Open tenders / Catering & food
Planned procurement · Notice 090341-2026
Pre Market Engagement for Catering Services
Capital City College
- Value
- Value not stated
- Stage
- Early notice
- Where
- London
- Lots
- 1
- Suitable for SMEs
- Yes, says the buyer
- Contract
- 1 Aug 2027 – 31 Jul 2030
In plain English
Capital City College is talking to the catering market ahead of replacing its current catering contract, which ends on 31 July 2027. This is early engagement only — no bidding yet — with a view to a contract running from 1 August 2027 to 31 July 2030 across its London sites, including models that give the College a financial return alongside affordable student food.
Good fit for: Catering companies able to run canteens, vending and meal services on a large London college estate.
Watch out: You need to register on the In-Tend education portal to get the engagement brief; The College says it is interested in commercial models that pay it a financial return; Scale: a London estate with multiple sites
Written with AI from the official notice. Check the notice before relying on it.
What the buyer 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
Procedure: not stated. Published 23 Sep 2026.
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