Official UK procurement notice
Provision of Catering Services - Lloyd House
Authority: Police and Crime Commissioner for West Midlands (Police & fire)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe West Midlands Police are inviting expressions of interest for a zero-cost café service for police officers, staff, and visitors, plus funded on-site hospitality catering.
THIS CONTRACT IS RESERVED FOR BIRMINGHAM BASED SMEs AND VCSEs ONLY
CPV: Canteen and catering services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1RenewalPublished value£160,000
- Condition of participation
This contract is reserved for Birmingham based SMEs and VCSEs only.
"Birmingham based" - the definition of this includes registered office, primary trading address, or central management and administration located in Birmingham (B postcode), or where taxes are paid to Birmingham City Council.
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Lot awarding rule: Bids will be assessed against the criteria below to determine the Highest Scoring Bidder: Response to Tender - Pass/Fail Gateway Questions - Pass/Fail Suitability Questions - Pass/Fail Quality - 50% Price - 40% Social Value - 10%
- Condition of participation
This contract is reserved for Birmingham based SMEs and VCSEs only.
"Birmingham based" - the definition of this includes registered office, primary trading address, or central management and administration located in Birmingham (B postcode), or where taxes are paid to Birmingham City Council.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Below threshold - open competition
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Closed
- Procurement threshold
- Below threshold
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 21 Jun 2026, 22:56 BST
- Last source update
- 21 Jun 2026, 22:56 BST
- Authority reference
WMP0936- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-058293- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06b99fFind a Tender
- Reserved participation area
- E11000005
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 21 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 3 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
WMP will be using the e-tendering Portal, In-tend, for the administration of this procurement process. Potential suppliers will need to register with In-tend in order to express their interest. Please click on the following link to register, and download Tender documentation sell2.in-tend.co.uk/blpd/home ↗
Potential suppliers will need to register on the Government's central digital platform, the Find a Tender service (FTS). FTS makes it easier to find and bid for contracts, and for Buyers to meet their transparency commitments under the Procurement Act 2023.
WMP has appointed the Social Value Portal (SVP) to oversee the measurement, evaluation, management, and reporting of their suppliers' contributions, and to demonstrate their positive impact to society in addition to the delivery of their core goods or services. Potential suppliers will need to register with SVP as part of their tender submission.
For more information see Measurement | Social Value TOM System™ | Social Value Portal
Timeline
21 Jun 2026 → 1 Oct 2026 · 4 dates- Tender notice published123 days ago21 Jun 2026, 22:56 BST
- Clarification questions by111 days ago3 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission deadline93 days ago21 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST
- Contract starts22 days ago1 Oct 2026, 00:00 BST
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Tender notice published21 Jun 2026, 22:56 BSTUK4
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender