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title: "Preliminary Market Engagement (PME) for a Fully Managed Hot, Cold and Snack Vending Service"
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# Preliminary Market Engagement (PME) for a Fully Managed Hot, Cold and Snack Vending Service

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/preliminary-market-engagement-pme-for-a-fully-managed-hot-cold-and-snack-vending-service-ocds-h6vhtk-0567ee). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Durham County Council: "Preliminary Market Engagement (PME) for a Fully Managed Hot, Cold and Snack Vending Service". 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:** [Durham County Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/durham-county-council-ons-e06000047)
- **Planned Pipeline Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Not published
- **Main Category:** goods
- **Classifications (CPV):** Vending machines
- **Delivery Location:** UKC14
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Official Documents:** 2 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/preliminary-market-engagement-pme-for-a-fully-managed-hot-cold-and-snack-vending-service-ocds-h6vhtk-0567ee#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-0567ee`

## 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/preliminary-market-engagement-pme-for-a-fully-managed-hot-cold-and-snack-vending-service-ocds-h6vhtk-0567ee#tl-md)

## Description
Durham County Council (DCC), currently have a contract for a fully managed vending service for hot, cold and snack vending, with a royalty return paid to the Council. We are currently exploring our options and route to market for the re procurement of this service.
The current contract has over 50 vending machines, across Durham County and comprise of cold drinks, hot drinks, snacks and combi machines. These machines are sited in leisure centres, staff buildings and public buildings.
Providers will be required to supply a range of machine sizes and contents depending upon the Council's requirements. All machines are required to have a card machine (debit or credit card), with Payment Card Industry (PCI) Compliance.
The Supplier will be required to fully maintain and service the vending machines and ensure the machines are cleaned, in good repair, and re-filled at all times.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** planning
- **CPV codes:** 42933000
- **Delivery regions:** UKC
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB

- **Contract Period:** 01/12/2026 to 30/11/2031

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F048231-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2025-08-13T07:50:24.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-29T12:23:50.789Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-0567ee