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Pre Market Engagement for Catering Services

Capital City College · Education

In brief

Capital City College has announced plans to buy catering and food and drink work. This is an early notice: there is nothing to bid on yet, but it tells you a tender may follow.

The notice does not state a value.

The contract runs for 3 years, up to 5 years with extensions, starting 1 August 2027.

The buyer says it is suitable for small and medium-sized businesses.

Built from the notice's own fields. Always check the official notice before you bid.

Can I win this?

Competition

Typical: a median of 4 bids per contract for catering contracts in this region (from 73 awards in the last 12 months).

What the notice says

The current catering contract expires on 31 July 2027. Rather than repeat what has gone before, Capital City College (CCC) wants to use the time available to design a contract that reflects how the market has moved, what students now expect, and what a London estate of this size and profile could realistically deliver. That includes the commercial side: CCC is actively interested in models that generate a financial return to the College alongside a high quality, affordable offer for students. This is a preliminary market engagement exercise conducted in accordance with sections 16 and 17 of the Procurement Act 2023 (“PA23”) to obtain honest, commercially informed feedback to support a future tender process. Please see the brief for further infirmation available for download from https://www.in-tendhost.co.uk/educationportal/aspx/Home

How to bid

  1. Read the full notice on Find a Tender, including any tender documents it links to.
  2. Register your organisation on the Central Digital Platform (through Find a Tender) if you have not already. Suppliers need to be registered to take part in procurements under the Procurement Act 2023.
  3. Follow the submission instructions in the notice; it does not name an e-tendering portal.

Timeline

  1. Preliminary market engagement notice · UK2, notice 086650-2026
  2. Preliminary market engagement notice · UK2, notice 090341-2026

About the buyer

Capital City CollegeLast 12 months

Procurements

12

Awards

8
All tenders and awards from Capital City College

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From notice 086650-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 11 September 2026, last updated 23 September 2026. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.