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Published 31 Dec 2025, 13:44 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Provision of Catering Services

Official notice

Authority: The Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner for Cleveland (Police & fire)

ServicesOpen procedureAbove threshold
Budget not disclosed£0exc. VAT
Submissions closed 27 Jan 2026
Contract term 3 yrsends 31 Mar 2029 · up to 31 Mar 2031 with extensions · starts 1 Apr 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Police and Crime Commissioner for Cleveland (the Authority) is seeking to award a Contract for the provision of Catering Services.

The services required under the contract include:

  • Café services: Operation of a high-quality café offering a range of food, light snacks, confectionery, and hot/cold beverages with an emphasis on freshness, variety, and customer experience
  • Hospitality Services (Meetings): Provision of flexible and professional catering for meetings, events and formal functions tailored to meet the needs of different occasions and audiences.
  • Special Functions & Authority Events: Provision of hot and cold food and beverages for pre-planned events throughout the year.
  • Operational Catering for Ad-hoc events & Incidents: Provide and deliver food and beverages for operational activities, these could include training events and operational incidents.
  • Pre-Planned Events & Training: Preparation and delivery of high-quality packed meals to support operational activities.

The café service will be delivered primarily at two office buildings, Central Police Headquarters (CPCHQ) and Middlesbrough Central Police Station (M8). Additional sites may be identified throughout the duration of the contract. Note: these sites are not open to the public.

As part of the tender process, site visits will be undertaken on 8th January 2026. Full details of how to confirm attendance for the site visits can be found in the ITT.

CPV: Canteen and catering services · Catering services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewal 3 yrsPublished value£0
Contract period: 1 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2029 (3 yrs) · up to 31 Mar 2031 with extensions
Delivery: North East
Extensions: 2 x 12 months

What it takes to win
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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 more
How bids were scored
  • Simple description: Price, Quality and Social Value - full details contained in the ITT documents

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Cancelled
Procurement threshold
Above threshold (FTS publication)
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
31 Dec 2025, 13:44 GMT
Last source update
6 Feb 2026, 14:46 GMT
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 18 Feb 2026
Authority reference
CPC-0002143
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-086575
Latest notice
Procurement termination notice (UK12)
Classification (CPV)
Canteen and catering servicesCatering services
Delivery area
North East (UKC11)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05fe93 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: In-tend · Who buys & how to bid on In-tend
Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowedLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · one account per buying organisation's portal · reCAPTCHA on signup
Submission deadline
27 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT
Clarification deadline
16 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

All Tenders must be submitted through the InTend e-tendering portal, which can be accessed here: sell2.in-tend.co.uk/blpd/home ↗, for the avoidance of doubt, submissions made by any other method will not be accepted.

Timeline

31 Dec 2025 → 1 Apr 2026 · 6 dates
  1. Tender notice published300 days ago
    31 Dec 2025, 13:44 GMT
  2. Clarification questions by284 days ago
    16 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT
  3. Submission deadline273 days ago
    27 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT
  4. Latest notice published263 days ago
    6 Feb 2026, 14:46 GMT
  5. Award decision expected by251 days ago
    18 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMT
  6. Contract starts210 days ago
    1 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST

Notice history

3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 31 Dec 2025
  1. Tender notice published
    31 Dec 2025, 13:44 GMT
    UK4
  2. Procurement termination notice published
    6 Feb 2026, 14:46 GMT
    UK12
  3. Status changed to complete
    6 Feb 2026, 14:46 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded toValueDateStatus
supplier not published—6 Feb 2026CancelledNo bids received

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

The Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner for Cleveland

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PWRJ-9675-VWVL St Marks House, Stockton on Tees, North East, TS17 6QWContact name, email

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Procurement termination notice tenderProcurement termination noticeUK12Procurement termination notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender