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title: "Request for Information for Provision of Visitor and Events Catering Services at Macduff Marine Aquarium"
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# Request for Information for Provision of Visitor and Events Catering Services at Macduff Marine Aquarium

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/request-for-information-for-provision-of-visitor-and-events-catering-services-at-macduff-m-ocds-h6vhtk-0519bb). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Aberdeenshire Council: "Request for Information for Provision of Visitor and Events Catering Services at Macduff Marine Aquarium". Published status: planned. Planned Pipeline Value: £1,750,000. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** PLANNED (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [Aberdeenshire Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/aberdeenshire-council-ons-s12000034)
- **Planned Pipeline Value:** £1,750,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Not published
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Canteen and catering services, Catering services, Catering services for other enterprises or other institutions
- **Delivery Location:** UKM50
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-0519bb`

## 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/request-for-information-for-provision-of-visitor-and-events-catering-services-at-macduff-m-ocds-h6vhtk-0519bb#tl-md)

## Description
Aberdeenshire Council are looking for information on the proposed addition of a cafe/restaurant catering concession at Macduff Marine Aquarium.
Aberdeenshire Council has secured external funding to extend the aquarium, add in new interpretation, a new retail offer, and a new first floor cafe / restaurant. It is intended to begin operation around March 2027. Further information is included in the attached questionnaire.
Aberdeenshire Council welcomes suggestions, proposals, and innovations from suppliers, by completing the attached questionnaire and returning it to patricia.weeks@aberdeenshire.gov.uk by 5pm on Wednesday 4th June 2025.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** planned
- **CPV codes:** 55520000, 55523000
- **Delivery regions:** UKM

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F023562-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2025-05-21T08:20:34.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-28T21:46:59.474Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-0519bb