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title: "Proof of Concept - Provision of a Café Facility at South Cambridgeshire Hall"
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# Proof of Concept - Provision of a Café Facility at South Cambridgeshire Hall

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/proof-of-concept-provision-of-a-caf-facility-at-south-cambridgeshire-hall-ocds-h6vhtk-051521). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** South Cambridgeshire District Council: "Proof of Concept - Provision of a Café Facility at South Cambridgeshire Hall". Published status: active. Concession Value: £172,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 27 May 2025, 13:00 BST. Published submission portal: procontract.due-north.com.

## Key Information
- **Status:** ACTIVE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [South Cambridgeshire District Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/south-cambridgeshire-district-council-ons-e07000012)
- **Concession Value (operator's expected revenue):** £172,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 27 May 2025 at 13:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Below threshold - open competition
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Canteen and catering services
- **Delivery Location:** UKJ
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Official Documents:** 2 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/proof-of-concept-provision-of-a-caf-facility-at-south-cambridgeshire-hall-ocds-h6vhtk-051521#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-051521`

## Before you bid
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- **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/proof-of-concept-provision-of-a-caf-facility-at-south-cambridgeshire-hall-ocds-h6vhtk-051521#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [procontract.due-north.com](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fprocontract.due-north.com%2FAdvert%3FadvertId%3D279bf591-b431-f011-8136-005056b64545)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/proof-of-concept-provision-of-a-caf-facility-at-south-cambridgeshire-hall-ocds-h6vhtk-051521#participate

## Description
South Cambridgeshire District Council (SCDC) is undertaking a procurement process aimed at appointing a suitable catering provider capable of delivering café services at the South Cambridgeshire Hall, located within the Cambourne Business Park at Cambourne, Cambridgeshire, CB23 6EA.  This contract will be on a proof-of-concept basis with an initial term of 6 months, followed by a review to assess the feasibility of continuing with the service provision.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 55500000
- **Delivery regions:** UKJ
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £172,000

- **Contract Period:** 30/06/2025 to 31/01/2026
- **Renewal published:** yes
- **Options published:** yes

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F021977-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2025-05-15T17:52:02.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-29T15:10:42.940Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-051521