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Catering Services for Cleveland Police

The Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner for Cleveland · Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender

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Opportunity overview

The Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC) for Cleveland is conducting a market engagement exercise to better understand the catering services available for Cleveland Police estates. The PCC is therefore seeking to engage with suppliers who can offer high-quality, and sustainable catering solutions for police officers, staff, and others. This exercise will inform the development of a future procurement process, with formal tender documents expected to be issued in December 2025. Location of Services The Authority is seeking a supplier(s) to provide canteen facilities and catering services at two primary locations: • Middlesbrough District Police Station, Bridge Street West, Middlesbrough, TS2 1AB (M8) • Cleveland Police Central Headquarters, 1 Cliffland Way, Hemlington, Middlesbrough, TS8 9GL (CSH) Additional sites within Cleveland estate may be added during the contract term. Note: these sites are not available for the public to access. Catering Service Provision The catering service provision is intended to include: 1. The operation of canteen facilities at the above two sites with a café-style service offering hot and cold 'grab and go' food and beverages. The expected operating hours for both sites are: o Monday - Friday: 08:00-15:00 o Weekends: CHS: 10:00-13:00 M8: 09:00-13:00 2. Provision of ad hoc hospitality catering for meetings and events and operational training sessions 3. Provision of catering for operational planned requirements Equipment A range of canteen and catering facilities will be provided by the PCC for use. Full details of this equipment will be included at the tender stage. Staff at each location The number of staff and volunteers working at each location is estimated to be approx. • CSH: 600 • M8: 800 Please note that while the total number of staff and volunteers at each location has been provided, this figure is for information purposes only and does not reflect actual canteen usage. Vetting All supplier personnel will be required to undergo security vetting clearance at NPPV Level 3.

Classification

  • CPV55520000 — Catering services

Lots

  • Lot 1Value not stated

Documents and notices

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
CPC-0002143
Status
planning
Above Threshold
Yes
Main Procurement Category
services

Amendments

Entry 1
Id
073741-2025
Description
Updated contact details to include email address.

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
planning
Has Renewal
Yes

Suitability

Sme
Yes
Vcse
Yes

Contract period

Ends
31 Mar 2029, 23:59
Starts
1 Apr 2026, 00:00
Max Extent Date
31 Mar 2031, 23:59

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKC11
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 2
Region
UKC12
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 3
Region
UKC11
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 4
Region
UKC12
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
55520000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Catering services

Planning and budget

Documents

Entry 1
Id
073739-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK2
Description
Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
marketEngagementNotice
Published
13 Nov 2025, 17:29
Entry 2
Id
073741-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK2
Description
Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
marketEngagementNotice
Published
13 Nov 2025, 17:32

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
engagement
Type
engagement
Status
scheduled
Due
21 Nov 2025, 23:59
Description
If you are interested in this opportunity, please provide answers to the following questions and email them to Procurement1@cleveland.police.uk by 12 noon on Friday 21st November 2025. 1. Are you an SME? 2. Are you based within the within Cleveland (Hartlepool, Stockton, Middlesbrough, Redcar & Cleveland areas)? 3. Are you interested in tendering for the provision of catering services at all sites listed in the advert? If No; please give your reasoning for this. 4. Are you interested in tendering for the provision of all service requirements outlined in the advert? If No; please give your reasoning for this The subsequent tender process will be conducted via InTend, the Force's E-Tendering portal. To bid for the contract, Suppliers must be registered on Intend. If you are not already registered, you can do so free of charge at: https://sell2.in-tend.co.uk/blpd A guide to support your registration can be found here: https://bluelightcommercial.police.uk/media/2284/sell2bluelight-in-tend-full-supplier-guide.pdf

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-PPON-PWRJ-9675-VWVL
Name
The Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner for Cleveland

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKC11
Country
GB
Locality
Stockton on Tees
Postal Code
TS17 6QW
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
St Marks House

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Description
Public authority - sub-central government

Identifier

Id
PWRJ-9675-VWVL
Scheme
GB-PPON

Contact

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Stockton on Tees · UKC11 · TS17 6QW · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKC11 · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKC12 · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

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