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title: "Provision of Catering Services"
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# Provision of Catering Services

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/provision-of-catering-services-ocds-h6vhtk-0493fe). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Longhurst Group: "Provision of Catering Services". Published status: planned. Planned Pipeline Value: £650,000. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** PLANNED (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [Longhurst Group](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/longhurst-group-GB-FTS-83142)
- **Planned Pipeline Value:** £650,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Not published
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Catering services
- **Delivery Location:** UKH
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-0493fe`

## 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/provision-of-catering-services-ocds-h6vhtk-0493fe#tl-md)

## Description
The Group wishes to seek the views of potential suppliers before we tender. We are interested to know some key facts about the market suppliers operate in and how we might shape the terms and conditions, the specification and KPIs. Suppliers' help with this will be invaluable and will assist us in designing the tender, taking account of key commercial considerations for suppliers

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** planned

- **Delivery regions:** UKH

- **Description:** The Group wishes to seek the views of potential suppliers before we tender. We are interested to know some key facts about the market suppliers operate in and how we might shape the terms and conditions, the specification and KPIs. Suppliers' help wi...

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F027234-2024)
- **Last Source Update:** 2024-08-27T09:44:07.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-22T13:49:59.108Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-0493fe