How to win: Catering Services

About this contract

West Mercia Police (the Authority) is conducting an open competitive flex two-stage tender under the Procurement Act 2023 for the provision of Catering Services. All details are contained within the tender documentation. The contract is go live on the 1st April 2027. The first stage of the two-stage process is a Conditions of Participation (CoP) pass/fail stage. All documents will be provided as part of this stage however, only the CoP document is required to be completed and submitted by the deadline of 12pm noon on the 22nd September 2026. Those bidders successful in stage 1 CoP will be invited to participate in stage 2 ITT whereby, site visits will be arranged and a formal ITT response is required by 12pm noon on the 26th October 2026 based on a price and quality weighting. Pre-market engagement was undertaken under - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/069753-2026? Tender Link- https://sell2.in-tend.co.uk/blpd/publictender-details?tid=672e08af-82b5-496d-8d0b-b3fc4cd28711 We look forward to your organisation participating in this exercise.

How to win contracts like this

• ✓Answer against the marking scheme, not the question text — West Mercia Police and Crime Commissioner scores each response, so map your evidence to the published criteria and weightings.
• ✓At £425,000, 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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