Official UK procurement notice
Expression of Interest to Provide a Catering Service within Chesterfield
Authority: Chesterfield Borough Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThis is an opportunity for suppliers to express an interest to provide catering services within the recently redeveloped Stephenson Memorial Hall within Chesterfield. The redeveloped Stephenson Memorial Hall will include the Café Bar, centrally relocated within Stephenson Memorial Hall, which will mark both the beginning and end of the visitor journey, providing a unique commercial opportunity for the Café Bar. There is now an opportunity for an experienced catering operator to define the full food and beverage offering. The venue is seeking an operator who can generate a financial return and provide a diverse, inclusive offer at affordable prices for all customers.
All relevant documentation related to this Preliminary Market engagement can be found via the below link:
CPV: Canteen and catering services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Planned
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
- Concession
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 5 Sept 2025, 14:12 BST
- Last source update
- 5 Sept 2025, 14:12 BST
- Authority reference
DN789661- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-054310- Latest notice
- Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-059502Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
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Timeline
5 Sept 2025 → 1 Jan 2026 · 3 dates- Planning notice published5 Sept 2025, 14:12 BST
- Market engagement390 days ago3 Oct 2025, 23:59 BST
The Council is offering the opportunity for potential suppliers to provide a catering facility within Chesterfield.
There will be an initial expression of interest stage where potential suppliers will be asked to provide a high level of information including past experience within the industry and relevant qualifications they hold.
Suppliers will then be shortlisted to subsequent interview and site visit stages after which a full business proposal will be presented by suppliers. The Council will determine which proposal is the most commercially feasible and attractive.
All relevant documentation relating to this Preliminary Market Engagement can be found via the below link:
- Contract starts301 days ago1 Jan 2026
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Preliminary market engagement notice published5 Sept 2025, 14:12 BSTUK2
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
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender