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title: "Adult Social Care Catering Services - Market Engagement"
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# Adult Social Care Catering Services - Market Engagement

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/adult-social-care-catering-services-market-engagement-ocds-h6vhtk-06b85c). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Milton Keynes City Council: "Adult Social Care Catering Services - Market Engagement". Published status: planning. Planned Pipeline Value: £925,000. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** PLANNING (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [Milton Keynes City Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/milton-keynes-city-council-GB-PPON-PLDZ-6131-PWZH)
- **Planned Pipeline Value:** £925,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Not published
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Catering services, Catering services for other enterprises or other institutions
- **Delivery Location:** Not published
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Official Documents:** 1 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/adult-social-care-catering-services-market-engagement-ocds-h6vhtk-06b85c#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-06b85c`

## 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/adult-social-care-catering-services-market-engagement-ocds-h6vhtk-06b85c#tl-md)

## 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. 
This market engagement exercise aims to:
•	Understand the current market capability
•	Explore innovative delivery models
•	Assess supplier capacity, sustainability, and resilience
•	Inform future procurement strategy
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. 
The Market Engagement document can be accessed on our e-tendering portal: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/milton-keynes/aspx/Home

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** planning
- **CPV codes:** 55520000, 55523000

- **Contract Period:** 31/03/2027 to 31/03/2032

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F057687-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-06-18T14:26:15.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-20T18:51:09.333Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-06b85c