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# CATERING SERVICES AT ANTRIM CASTLE GARDENS AND THE COFFEE SHOP AT GATEWAY, LOUGHSHORE ANTRIM

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/catering-services-at-antrim-castle-gardens-and-the-coffee-shop-at-gateway-loughshore-antri-ocds-h6vhtk-0493dd). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council: "CATERING SERVICES AT ANTRIM CASTLE GARDENS AND THE COFFEE SHOP AT GATEWAY, LOUGHSHORE ANTRIM". Published status: active. Published Value: Value not published. 2 published lots. Recorded submission deadline: 24 Sept 2024, 12:00 BST. Published submission portal: e-sourcingni.bravosolution.co.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** ACTIVE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/antrim-and-newtownabbey-borough-council-ons-n09000001)
- **Published Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** 24 September 2024 at 12:00 BST
- **Lots:** 2
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Catering services
- **Delivery Location:** UKN0D
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-0493dd`

## 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/catering-services-at-antrim-castle-gardens-and-the-coffee-shop-at-gateway-loughshore-antri-ocds-h6vhtk-0493dd#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [e-sourcingni.bravosolution.co.uk](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fe-sourcingni.bravosolution.co.uk%2F)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/catering-services-at-antrim-castle-gardens-and-the-coffee-shop-at-gateway-loughshore-antri-ocds-h6vhtk-0493dd#participate

## Description
Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council would like to invite tenders from competent, experienced caterers for the provision of catering services at Clotworthy House at Antrim Castle Gardens and the café at Loughshore Antrim. The contracts will be for the period of 12 November 2024 – 30 November 2027, with the option to extend for up to a further 24 months, subject to review and performance.

## Lots (2)
### Lot 1: Clotworthy House at Antrim Castle Gardens
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 55520000
- **Delivery regions:** UKN

- **Options published:** yes

### Lot 2: Coffee Shop at Gateway, Loughshore Antrim
- **Lot id:** `2`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 55520000
- **Delivery regions:** UKN

- **Options published:** yes

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F027177-2024)
- **Last Source Update:** 2024-08-23T17:48:39.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-29T16:34:43.646Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-0493dd