002777 - Preliminary Market Engagement (PME) for Strategic Catering Opportunities across County Durham
Buyer: Durham County Council
- Published
- 29 October 2025
- Estimated value
- £24,000,000
- Place of performance
- UKC14
- Lots
- 1
- Notice number
- 069429-2025
- Reference
- ocds-h6vhtk-05d65a
- Official source
- Official source
CPV codes
- 55300000Restaurant and food-serving services
- 55500000Canteen and catering services
Description
Durham County Council (DCC) are looking to explore the market options in relation to a corporate wide catering review and externally delivered catering solution across a number of its public facing venues. The Council has taken time to consider its position and ability to deliver a catering offer through its public facing venues and initial input from the market through previous market engagement exercises. The Council has now identified two key delivery routes which it would like to explore further. This exercise is to help support the Council's decision making going forward and consider information provided by the market on the level of interest from external provision, potential lease options and key areas of information required to help the Council in any potential Procurement activity. The Council has identified the following venues to be in scope of this market engagement opportunity: • Abbey Leisure Centre • Bishop Auckland Leisure Centre • Bishop Auckland Town Hall • Durham Dales Tearoom • Durham Leadership Centre • Empire Theatre, Consett • Gala Theatre • Hardwick Park • Killhope Lead Mining Museum • Peterlee Leisure Centre • Spennymoor Leisure Centre • The Dunes Café • Th…
Official publications
- FTS · 069429-2025 · 29 October 2025
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