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247400 De Montfort University Catering : Market Engagement Exercise 2025

DE MONTFORT UNIVERSITY · Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender

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Opportunity overview

De Montfort University is undertaking Preliminary Market Engagement with the catering and hospitality market for an exciting opportunity to help shape the future of our catering provision at the Leicester campus. We are looking for operators to help realise our vision for a vibrant and inclusive catering offer. This will include a range of services across campus — such as food retail outlets, cafés, coffee shops, sandwich bars, hospitality for events, vending, seasonal and pop-up offers, and a campus retail shop — with a strong emphasis on quality, diversity, and innovation. At this stage, any information gathered through this Exercise will inform internal business planning and any possible subsequent procurement process and will NOT be appraised in any future tender evaluation exercise. For the avoidance of doubt, this is the scoping phase and is not part of a formal procurement process Please find attached a summary of the opportunity and details on how to get involved. We welcome interest from both local suppliers and larger operators. If you provide a service or range of products that our students and staff would find appealing and exciting please contact us If you have any questions, feel free to get in touch at : procurement@dmu.ac.uk Or register on : https://in-tendhost.co.uk/demontfort/aspx/Home. and provide your return to the opportunity on line

Classification

  • CPV39222000 — Catering supplies
  • CPV39222100 — Disposable catering supplies
  • CPV39310000 — Catering equipment
  • CPV39311000 — Light catering equipment
  • CPV55500000 — Canteen and catering services
  • CPV55520000 — Catering services
  • CPV55523000 — Catering services for other enterprises or other institutions

Lots

  • Lot LOT-0001Value 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
247400 De Montfort University Catering : Market Engagement Exercise 2025
Status
planning
Main Procurement Category
services

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Communication

Future Notice Date
26 Aug 2025, 00:59

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
LOT-0001
Status
planning
Has Renewal
Yes

Suitability

Sme
Yes
Vcse
Yes

Contract period

Ends
1 Aug 2029, 00:59
Starts
1 Jul 2026, 01:00
Max Extent Date
1 Aug 2036, 00:59

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
LOT-0001
Related Lot
LOT-0001

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKF21
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
39222000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Catering supplies
Entry 2
Id
39222100
Scheme
CPV
Description
Disposable catering supplies
Entry 3
Id
39310000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Catering equipment
Entry 4
Id
39311000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Light catering equipment
Entry 5
Id
55500000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Canteen and catering services
Entry 6
Id
55520000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Catering services
Entry 7
Id
55523000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Catering services for other enterprises or other institutions

Planning and budget

Documents

Entry 1
Id
018988-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK2
Description
Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
marketEngagementNotice
Published
6 May 2025, 10:21

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
engagement
Type
engagement
Status
scheduled
Due
24 May 2025, 00:59
Description
Complete questionnaire

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-UKPRN-10001883
Name
DE MONTFORT UNIVERSITY

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKF21
Country
GB
Locality
Leicester
Postal Code
LE1 9BH
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
The Gateway

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
publicUndertaking
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Description
Public undertaking

Identifier

Id
10001883
Scheme
GB-UKPRN

Contact

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Leicester · UKF21 · LE1 9BH · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKF21 · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

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