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Coming up· published 30 Jun 2025

Food Partnership Proposal

Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council · Tameside, North West

Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council is planning Food Partnership Proposal. It is a contract for other health and social care in Tameside.

Source: Find a Tender, published 30 Jun 2025. Details are refreshed every 30 minutes.

Key dates

  1. 2025

    Pipeline notice published

    UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice · 14:13

    View notice
  2. 2025

    Tender notice expected

    Date given in the buyer's earlier notice

  3. 2026

    Contract starts

  4. Next

    2028

    Contract ends

    3 years after it starts

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About this tender

In brief

Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council is planning Food Partnership Proposal. It is a contract for other health and social care in Tameside. The buyer has published an early notice. It gives providers time to prepare before the tender opens. The estimated value is £170,000. The contract runs from 1 January 2026 to 31 December 2028. It lasts 3 years.

Find a Tender published it on 30 June 2025. The notice number is 036169-2025. The OCDS ID is ocds-h6vhtk-055610.

Summary of the contracting process

The Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council has initiated a planning phase for a "Food Partnership Proposal," aiming to carry out preliminary market engagement. This procurement process is within the services category, focusing on industry classifications such as health and social work services, along with other community, social, and personal services.

The opportunity is specifically slated for the region UKD3, United Kingdom, and is set in its planning stage with documents available on The-Chest portal. Suppliers interested in this tender must register on the platform and download the necessary documents by 18th July 2025 at 12 noon.

The procurement's legal basis is outlined under the 2023/54 UK legislation, and the total estimated value is £204,000, with a net amount of £170,000 GBP. The tender opens doors for potential growth, not only through the immediate contract but also via potential future renewals, extending up to December 2030.

The notice in full

Tameside Council would like to take the opportunity to do some 'soft market testing' to determine current interest levels in the market for the provision of a Food Partnership Proposal. Suppliers are invited to register on The-Chest portal, download the document and complete and return no later than 12 noon on the 18th July 2025 For further information go to:

  • www.The-Chest.org,
  • register as a supplier
  • then login
  • go to find opportunities
  • under portals select The Chest
  • under organisations select Tameside Council
  • select DN780451
  • select register in this opportunity
  • select To View This RFQ Event Now Click Here
  • download documents

Lots: no lot details came through with this notice. The official notice and the tender pack have the full breakdown.

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Key facts

Every field the notice carries. Anything it leaves blank is listed under its table.

Contract

Service
Other health and social care
Procurement type
Standard
Category
Services
Contract period
1 Jan 2026 to 31 Dec 2028 (3 years)

Procedure

Notice type
UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Current stage
Planning
Stages so far
Planning
Published on
Find a Tender Service

Not stated in the notice: procurement method, awardee scale.

Values

Tender value
£170,000

Not stated in the notice: lots value, awards value, contracts value.

Status

Tender
Planning
Lots
Planning

Not stated in the notice: awards, contracts.

References

Find a Tender notice
036169-2025
Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-055610
CPV code
85000000 - Health and social work services; 98000000 - Other community, social and personal services
CPV division
85 - Health and social work services; 98 - Other community, social and personal services
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Location

Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council is based in Tameside. The area the service covers can be wider, so check the notice and the lots.
Local authority
Tameside
Town
Oldham
Postcode
OL6 0GS
Electoral ward
St Peter's
Constituency
Ashton-under-Lyne
Delivery area
Greater Manchester
Region
North West
Sub-region
Greater Manchester South East
Area
Greater Manchester
Country
England
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Buyer

Contracting authority

Organisation
Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council
Category
Services
Address
Ashton Under Lyne, OL6 0GS · North West · England

Not stated in the notice: contact, phone.

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Documents and links

Official sources for this notice. The tender pack itself sits on the buyer's portal.
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Questions about Food Partnership Proposal

When will the Food Partnership Proposal tender open?

Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council has not yet given a date for the tender notice. An early notice is the time to answer any market engagement questions and gather the evidence a bid will need.

How much is the Food Partnership Proposal contract worth?

The estimated value is £170,000. The contract runs from 1 January 2026 to 31 December 2028 (3 years).

Who is the buyer for Food Partnership Proposal?

Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council, based in Tameside, North West.

How do I bid for Food Partnership Proposal?

Register on the buyer's portal named in the notice, download the tender pack and check every condition of participation before you start writing. Care Sync Experts writes and reviews care tender bids from £1,500 + VAT.

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What to do next

  1. Read the early notice in full.
  2. Answer any market engagement questions.
  3. Gather your evidence and case studies now.
  4. Check your policies are up to date.
  5. Watch for the tender notice.