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

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/the-provision-of-catering-services-ocds-h6vhtk-039a96). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** FIRST RAIL HOLDINGS LIMITED: "The Provision of Catering Services". Published status: cancelled. Published Value: Value not published. 2 published lots. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** CANCELLED (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [FIRST RAIL HOLDINGS LIMITED](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/first-rail-holdings-limited-coh-05154485)
- **Published Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 2
- **Procurement Method:** Negotiated procedure with prior call for competition
- **Main Category:** goods
- **Classifications (CPV):** Food, beverages, tobacco and related products
- **Delivery Location:** UK
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0025
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-039a96`

## 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/the-provision-of-catering-services-ocds-h6vhtk-039a96#tl-md)

## Description
The provision of food products and the logistics to First Rail Holdings divisions First Greater Western Ltd, 
TransPennine Express and Hull Trains. This contract opportunity is no longer being awarded it is being withdrawn.

## Lots (2)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** cancelled
- **CPV codes:** 15000000
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Description:** The provision of food products and the logistics to First Rail Holdings divisions First Greater Western Ltd, 
TransPennine Express and Hull Trains. This contract opportunity is no longer being awarded it is being withdrawn.

### Lot 2: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `2`
- **Status:** cancelled
- **CPV codes:** 15000000
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Description:** The provision of food products and the logistics to First Rail Holdings divisions First Greater Western Ltd, 
TransPennine Express and Hull Trains. This contract opportunity is no longer being awarded it is being withdrawn.

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** 002322-2023-1 (unsuccessful)

  - Supplier(s): **Not published**

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F002322-2023)
- **Last Source Update:** 2023-01-25T15:18:49.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-28T15:51:45.971Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-039a96