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title: "Catering Services Provision for Lincolnshire Police"
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# Catering Services Provision for Lincolnshire Police

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/catering-services-provision-for-lincolnshire-police-ocds-h6vhtk-05a223). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** The Police and Crime Commissioner for Lincolnshire: "Catering Services Provision for Lincolnshire Police". Published status: planning. Planned Pipeline Value: £0. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** PLANNING (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [The Police and Crime Commissioner for Lincolnshire](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/the-police-and-crime-commissioner-for-lincolnshire-GB-PPON-PNBV-7818-LZWL)
- **Planned Pipeline Value:** £0 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Not published
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Canteen and catering services, Catering services, Catering supplies
- **Delivery Location:** UKF3
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Official Documents:** 1 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/catering-services-provision-for-lincolnshire-police-ocds-h6vhtk-05a223#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-05a223`

## 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-provision-for-lincolnshire-police-ocds-h6vhtk-05a223#tl-md)

## 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: https://sell2.in-tend.co.uk/blpd/publictenders to express an interest in this market engagement

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** planning
- **CPV codes:** 39222000, 55500000, 55520000
- **Delivery regions:** UKF
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB

- **Contract Period:** 31/05/2026 to 31/05/2028
- **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%2F059698-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2025-09-25T12:38:34.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-22T11:02:02.471Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-05a223