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# Community Kitchen & Food Skills Hub

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/community-kitchen-food-skills-hub-ocds-h6vhtk-07bc03). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Notice summary:** The Community Kitchen & Food Skills Hub will provide a community-based service designed to improve food resilience, reduce food waste, promote healthier lifestyles, and strengthen community cohesion. Working in partnership with all services that support with food needs to build more learning, cultural exchange and social connections opportunities.

## Key Information
- **Status:** ACTIVE (open for submissions, 20 days left when this document was generated)
- **Buyer:** [Wokingham Borough Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/wokingham-borough-council-ons-e06000041)
- **Published Value:** £40,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 4 December 2026 at 00:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Below threshold - open competition
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Provision of services to the community
- **Delivery Location:** Not published
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Official Documents:** 1 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/community-kitchen-food-skills-hub-ocds-h6vhtk-07bc03#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-07bc03`

## 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:** about 3 bids (model forecast), with the distribution 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:** £40k, level with the buyer's estimate (middle 50%: £37k-£40k), with the comparable awards behind it.

- **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/community-kitchen-food-skills-hub-ocds-h6vhtk-07bc03#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [procontract.due-north.com](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fprocontract.due-north.com)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/community-kitchen-food-skills-hub-ocds-h6vhtk-07bc03#participate

## Description
The Community Kitchen & Food Skills Hub will provide a community-based service designed to improve food resilience, reduce food waste, promote healthier lifestyles, and strengthen community cohesion. Working in partnership with all services that support with food needs to build more learning, cultural exchange and social connections opportunities.
The service will deliver practical cookery and food budgeting workshops, batch cooking sessions using surplus food, community meals, and culturally themed cooking events. Through these activities, residents will develop the skills and confidence needed to prepare nutritious, affordable meals while building supportive community networks.
The project will also help reduce the stigma often associated with food support services by providing a welcoming, inclusive environment focused on skills, participation, and community development.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 75200000

- **Estimated Value:** £40,000

- **Contract Period:** 01/01/2027 to 31/12/2027

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F108146-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-11-13T15:51:47.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-11-13T19:17:49.330Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-07bc03
- **Licence:** Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.