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title: "G&R/Bristol City Council Catering and Events Services - SOFT MARKET TESTING"
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# G&R/Bristol City Council Catering and Events Services - SOFT MARKET TESTING

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/g-r-bristol-city-council-catering-and-events-services-soft-market-testing-ocds-h6vhtk-044606). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Bristol City Council: "G&R/Bristol City Council Catering and Events Services - SOFT MARKET TESTING". Published status: planned. Planned Pipeline Value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** PLANNED (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [Bristol City Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/bristol-city-council-ons-e06000023)
- **Planned Pipeline Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Not published
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Catering services, Event services, Hotel, restaurant and retail trade services
- **Delivery Location:** UKK11
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-044606`

## 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/g-r-bristol-city-council-catering-and-events-services-soft-market-testing-ocds-h6vhtk-044606#tl-md)

## Description
The Council currently outsources cafés, catering and event/ function services under a number of separate contracts across a number of venues including, but not limited to the City Hall, Bristol Museum and Art Gallery (BMAG), MShed, the Central Library, the Create Centre, and the Mansion House.
To simplify and streamline our contract estate and drive improved returns from this valuable and diverse range of premises we are looking to engage a single supplier with specialist food industry expertise to assume delivery responsibility for the full suite of services under a consolidated concessionary agreement.
Please note this will be a concessionary contract.
Providers are invited to submit their thoughts via ProContract using the soft market testing form. The link to ProContract is contained in this notice.
A virtual engagement event with interested providers will be held on Wednesday 13th March 2024 between 12:00 - 13:00. Providers wishing to attend please email catering.review@bristol.gov.uk to register your interest, the Council will then forward you the joining instructions.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** planned
- **CPV codes:** 55520000, 79952000
- **Delivery regions:** UKK

- **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%2F007195-2024)
- **Last Source Update:** 2024-03-06T14:02:23.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-29T13:49:34.741Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-044606