Official UK procurement notice
Oswald Street Catering · UK public procurement notice
Authority: London Borough of Hackney (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe London Borough of Hackney (LBH) is seeking to understand the current capabilities and interest in the market for the provision of food services to Oswald Street Day Opportunities. Oswald Street Day Centre provides support to vulnerable adults in Hackney and is committed to offering high-quality, nutritious, and culturally appropriate food to our service users.
The purpose of this Soft Market Testing exercise is to:
- Understand what service models and innovations are available in the market
- Gauge market interest in participating in a future procurement
- Explore potential opportunities for improving outcomes and value-for-money
CPV: Catering services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1PlannedRenewal
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
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- 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
- 1 Jul 2025, 12:45 BST
- Last source update
- 1 Jul 2025, 12:45 BST
- Authority reference
DN777866- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-036392- Latest notice
- Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0556aaFind a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
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Timeline
1 Jul 2025 → 1 Apr 2026 · 3 dates- Planning notice published1 Jul 2025, 12:45 BST
- Market engagement4 Jul 2025, 23:59 BST
Completion of this questionnaire does not form part of any formal procurement process and will not be used to assess or select suppliers. This soft market testing exercise is for LB Hackney Council's information only, and does not guarantee any tender exercise as a result of this.
If you are interested please access the advert at the link below and complete the questionnaire and respond by the closing date 4th July at 5pm. If you are not currently registered, you will need to register to be able to access and complete the questionnaire. It is free to register at procontract.due-north.com/register ↗.
- Contract starts210 days ago1 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Preliminary market engagement notice published1 Jul 2025, 12:45 BSTUK2
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
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender