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title: "Catering Services"
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# Catering Services

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/catering-services-ocds-h6vhtk-06d204). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** West Mercia Police and Crime Commissioner: "Catering Services". Published status: active. Published Value: £425,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 22 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST. Published submission portal: sell2.in-tend.co.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** ACTIVE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [West Mercia Police and Crime Commissioner](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/west-mercia-police-and-crime-commissioner-GB-PPON-PJHH-5271-ZMQP)
- **Published Value:** £425,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 22 September 2026 at 12:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Competitive flexible procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Canteen and catering services, Catering services
- **Delivery Location:** UKG12
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Official Documents:** 4 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/catering-services-ocds-h6vhtk-06d204#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-06d204`

## 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-ocds-h6vhtk-06d204#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [sell2.in-tend.co.uk](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fsell2.in-tend.co.uk%2Fblpd%2Fpublictenders)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/catering-services-ocds-h6vhtk-06d204#participate

## Description
West Mercia Police (the Authority) is conducting an open competitive flex two-stage tender under the Procurement Act 2023 for the provision of Catering Services.
All details are contained within the tender documentation. The contract is go live on the 1st April 2027.
The first stage of the two-stage process is a Conditions of Participation (CoP) pass/fail stage. All documents will be provided as part of this stage however, only the CoP document is required to be completed and submitted by the deadline of 12pm noon on the 22nd September 2026.
Those bidders successful in stage 1 CoP will be invited to participate in stage 2 ITT whereby, site visits will be arranged and a formal ITT response is required by 12pm noon on the 26th October 2026 based on a price and quality weighting.
Pre-market engagement was undertaken under - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/069753-2026?
Tender Link- https://sell2.in-tend.co.uk/blpd/publictender-details?tid=672e08af-82b5-496d-8d0b-b3fc4cd28711
We look forward to your organisation participating in this exercise.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 55500000, 55520000
- **Delivery regions:** UKG
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £425,000

- **Contract Period:** 31/03/2027 to 31/03/2030
- **Renewal published:** yes

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F082157-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-08-28T11:37:19.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-22T09:59:27.872Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-06d204