough Council is exploring catering services for STEAM – Museum of the Great Western Railway in Swindon. The requirement covers food and beverage provision across the museum’s three core business segments: conferencing, special events and banqueting, and café services. The council is considering either one catering partner or multiple operators. This is a service contract for canteen and catering services, including the operational delivery needed to support museum events, conferences, hospitality and café activity. The council is seeking supplier views on how these services should be specified and commercially structured, with the aim of achieving suitable outcomes for STEAM and the council. The work is therefore suited to catering businesses able to operate across several hospitality settings within a visitor attraction and events venue.

Catering Services

Description: West Mercia Police (the Authority) is conducting an open competitive flex two-stage tender under the Procurement Act 2023 for the provision of Catering Services. All details are contained within the tender documentation. The contract is go live on the 1st April 2027. The first stage of the two-stage process is a Conditions of Participation (CoP) pass/fail stage. All documents will be provided as part of this stage however, only the CoP document is required to be completed and submitted by the deadline of 12pm noon on the 22nd September 2026. Those bidders successful in stage 1 CoP will be invited to participate in stage 2 ITT whereby, site visits will be arranged and a formal ITT response is required by 12pm noon on the 26th October 2026 based (read more...)

Summary: West Mercia Police and Crime Commissioner is seeking catering services for delivery in Worcestershire. The requirement covers canteen and catering services, including the provision of catering across the Authority’s operations. It is a services contract rather than a goods supply or works project. The procurement has one lot and is identified in the tender as “Catering Services”. The buyer is a sub-central public authority. The contract is intended for suppliers able to organise and deliver an ongoing catering service for a police and crime commissioner’s organisation, with performance taking place at the Authority’s relevant sites. The opportunity is suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises and for voluntary, community and social enterprises, so it may suit specialist caterers as well as larger catering providers able to manage public-sector delivery.

Managed Catering Services (Living+)

Description: Please for People (PfP) are looking to procure a sole Catering provider for our Living + Extra Care Schemes. The project will deliver a procurement solution for the appointment of a catering provider capable of delivering services under both tenancy-based and pay-as-you-dine arrangements. At contract commencement, the service will apply to a limited number of sites; however, over the life of the contract, the successful provider will be required to mobilise and deliver services across all PfP Extra Care schemes as they are brought into scope. For more information about this opportunity, please visit the eSourcing portal at: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-Preston:-Catering-services./37V65GGMPU To respond to this opportunity, please click here: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/37V65GGMPU

Summary: Places for People Group Limited is procuring a sole catering provider for its Living+ Extra Care schemes. The service must support both tenancy-based catering arrangements and pay-as-you-dine services. At the start of the contract, delivery will cover a limited number of sites. During the contract, the provider will need to mobilise and extend delivery across all Places for People Extra Care schemes as they are brought into scope. This is a catering services requirement, covering sites across the United Kingdom. It is suited to a supplier that can provide an integrated catering service for extra care residents under different charging arrangements, while managing expansion from an initial group of sites to a wider estate.

PURCON 5035 Retail Supply Partnership

Description: The University of East Anglia (UEA) requires a Retail Supply Partnership for the provision of convenience goods and associated services for the campus shop, including supply of product, logistics, EPOS (including back office functionality), and configuration/business support. The University is not considering franchise options for this opportunity.

Summary: The University of East Anglia is seeking a retail supply partnership for its campus shop in Norwich. The requirement covers convenience goods and associated retail services, including product supply, logistics, an electronic point-of-sale system with back-office functionality, and configuration and business support. This is primarily a goods opportunity with related retail trade services (CPV 15000000 and 55900000). The university is not considering franchise models, so suppliers would need to provide the partnership and operating support without proposing a franchise arrangement. The work is centred on supplying and supporting the campus shop rather than delivering construction, professional consultancy or standalone software services. Suppliers able to combine convenience-goods wholesaling with retail systems, distribution and implementation support are the most relevant prospects.

PURCON 5035 Retail Supply Partnership

Description: The University of East Anglia (UEA) requires a Retail Supply Partnership for the provision of convenience goods and associated services for the campus shop, including supply of product, logistics, EPOS (including back office functionality), and configuration/business support. The University is not considering franchise options for this opportunity.

Summary: The University of East Anglia is seeking a retail supply partnership for its campus shop in Norwich. The requirement covers convenience goods and associated retail services, including product supply, logistics, an electronic point-of-sale system with back-office functionality, and configuration and business support. This is primarily a goods opportunity with related retail trade services (CPV 15000000 and 55900000). The university is not considering franchise models, so suppliers would need to provide the partnership and operating support without proposing a franchise arrangement. The work is centred on supplying and supporting the campus shop rather than delivering construction, professional consultancy or standalone software services. Suppliers able to combine convenience-goods wholesaling with retail systems, distribution and implementation support are the most relevant prospects.

Future Catering and Canteen Provision at Gwent Police Headquarters

Description: Gwent Police is undertaking a Preliminary Market Engagement exercise to inform the future provision of catering and canteen services at Gwent Police Headquarters, Cwmbran. Prior to commencing any formal procurement process, Gwent Police wishes to engage with the market to gain an understanding of the options available for the operation, management and development of the existing canteen facilities. This engagement will help shape any future procurement strategy and service requirements. Scope of Engagement Gwent Police is seeking input from suppliers with experience in the provision of catering, cafe, restaurant, hospitality and workplace food service operations. Suppliers are invited to review the existing facilities and provide feedback on: - Potential operating models. - Service delivery options. - Opportunities for improving utilisation of the facility. - Commercial viability considerations. - (read more...)

Summary: The Police and Crime Commissioner for Gwent is exploring future catering and canteen services at Gwent Police Headquarters in Cwmbran. The scope concerns operating, managing and developing the existing canteen facilities, potentially through café, restaurant, hospitality or workplace food service models. The buyer is seeking views on service delivery options, ways to improve facility use, commercial viability, innovation, sector best practice, investment needs, sustainability and social value. The work is a service contract for catering and workplace food provision, rather than the supply of individual food products. Suppliers would need to understand the operational setting of a police headquarters and how to provide an attractive, practical food service for its users.

CT1857 Catering Services at the Assembly Rooms

Description: 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.

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.