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Official procurement procedure
Pre Market Engagement relating to Catering and/or Bar Services at the new Ice Bowl, Dundonald
Beverage-serving services
Catering services
Published value
£300,000
Submission deadline Not published
Lots published1
Procurement Executive Summary
AI & Search Synopsis
Generated from official OCDS record
Tenderline Synopsis: Lisburn & Castlereagh City Council: "Pre Market Engagement relating to Catering and/or Bar Services at the new Ice Bowl, Dundonald". Published status: planning. Published value: £300,000. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.
| Contracting Authority | Lisburn & Castlereagh City Council | Scope & Categories | Not published | Submission Window | planning No deadline published |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Submission Gateway | Direct notice route | Legal Basis & Regime | Standard procurement | Estimated Value (exc. VAT) | £300,000 |
Bidder Intelligence · Authority Profile: Lisburn & Castlereagh City Council
Market Analytics
Derived from OCDS awards & bid statistics
Published history for Lisburn & Castlereagh City Council. These figures describe retained records, not a forecast of bids or a measure of buyer bias.
Published-to-award variance
Not availableInsufficient comparable data
Competition Density
2.4Bids / Report
Supplier ConcentrationHigh Concentration
COBRA SPECIALIST SECURITY SERVICES LTDTop vendor: 55.5% of attributable valuePayment Terms
Check noticePublished terms
Coverage: 22 active published awards; 14 bid reports (which may be per lot). Supplier values exclude multi-supplier awards, frameworks and DPS, and use GBP only. They are published award values, not payments. Published-to-award variance compares single-lot, single-award, single-supplier GBP procedures with explicitly non-framework/non-DPS status; increases remain in the average. Unpublished data stays unknown. Awarded suppliers are winners, not all bidders.
Historical Awarded Suppliers With This Authority:
| Supplier Name | Historic Awards | Attributable GBP Value |
|---|---|---|
| COBRA SPECIALIST SECURITY SERVICES LTD | 1 win | £943,460 |
| MCKINSTRY SKIP HIRE LIMITED | 1 win | £448,000 |
| COMMUNITY ADVICE LISBURN & CASTLEREAGH | 1 win | £189,205 |
| Ventilation Surveys and Services | 1 win | £65,000 |
| AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL GROUP UK LIMITED | 2 wins | £40,040 |
Procedure terms
Contracting AuthorityLisburn & Castlereagh City Council | Procedure methodNot published | Procurement categoryNot published |
Statusplanning | Framework / DPSNot published | CompetitionNot published |
Above thresholdNot published | Legal basisNot published | Tender period startsNot published |
Clarification deadlineNot published | Electronic submissionNot published | Submission languagesNot published |
Published10 Jun 2026, 11:38 BST | Last source update10 Jun 2026, 11:38 BST | Recurring procurementNot published |
ClassificationBeverage-serving services, Catering services | ||
Delivery area | ||
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-06b1a1 | ||
What is being bought
***Pre Market Engagement Only.*** Lisburn and Castlereagh City Council is currently preparing to initiate a procurement process to award a tender for catering and/or bar services at the new Ice Bowl, Dundonald. LCCC wishes to engage with the market at this stage to establish the level of market interest and to gather information that will be beneficial in the tendering process. Suppliers who wish to participate in the market engagement exercise should complete the pre-market engagement questionnaire provided. Further information including the questionnaire can be downloaded from the CfT Documents section. The questionnaire must be completed and submitted no later than 12 Noon on the closing date detailed. There are no formal tender documents to be completed other than the questionnaire. Any information gathered will NOT be considered in any future tender evaluation exercise. Participation or non-participation in this pre-procurement market engagement shall not prevent any supplier/provider from participating in a potential procurement process nor is it intended that any information supplied shall place any supplier/ provider at an advantage in any forthcoming procurement process. For the avoidance of doubt, this stage of the project is not part of a formal procurement process and there is no commitment, at this stage to carrying out such a process.
What changed
From the official release history
- Published value updated to £300,000
10 Jun 2026, 11:38 BST - Status changed to planning
10 Jun 2026, 11:38 BST - Official notice release published
10 Jun 2026, 11:38 BST - Buyer information updated
10 Jun 2026, 11:38 BST
Lots and requirements (1)
Published by the contracting authority
- Lot 1 · #1Individual lot title not publishedplanningPublished valueNot publishedThe source published no individual title or description for this lot.Contract periodNot publishedEligibilityNot publishedOptions / renewalNot published
Timeline
- Pipeline notice
10 Jun 2026, 11:38 BST - Procedure published
10 Jun 2026, 11:38 BST - engagement
Not published · metQuestionnaire issued on Etenders https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps/cft/prepareViewCfTWS.do?resourceId=6283916
Commercial outcome and competition
AwardsNo award published |
ContractsNo contract published |
Bid statisticsNo aggregate bid statistics published |
Buyer and organisations in this procedure
Lisburn & Castlereagh City Council
Contracting authority GB-PPON-PHHT-5875-NTNMDocuments (1)
Official links; attachments are not copied
- 10 Jun 2026, 11:38 BST
Related procedures (0)
No related procedures published
Planning and rationale
Planning budgetNot published |
No-engagement rationaleNot published |
Procedure rationaleNot published |