Official UK procurement notice
Pan TfL Catering & Other Food and Beverages Services
Authority: Docklands Light Railway Limited (Public body)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThis (PIN) is to advise suppliers of Catering Services, Cafeteria/Deli Coffee Bar Services, Catering Equipment Maintenance Services, Vending Services, Water Cooler/Bottle Cooler Services, that Transport for London are undertaking an Early Market Engagement (EME) exercise in advance of a planned procurement process for these services across various TfL business units - including Head Offices, Operational sites and London Transport Museum (LTM). Other TfL business units may also be included in scope.
An indicative list of services likely to be within scope are below (all activities will not be required of all business units)
The requirement is for the management and operation of catering services across the portfolio comprising:
-Staff Catering Services
-Cafeteria /Deli Coffee bar Services
-Vending Services (including Smart Vending)
-Hospitality and Meeting Room Services
-Hub/Kitchenette Services
-Catering Equipment Maintenance
- Event catering for the LTM meeting rooms
CPV: Beverage-serving services · Canteen and catering services · Catering services · Food, beverages, tobacco and related products · Repair and maintenance services of catering equipment · Repair and maintenance services of restaurant equipment · Restaurant and food-serving services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1The primary focus of this PIN and EME exercise is to betterPlanned
The primary focus of this PIN and EME exercise is to better
understand market appetite, capacity and capability.
Suppliers are requested to express their interest in taking part in this EME exercise.
The exercise will include the completion of a short Market Sounding Questionnaire (MSQ).
Suppliers are requested to confirm their interest in participating in this exercise by providing the following details via email to
-Organisation name
-Main contact name
-Email address for correspondence
Suppliers confirming their interest will be asked to complete a short Market Sounding Questionnaire (MSQ) pertaining to the potential procurement. Feedback from any engagement activity undertaken may be used by TfL in the finalisation of tender documentation.
MSQ's will be issued to interested parties with completion and return required by 1200 hours on 21 June 2024. Further details of the potential requirement and instructions for completion and return will be provided in the MSQ issued.
A separate Contract Notice will be issued as a call for competition to invite suppliers to participate in any future tendering process. Additional information: The number of Contracts and Lots might change to reflect on the views received from the Market and other information that will inform the development and finalisation of the procurement strategy.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0025 Utilities Contracts Regulations 2016 (Directive 2014/25/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Past planning notice
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- 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 Jun 2024, 10:33 BST
- Last source update
- 5 Jun 2024, 10:33 BST
- FTS notice number
2024/S 000-017374- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-046d7bFind a Tender
Publisher note: TfL welcome your feedback on this planned procurement.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 21 Jun 2024, 12:00 BST
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
5 Jun 2024 → 16 Sept 2024 · 3 dates- Notice published5 Jun 2024, 10:33 BST
- Submission deadline21 Jun 2024, 12:00 BST
- Tender notice expected16 Sept 2024, 00:00 BST
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
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.