Pre Market Engagement for Catering Services
Capital City College
Key details
Procurement
- 39222000 Catering supplies
- 55500000 Canteen and catering services
- 55520000 Catering services
- 55523000 Catering services for other enterprises or other institutions
- 55524000 School catering services
- 42933000 Vending machines
- 15894200 Prepared meals
- 15894210 School meals
- 55320000 Meal-serving services
- 55321000 Meal-preparation services
- 55523100 School-meal services
- 55322000 Meal-cooking services
- 55521200 Meal delivery service
What happened
The contract runs until 31 Jul 2030.
Description
The current catering contract expires on 31 July 2027. Rather than repeat what has gone before, Capital City College (CCC) wants to use the time available to design a contract that reflects how the market has moved, what students now expect, and what a London estate of this size and profile could realistically deliver. That includes the commercial side: CCC is actively interested in models that generate a financial return to the College alongside a high quality, affordable offer for students.
This is a preliminary market engagement exercise conducted in accordance with sections 16 and 17 of the Procurement Act 2023 (“PA23”) to obtain honest, commercially informed feedback to support a future tender process. Please see the brief for further infirmation available for download from https://www. in-tendhost.
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How to engage
This is not a competitive procurement. No selection criteria will be applied, no shortlist will be drawn from it, and participation is not a prerequisite for tendering. Equally, participating confers no advantage. CCC will take such steps as are necessary to ensure that no supplier is placed at an unfair advantage or disadvantage as a result of taking part, and that competition is not otherwise distorted, in accordance with the Act. Full details are provided in the PME brief available for download from https://www.in-tendhost.co.uk/educationportal/aspx/Home - registration to this site is free of charge. All data provided is indicative and draft. Where an EOI response raises matters that merit further discussion, CCC will engage with that organisation individually in accordance with the brief. All expressions of interest (EOI's) should be returned by midday 02.10.26 for inclusion in the PME to enable review and further discussion where required.
Contact
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Identifiers
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