Stale Pre-tender

Catering Services Provision for Lincolnshire Police

Details

Topic
Catering supplies
Published
25 September 2025
Submission
10 October 2025

Tender description

Invitation to Pre-Market Engagement: Catering Services Provision Lincolnshire Police provides an onsite in-house canteen provision at its Nettleham Police HQ site. The canteen provides a daily breakfast, lunch and snack service to our on-site staff and is open Monday to Friday 0800 – 1330 hrs. We are seeking to engage with the market ahead of a potential procurement exercise for the provision of catering services at our HQ site. This pre-market engagement aims to: • Understand current market capabilities and innovations • Explore potential delivery models and service options We welcome input from suppliers of all sizes who can offer high-quality, sustainable, and cost-effective catering solutions tailored to our operational needs. Commercial details are to be discussed during pre-market engagement meetings. Costs and value of the contract are unknown at this point in time and shall be determined depending on the best approach for the Force. The pre-engagement meetings shall take place at Force Headquarters or via TEAMS. If you are interested in this opportunity, please submit a word document with details of attendees from your organisation and we shall contact you after Monday 13th October 2025 to arrange a suitable date and time for a meeting. The above comes with the caveat that all pre-engagement activities shall be without any commercial commitment or prejudice. Closing date for interest: 1700hrs on Friday 10th October 2025. Please go to: https://sell2.in-tend.co.uk/blpd/publictenders to express an interest in this market engagement

Timeline

  1. Completed: Pre-tender published25 September 2025
    Current notice

About the buyer

The Police and Crime Commissioner for Lincolnshire is a blue light body that buys jointly with Lincolnshire Police's Chief Constable. A joint Commercial and Contract Management team runs day-to-day procurement for both organisations. Tenders are published through the Sell2Bluelight portal, powered by In-Tend, where supplier registration is free. Larger opportunities also move onto Atamis, the newer e-commerce system for supplier registration. National frameworks come through Bluelight Commercial's single supplier login, giving real-time access to police and fire tenders across England and Wales. Higher-value contracts are advertised on Find a Tender.

The top 10 blue light buyers spent a collective £2.2bn between FY2021 and FY2025.

Over the past 5 years, most of The Police and Crime Commissioner for Lincolnshire's contract awards have been in software and information systems, transport equipment and office and computing equipment.

Relevant CPV codes

  • 39222000 · Catering supplies
  • 55500000 · Canteen and catering services
  • 55520000 · Catering services

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