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T26/27-013 DIIB Catering and Bar Operator

Details

Topic
Beverage-serving services
Published
17 September 2026
Submission
9 October 2026in 2 weeks

Tender description

Lisburn and Castlereagh City Council’s seeks to appoint an operator or operators to service the Council’s catering and bar service needs at the new Ice Bowl in Dundonald. This Request for Proposals invites those interested commercial operators to submit Proposals in respect of the Opportunity. This contract will be awarded in two lots. Lot 1 Catering and Bar Services and Lot 2 Coffee Outlet Services

Timeline

  1. Completed: Tender published17 September 2026
    Current notice
  2. Next: Submission date9 October 2026in 2 weeks

About the buyer

Lisburn and Castlereagh City Council runs local services across Lisburn and Castlereagh, and buys as a local authority with its own Procurement Unit advising departments. Larger tenders are advertised through eTendersNI, the portal shared across Northern Ireland's public sector. Regulated contracts also appear on Find a Tender for suppliers across the UK. Suppliers above the regulated threshold must register on the Central Digital Platform. Many larger contracts move through a framework instead of a fresh open tender. Smaller purchases are handled through direct quote requests to local companies.

UK local government drives £140bn in annual procurement, led by social protection (£66.6bn) and education (£57.1bn).

Over the past 5 years, most of Lisburn and Castlereagh City Council's contract awards have been in business services, waste, cleaning and environmental services and construction work.

Relevant CPV codes

  • 55400000 · Beverage-serving services
  • 55520000 · Catering services

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