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Preliminary Market Engagement (PME) for a Fully Managed Hot, Cold and Snack Vending Service

Durham County Council · Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 30 Sept 2026, 06:50.

Opportunity overview

Durham County Council (DCC), currently have a contract for a fully managed vending service for hot, cold and snack vending, with a royalty return paid to the Council. We are currently exploring our options and route to market for the re procurement of this service. The current contract has over 50 vending machines, across Durham County and comprise of cold drinks, hot drinks, snacks and combi machines. These machines are sited in leisure centres, staff buildings and public buildings. Providers will be required to supply a range of machine sizes and contents depending upon the Council's requirements. All machines are required to have a card machine (debit or credit card), with Payment Card Industry (PCI) Compliance. The Supplier will be required to fully maintain and service the vending machines and ensure the machines are cleaned, in good repair, and re-filled at all times.

Classification

  • CPV42933000 — Vending machines

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
OPEN20251320
Status
planning
Above Threshold
No
Main Procurement Category
goods

Amendments

Entry 1
Id
048231-2025
Description
Due to staff holidays at this time of year, the deadline for responses has now been extended to Tuesday 26th August 2025 at 12 noon.

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
planning

Contract period

Ends
30 Nov 2031, 23:59
Starts
1 Dec 2026, 00:00

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKC14
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 2
Region
UKC14
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
42933000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Vending machines

Planning and budget

Documents

Entry 1
Id
043802-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK2
Description
Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
marketEngagementNotice
Published
29 Jul 2025, 12:02
Entry 2
Id
048231-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK2
Description
Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
marketEngagementNotice
Published
13 Aug 2025, 08:50

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
engagement
Type
engagement
Status
scheduled
Due
26 Aug 2025, 23:59
Description
Preliminary Market Engagement (PME) questionnaire available to access free of charge at open-uk.org Please note the deadline for responses has now been extended to Tuesday 26th August 2025 at 12 noon.

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-PPON-PMPB-8772-VYWM
Name
Durham County Council

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKC14
Country
GB
Locality
Durham
Postal Code
DH1 5WB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Corten House, Dunholme Close

Details

Classifications

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

Identifier

Id
PMPB-8772-VYWM
Scheme
GB-PPON

Contact

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Durham · UKC14 · DH1 5WB · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKC14 · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. ocds-h6vhtk-0567ee-2025-08-13T08:50:24+01:00Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ·