Official UK procurement notice
Catering Concession - Maison Dieu, Dover
Authority: Dover District Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionDover District Council (“the Council”) wishes to select and appoint up to two additional Caterers to provide Catering Services at the Maison Dieu, Dover and invites prospective Caterers to submit an offer to meet the Council’s requirements. The License is anticipated to commence upon 1st May 2026 and will continue until 31st March 2031 unless terminated in accordance with the Conditions of the License. A break clause will be available to both parties on 1st April 2029.
Expressions of interest will only be accepted via the Kent Business Portal. The completed ITT response is to be submitted electronically via the Kent Business Portal by no later than 12:00 hours on the 30th March 2026.
For more information about this opportunity, please visit the Kent Business Portal portal at: www.kentbusinessportal.org.uk/tenders/UK-Dover:-Ca… ↗
To respond to this opportunity, please click here: www.kentbusinessportal.org.uk/respond/GZ58Q67Z55 ↗
CPV: Catering services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1Published value£100,000
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Published award criteria (1)
- Quality
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Below threshold - open competition
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Closed
- Procurement threshold
- Below threshold
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 3 Mar 2026, 11:25 GMT
- Last source update
- 3 Mar 2026, 11:57 GMT
- Authority reference
1018400384- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-018842- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0660a8Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 30 Mar 2026, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 23 Mar 2026, 17:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
For more information about this opportunity, please visit the Kent Business Portal portal at: www.kentbusinessportal.org.uk/tenders/UK-Dover:-Ca… ↗
To respond to this opportunity, please click here: www.kentbusinessportal.org.uk/respond/GZ58Q67Z55 ↗
Timeline
3 Mar 2026 → 1 May 2026 · 4 dates- Tender notice published238 days ago3 Mar 2026, 11:25 GMT
- Clarification questions by218 days ago23 Mar 2026, 17:00 GMT
- Submission deadline211 days ago30 Mar 2026, 12:00 BST
- Contract starts179 days ago1 May 2026, 00:00 BST
Notice history
2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 3 Mar 2026- Tender notice published3 Mar 2026, 11:25 GMTUK4
- Tender notice published3 Mar 2026, 11:57 GMTUK4
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender