Adult Social Care Catering Services - Market Engagement

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  "date": "2026-06-18T15:26:15+01:00",
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    "name": "Milton Keynes City Council"
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    "description": "Milton Keynes City Council is seeking to engage with the market to inform the future development of food provision services across its service areas in Adult Social Care. The Council is now reviewing its future requirements to ensure its catering arrangements remain fit for purpose, best value for money and provide quality for our customers. \nThis market engagement exercise aims to:\n•\tUnderstand the current market capability\n•\tExplore innovative delivery models\n•\tAssess supplier capacity, sustainability, and resilience\n•\tInform future procurement strategy\nWe are keen to hear from providers on the questions published contained within the market engagement document on our e-tendering portal In-Tend . Please respond to the questions latest by 5pm on Thursday 2nd July 2026 via In-Tend Correspondence section/market engagement stage. \nThe Market Engagement document can be accessed on our e-tendering portal: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/milton-keynes/aspx/Home",
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        "postalCode": "MK9 3EJ",
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        "name": "Procurement Team",
        "email": "corporateprocurement@milton-keynes.gov.uk",
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        "id": "057687-2026",
        "url": "https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/057687-2026",
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        "description": "Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender",
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        "dueDate": "2026-07-02T23:59:59+01:00",
        "description": "We are keen to hear from providers on the questions published contained within the market engagement document on our e-tendering portal In-Tend . Please respond to the questions latest by 5pm on Thursday 2nd July 2026 via In-Tend Correspondence section/market engagement stage. \nThe Market Engagement document can be accessed on our e-tendering portal: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/milton-keynes/aspx/Home"
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