How to win: Managed Catering Services (Living+)

About this contract

Please for People (PfP) are looking to procure a sole Catering provider for our Living + Extra Care Schemes. The project will deliver a procurement solution for the appointment of a catering provider capable of delivering services under both tenancy-based and pay-as-you-dine arrangements. At contract commencement, the service will apply to a limited number of sites; however, over the life of the contract, the successful provider will be required to mobilise and deliver services across all PfP Extra Care schemes as they are brought into scope. For more information about this opportunity, please visit the eSourcing portal at: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-Preston:-Catering-services./37V65GGMPU To respond to this opportunity, please click here: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/37V65GGMPU

How to win contracts like this

• ✓Answer against the marking scheme, not the question text — Places for People Group Limited scores each response, so map your evidence to the published criteria and weightings.
• ✓At £5,280,000, 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: it closes 23 September 2026 and a strong bid takes iteration.

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