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title: "Pre Market Engagement for Catering Services"
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# Pre Market Engagement for Catering Services

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/pre-market-engagement-for-catering-services-ocds-h6vhtk-06f8a6). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Capital City College: "Pre Market Engagement for Catering Services". Published status: planning. Planned Pipeline Value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** PLANNING (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [Capital City College](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/capital-city-college-urn-130421)
- **Planned Pipeline Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Not published
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Canteen and catering services, Catering services, Catering services for other enterprises or other institutions, Catering supplies, Meal delivery service (+8 more)
- **Delivery Location:** Not published
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Official Documents:** 2 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/pre-market-engagement-for-catering-services-ocds-h6vhtk-06f8a6#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-06f8a6`

## 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/pre-market-engagement-for-catering-services-ocds-h6vhtk-06f8a6#tl-md)

## Description
The current catering contract expires on 31 July 2027. Rather than repeat what has gone before, Capital City College (CCC) wants to use the time available to design a contract that reflects how the market has moved, what students now expect, and what a London estate of this size and profile could realistically deliver. That includes the commercial side: CCC is actively interested in models that generate a financial return to the College alongside a high quality, affordable offer for students.  This is a preliminary market engagement exercise conducted in accordance with sections 16 and 17 of the Procurement Act 2023 (“PA23”) to obtain honest, commercially informed feedback to support a future tender process. Please see the brief for further infirmation available for download from https://www.in-tendhost.co.uk/educationportal/aspx/Home

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** planning
- **CPV codes:** 15894200, 15894210, 39222000, 42933000, 55320000, 55321000

- **Contract Period:** 31/07/2027 to 31/07/2030
- **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%2F090341-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-09-23T17:04:56.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-26T23:18:24.542Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-06f8a6