Find a TenderPast planning noticePreliminary market engagement notice
Published 13 Oct 2025, 14:40 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Office Refreshments - FHG_2025P069

Official notice

Authority: Futures Housing Group (Housing)

ServicesBelow thresholdSME suitable
Planned pipeline valueValue not publishedpipeline notice, not a live tender
Tender notice expected Date not publishedfrom the planned procurement notice
Contract term 2 yrsends 31 Mar 2028 · up to 31 Mar 2029 with extensions · starts 1 Apr 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Futures Housing Group Ltd are looking to engage in Pre Market Engagement (PME) for office refreshment services as per attached documentation.

Pre-market engagement for staff café services is an important step in ensuring that the future catering provision meets the needs and expectations of both the organisation and its employees.

This process allows us to gather valuable insights from potential suppliers about innovative approaches, sustainable practices, and cost-effective service models currently available in the market. By engaging early, we can better understand market capabilities, refine our requirements, and build strong partnerships that promote quality, value, and employee satisfaction

CPV: Canteen and catering services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1PlannedRenewal 2 yrsSME
Contract period: 1 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2028 (2 yrs) · up to 31 Mar 2029 with extensions
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
Below threshold
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
13 Oct 2025, 14:40 BST
Last source update
25 Nov 2025, 09:07 GMT
Authority reference
FHG_2025P069
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-076696
Latest notice
Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2)
Classification (CPV)
Canteen and catering services
Delivery area
North East (UKC)North West (UKD)Yorkshire & Humber (UKE)East Midlands (UKF)West Midlands (UKG)East of England (UKH)London (UKI)South East (UKJ)
+1 moreSouth West (UKK)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05ae61 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
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Timeline

13 Oct 2025 → 1 Apr 2026 · 4 dates
  1. Planning notice published378 days ago
    13 Oct 2025, 14:40 BST
  2. Market engagement360 days ago
    31 Oct 2025, 23:59 GMT

    All information regarding PME can be found on:

    procontract.due-north.com ↗

    Reference: Office Refreshments - FHG_2025P069

    Project information: DN793939

  3. Latest notice published336 days ago
    25 Nov 2025, 09:07 GMT
  4. Contract starts209 days ago
    1 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST

Notice history

2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 13 Oct 2025
  1. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    13 Oct 2025, 14:40 BST
    UK2
  2. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    25 Nov 2025, 09:07 GMT
    UK2
Published amendments (1)

PME now closed and complete. Following PME no further advertisement of procurement will be made.

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

FUTURES HOUSING GROUP LIMITED

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-COH: 06293737 · GB-PPON: PCBW-2691-JZJL Futures House Building 435 Argosy Road, Castle Donington, East Midlands, DE74 2SAContact email

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure