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title: "26-002 Soft Market Testing CSG (Clerkenwell) Catering Services"
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# 26-002 Soft Market Testing CSG (Clerkenwell) Catering Services

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/26-002-soft-market-testing-csg-clerkenwell-catering-services-ocds-h6vhtk-06de54). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** City University: "26-002 Soft Market Testing CSG (Clerkenwell) Catering Services". Published status: planning. Planned Pipeline Value: £3,000,000. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** PLANNING (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [City University](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/city-university-urn-133815)
- **Planned Pipeline Value:** £3,000,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Not published
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Catering services
- **Delivery Location:** UKI31
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Official Documents:** 1 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/26-002-soft-market-testing-csg-clerkenwell-catering-services-ocds-h6vhtk-06de54#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-06de54`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/26-002-soft-market-testing-csg-clerkenwell-catering-services-ocds-h6vhtk-06de54#tl-md)

## Description
26/002 Soft Market Testing CSG (Clerkenwell) Catering Services - We are asking any interested parties to complete this soft market testing paper to give us a brief overview of your business. As part of the exercise, we will be offering the opportunity to visit the campus, meet us and see first hand the current operation.
For more information about this opportunity, please visit the Delta eSourcing portal at:
https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-london:-Catering-services./7S92CSSSZ7
To respond to this opportunity, please click here:
https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/7S92CSSSZ7
For more information about this opportunity, please visit the eSourcing portal at: 
https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-London:-Catering-services./8NBD8WG2M5
To respond to this opportunity, please click here: 
https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/8NBD8WG2M5

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** planning
- **CPV codes:** 55520000
- **Delivery regions:** UKI
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB

- **Contract Period:** 01/02/2027 to 31/01/2030

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F074954-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-08-06T15:28:45.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-22T09:42:46.175Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-06de54