How to win: Adult Social Care Catering Services - Market Engagement

About this contract

Milton Keynes City Council is seeking to engage with the market to inform the future development of food provision services across its service areas in Adult Social Care. The Council is now reviewing its future requirements to ensure its catering arrangements remain fit for purpose, best value for money and provide quality for our customers. This market engagement exercise aims to: • Understand the current market capability • Explore innovative delivery models • Assess supplier capacity, sustainability, and resilience • Inform future procurement strategy We are keen to hear from providers on the questions published contained within the market engagement document on our e-tendering portal In-Tend . Please respond to the questions latest by 5pm on Thursday 2nd July 2026 via In-Tend Correspondence section/market engagement stage. The Market Engagement document can be accessed on our e-tendering portal: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/milton-keynes/aspx/Home

How to win contracts like this

• ✓Answer against the marking scheme, not the question text — Milton Keynes City Council scores each response, so map your evidence to the published criteria and weightings.
• ✓At £925,000, expect quality and social value to carry a large share of the score — price alone rarely wins services work.
• ✓Show recent, comparable delivery: name similar services contracts you've delivered for public bodies, with measurable outcomes.
• ✓Start early: deadlines are tight and a strong bid takes iteration.

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