Find a TenderPast planning noticePreliminary market engagement notice
Published 18 Jun 2025, 14:09 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Contract for Land Occupation Concessions (PCR 2015 DPS)

Official notice

Authority: Durham County Council (Local council)

Dynamic marketServicesBelow thresholdSME suitable
Planned pipeline valueValue not publishedpipeline notice, not a live tender
Tender notice expected Date not publishedfrom the planned procurement notice
Market period 7 yrs 7 moends 30 Sept 2033 · starts 1 Mar 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

This Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) is for Land Occupation Concessions which consist of the following type of vendors below:

Hot Food catering;

Ice Cream catering;

Hot Drinks catering and

Alcohol Bar catering.

In the first instance this DPS will be used for catering vendors, however the scope of this DPS may expand into wider event provision.

The purpose of this DPS is to create a list of approved compliant vendors and allow the vendor to bid for the opportunity to legally operate on seasonal pitches, on Council owned land for specific duration. This process ensures visibility and transparency.

Please note, this solution was procured under PCR2015 and this notice is to ensure suppliers are aware of this DPS operating within Durham County Council land. Any interested parties should register on open-uk.org and complete the documents attached to 'Contract for Land Occupation Concessions (DPS).' Potential providers are able to complete the forms at anytime to be accepted onto stage 1 of the DPS. When opportunities arise, all bidders accepted onto stage 1 will be invited to bid for pitches, which are usually advertised on a seasonal basis.

CPV: Beverage-serving services · Canteen and catering services · Restaurant and food-serving services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Planned 7 yrs 7 moSME
Contract period: 1 Mar 2026 – 30 Sept 2033 (7 yrs 7 mo)
Delivery: North EastEligibility: SME eligible

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.

The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
What this means for your bid
  • “Contract for Land Occupation Concessions (PCR 2015 DPS)” is a dynamic market: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Past planning notice
Procurement threshold
Below threshold
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Dynamic market
Who may use this agreement
Any qualifying supplier may apply while the market is open
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
18 Jun 2025, 14:09 BST
Last source update
18 Jun 2025, 14:09 BST
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-033334
Latest notice
Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2)
Classification (CPV)
Beverage-serving servicesCanteen and catering servicesRestaurant and food-serving services
Delivery area
North East (UKC14)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-054f15 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Admission period ends
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Timeline

18 Jun 2025 → 1 Mar 2026 · 3 dates
  1. Planning notice published
    18 Jun 2025, 14:09 BST
  2. Market engagement241 days ago
    28 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMT

    If you are interested in applying to be on this Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) for Land Occupation Concessions for Hot Food catering, Ice Cream catering or Hot Drinks catering, please register on open-uk.org and complete the documents attached to 'Contract for Land Occupation Concessions (DPS)'

  3. Contract starts241 days ago
    1 Mar 2026

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    18 Jun 2025, 14:09 BST
    UK2

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Pipeline notice
Awards (0)
No award published
Contracts (0)
No contract published
Bid statistics
No aggregate bid statistics published

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Durham County Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PMPB-8772-VYWM Corten House, Dunholme Close, Durham, North East, DH1 5WBContact email

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure