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Provision of Mobile Catering Services in Parks

Birmingham City Council · Tender notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 30 Sept 2026, 08:17.

Opportunity overview

Birmingham City Council seeks to grant licences to suitable operators to provide catering services from mobile facilities within Birmingham parks. There are approximately 27 sites available for concessionaire facilities such as ice cream vans and small mobile hot/cold food kiosks. A full list of sites is contained within the tender documentation. Licences will commence on 1st February 2026 and will be for a term of four years. A fee will be payable for the licence from each operator for each individual site (pitch) and applications are invited on this basis. Interested organisations must demonstrate a proven track record in the operation of similar catering operations, along with a credible business plan, good regulatory compliance and a quality product range offering. The Council will be using its free to use e-tendering system (in-tend) for the administration of this procurement process and potential suppliers must register with the system to be able to express an interest. If you wish to express an interest in this opportunity please click on the following link to access https://in-tendhost.co.uk/birminghamcc/ and submit your details to register. You will then be able to log on which will enable you to download all relevant Invitation to Tender (ITT) documentation. If you are unable to register with In-tend or have any questions or problems on how to use this web site please email us at etendering@birmingham.gov.uk. Your completed tender submission should be returned by 12:00 noon on Tuesday 30th September 2025 via the ‘In-tend’ system https://in-tendhost.co.uk/birminghamcc

Classification

  • CPV15555000 — Ice cream and similar products
  • CPV55520000 — Catering services

Lots

  • Lot 1AED 150k · Source currency differs from tender

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
PQ0614
Status
active
Above Threshold
No
Procurement Method
open
Main Procurement Category
services
How to submit
This Request for Quotations is being issued using the Council’s e-tendering system ‘In-tend’ and organisations must ensure that they are registered users. The procurement process will be managed using this system and therefore all bids must be submitted by Tenderers via the ‘in-tend’ system. https://in-tendhost.co.uk/birminghamcc Registration and use of in-tend is free. All correspondence for this procurement process must be via the in-tend correspondence function and you should not contact any individual directly either by email or by telephone. If you are already a registered user, you do not have to re-register. If you are unable to register with in-tend or are experiencing difficulties, please email the etendering@birmingham.gov.uk. Deadline for request for quotation is noon on 30th September 2025.
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - open competition

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Tender Period

Ends
30 Sept 2025, 11:00

Enquiry period

Ends
23 Sept 2025, 23:59

Special regime

concession

Submission terms

Electronic Submission Policy
allowed

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
active

Value

Amount
150,000
Currency
AED
Including VAT
180,000

Award criteria

Description
The award criteria carries a total weighting of 100%, this is split between the following sections: The overall weighting for the quality criteria is 30%. The overall weighting for the Fee is 70% For full details please refer to the procurement documents.

Contract period

Ends
31 Jan 2030, 23:59
Starts
1 Feb 2026, 00:00

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKG31
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
15555000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Ice cream and similar products
Entry 2
Id
55520000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Catering services

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
052322-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK4
Description
Tender notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
tenderNotice
Published
29 Aug 2025, 10:44

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-PPON-PCJJ-4826-QMLZ
Name
Birmingham City Council

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKG31
Country
GB
Locality
Birmingham
Postal Code
B1 1BB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Council House, 1 Victoria Square

Details

Classifications

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

Identifier

Id
PCJJ-4826-QMLZ
Scheme
GB-PPON

Contact

Name
Commercial and Procurement Services

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Birmingham · UKG31 · B1 1BB · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKG31 · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

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  1. ocds-h6vhtk-059019-2025-08-29T10:44:22+01:00Tender notice on Find a Tender ·