Find a TenderPast planning noticePreliminary market engagement notice
Published 25 Sept 2025, 13:38 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Catering Services Provision for Lincolnshire Police

Official notice

Authority: The Police and Crime Commissioner for Lincolnshire (Police & fire)

ServicesSME suitableVCSE suitable
Planned pipeline value£0pipeline notice, not a live tender
Tender notice expected 1 Dec 2025from the planned procurement notice
Contract term 2 yrsends 31 May 2028 · up to 31 May 2030 with extensions · starts 1 Jun 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Invitation to Pre-Market Engagement: Catering Services Provision

Lincolnshire Police provides an onsite in-house canteen provision at its Nettleham Police HQ site. The canteen provides a daily breakfast, lunch and snack service to our on-site staff and is open Monday to Friday 0800 – 1330 hrs.

We are seeking to engage with the market ahead of a potential procurement exercise for the provision of catering services at our HQ site.

This pre-market engagement aims to:

  • Understand current market capabilities and innovations
  • Explore potential delivery models and service options

We welcome input from suppliers of all sizes who can offer high-quality, sustainable, and cost-effective catering solutions tailored to our operational needs. Commercial details are to be discussed during pre-market engagement meetings. Costs and value of the contract are unknown at this point in time and shall be determined depending on the best approach for the Force.

The pre-engagement meetings shall take place at Force Headquarters or via TEAMS. If you are interested in this opportunity, please submit a word document with details of attendees from your organisation and we shall contact you after Monday 13th October 2025 to arrange a suitable date and time for a meeting.

The above comes with the caveat that all pre-engagement activities shall be without any commercial commitment or prejudice.

Closing date for interest: 1700hrs on Friday 10th October 2025.

Please go to: sell2.in-tend.co.uk/blpd/publictenders ↗ to express an interest in this market engagement

CPV: Canteen and catering services · Catering services · Catering supplies

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1PlannedRenewal 2 yrsSMEVCSE
Contract period: 1 Jun 2026 – 31 May 2028 (2 yrs) · up to 31 May 2030 with extensions
Delivery: East MidlandsEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible
Extensions: Extension options published

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Past planning notice
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
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
25 Sept 2025, 13:38 BST
Last source update
25 Sept 2025, 13:38 BST
Authority reference
CCM/1389
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-059698
Latest notice
Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2)
Classification (CPV)
Canteen and catering servicesCatering servicesCatering supplies
Delivery area
East Midlands (UKF3)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05a223 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
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Timeline

25 Sept 2025 → 1 Jun 2026 · 4 dates
  1. Planning notice published392 days ago
    25 Sept 2025, 13:38 BST
  2. Market engagement376 days ago
    10 Oct 2025, 23:59 BST

    The pre-engagement meetings shall take place at Force Headquarters or via TEAMS. If you are interested in this opportunity, please submit a word document with details of attendees from your organisation and we shall contact you after Monday 13th October 2025 to arrange a suitable date and time for a meeting.

    Please go to: sell2.in-tend.co.uk/blpd/publictenders ↗.

  3. Tender notice expected324 days ago
    1 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMT
  4. Contract starts143 days ago
    1 Jun 2026, 00:00 BST

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    25 Sept 2025, 13:38 BST
    UK2

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Pipeline notice
Awards (0)
No award published
Contracts (0)
No contract published
Bid statistics
No aggregate bid statistics published

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Police and Crime Commissioner for Lincolnshire

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PNBV-7818-LZWL Police Headquarters, Deepdale Lane, Nettleham, Lincoln, East Midlands, LN2 2LTContact name, email

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure