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title: "*PRELIMINARY MARKET ENGAGEMENT* Proposed Provision of Catering and Vending Services in Banbridge, Orchard, and South Lake Leisure Centres"
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# *PRELIMINARY MARKET ENGAGEMENT* Proposed Provision of Catering and Vending Services in Banbridge, Orchard, and South Lake Leisure Centres

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/preliminary-market-engagement-proposed-provision-of-catering-and-vending-services-in-banbr-ocds-h6vhtk-07b333). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Notice summary:** The purpose of this preliminary market engagement (PME) exercise is for ACBCBC to gather insights and feedback from the market to inform the development of a multi-lot procurement strategy and specification for provision of catering and vending services at its three major leisure centres - Banbridge, Orchard and South Lake Leisure Centres. Participation in this PME exercise from the relevant supply base is via completion and return of a questionnaire.

## Key Information
- **Status:** PLANNING (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [Armagh City Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/armagh-city-banbridge-and-craigavon-borough-council-ons-n09000002)
- **Planned Pipeline Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Not published
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Cafeteria services, Canteen and catering services, Canteen and other restricted-clientele cafeteria services, Canteen services, Catering services (+2 more)
- **Delivery Location:** UKN
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Official Documents:** 1 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/preliminary-market-engagement-proposed-provision-of-catering-and-vending-services-in-banbr-ocds-h6vhtk-07b333#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-07b333`

## 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:** not shown for these lots; the published data do not support one.

- **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-proposed-provision-of-catering-and-vending-services-in-banbr-ocds-h6vhtk-07b333#tl-md)

## Description
The purpose of this preliminary market engagement (PME) exercise is for ACBCBC to gather insights and feedback from the market to inform the development of a multi-lot procurement strategy and specification for provision of catering and vending services at its three major leisure centres - Banbridge, Orchard and South Lake Leisure Centres. Participation in this PME exercise from the relevant supply base is via completion and return of a questionnaire

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** planning
- **CPV codes:** 55300000, 55330000, 55500000, 55510000, 55511000, 55520000
- **Delivery regions:** UKN
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB

- **Contract Period:** 01/04/2027 to 31/03/2028

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F104814-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-11-04T15:39:24.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-11-05T07:49:50.696Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-07b333