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Opportunity overview
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
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4 published notice versions reviewed by ProcuraAxis.
4 VERSIONS
1
054657-2026Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ·
2
088353-2026Tender notice on Find a Tender ·
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094990-2026Tender notice on Find a Tender ·
4
098385-2026Tender notice on Find a Tender ·
PROCURAAXIS ANALYSIS
ProcuraAxis Analysis
Our approved analysis of the opportunity appears below the official tender information.
ANALYSIS PREVIEW
Opportunity intelligence at a glance
Lisburn and Castlereagh City Council is seeking commercial operators for catering, bar and coffee-outlet services at the new Ice Bowl in Dundonald. The opportunity is open and divided into two lots: catering and bar services, and coffee outlet services.
Who this may suit
Relevant to commercial catering, bar-service and coffee-outlet operators. Detailed technical, financial and submission requirements are not stated in the supplied notice data.
Key points identified
Commercial operatorInterested commercial operators are invited to submit proposals.Evidence: "This Request for Proposals invites those interested commercial operators to submit Proposals"
Proposal submissionSubmit a proposal for the opportunity; detailed submission requirements are unknown.Evidence: "invites those interested commercial operators to submit Proposals"
Supplier typeCommercial operatorEvidence: "invites those interested commercial operators"
91% approved-analysis confidence4 supplier criteria identified2 risks or unknowns
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Lisburn and Castlereagh City Council is seeking commercial operators for catering, bar and coffee-outlet services at the new Ice Bowl in Dundonald. The opportunity is open and divided into two lots: catering and bar services, and coffee outlet services.
Who this may suit
Relevant to commercial catering, bar-service and coffee-outlet operators. Detailed technical, financial and submission requirements are not stated in the supplied notice data.
Key deliverables
Lot 1: Catering and Bar Services at the new Ice Bowl in Dundonald
Lot 2: Coffee Outlet Services at the new Ice Bowl in Dundonald
SUPPLIER REQUIREMENTS
4 criteria identified
Commercial operator
97% confidence
Interested commercial operators are invited to submit proposals.
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"This Request for Proposals invites those interested commercial operators to submit Proposals"
Proposal submission
93% confidence
Submit a proposal for the opportunity; detailed submission requirements are unknown.
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"invites those interested commercial operators to submit Proposals"
Supplier type
97% confidence
Commercial operator
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"invites those interested commercial operators"
Other eligibility requirements
96% confidence
Unknown
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No further eligibility conditions are supplied.
COMMERCIAL AND DELIVERY
Contract intelligence
Commercial
Total stated value
95% confidence
Up to GBP 420,000
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Opportunity value_max: 420000 GBP.
Lot 1 stated value
95% confidence
GBP 300,000
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Lot 1 value_amount: 300000 GBP.
Lot 2 stated value
95% confidence
GBP 120,000
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Lot 2 value_amount: 120000 GBP.
Contract term and payment terms
98% confidence
Unknown
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No contract start/end dates or payment terms are supplied.
Delivery
Service location
98% confidence
New Ice Bowl, Dundonald
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"Catering and Bar Services at the new Ice Bowl in Dundonald"; "Coffee Outlet Services at the new Ice Bowl in Dundonald".
Buyer location
96% confidence
Lisburn, United Kingdom
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Location is labelled "Buyer location" and gives locality Lisburn, postcode BT27 4RL.
Delivery timetable
98% confidence
Unknown
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No contract start or end date is supplied.
PROCEDURE
How to respond
Status
99% confidence
Open
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display_status: "open"; source_status: "active".
Procedure
99% confidence
Below threshold - open competition
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procurement_method_details: "Below threshold - open competition".
Submission deadline
99% confidence
26 October 2026, 12:00 UTC
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submission_deadline: "2026-10-26T12:00:00+00:00"; both lots carry the same deadline.
Lots
99% confidence
Two lots
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"This contract will be awarded in two lots."
RISKS AND UNKNOWNS
Points requiring attention
Limited scope detail
98% confidence
The supplied information does not state service standards, operating hours, equipment, staffing, contract term, pricing model, evaluation criteria or proposal instructions.
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The supplied description identifies the two service lots but contains none of these details.
Lot-specific requirements
98% confidence
Detailed requirements for each lot are unknown beyond their titles and short descriptions.
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Lot 1 is described only as "Catering and Bar Services at the new Ice Bowl in Dundonald"; Lot 2 only as "Coffee Outlet Services at the new Ice Bowl in Dundonald".
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