Source: https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13bd7-26b6-726e-91e7-97762b092ee1/catering-concession-maison-dieu-dover closed GB open procedure Suitable for SMEs # Catering Concession - Maison Dieu, Dover [Dover District Council](https://tendernation.io/buyers/dover-district-council) Estimated value Not stated Published 3 Mar 2026 Deadline Closed 30 Mar 2026 ## Who can bid - Buyer says suitable for SMEs The buyer ticked “suitable for SMEs” on the notice. Anyone can still bid. - Below-threshold contract Buyers cannot shortlist bidders on suitability before tenders are in, so everyone gets to submit a bid (except some larger works contracts). [Procurement Act 2023, section 85](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/section/85) - Open procedure Anyone can submit a full tender; there is no shortlisting stage. [More contracts for small businesses and VCSEs](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/for-small-businesses) ## About this tender Dover District Council (“the Council”) wishes to select and appoint up to two additional Caterers to provide Catering Services at the Maison Dieu, Dover and invites prospective Caterers to submit an offer to meet the Council’s requirements. The License is anticipated to commence upon 1st May 2026 and will continue until 31st March 2031 unless terminated in accordance with the Conditions of the License. A break clause will be available to both parties on 1st April 2029. Expressions of interest will only be accepted via the Kent Business Portal. The completed ITT response is to be submitted electronically via the Kent Business Portal by no later than 12:00 hours on the 30th March 2026. For more information about this opportunity, please visit the Kent Business Portal portal at: [kentbusinessportal.org.uk](https://www.kentbusinessportal.org.uk/tenders/UK-Dover:-Catering-services./GZ58Q67Z55) To respond to this opportunity, please click here: [kentbusinessportal.org.uk/respond/GZ58Q67Z55](https://www.kentbusinessportal.org.uk/respond/GZ58Q67Z55) ## CPV classification Catering services Source Find a Tender (UK) · Notice ocds-h6vhtk-0660a8-2026-03-03T11:57:54Z [View official notice](https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/ocds-h6vhtk-0660a8-2026-03-03T11:57:54Z) Never miss a tender like this again Get AI summaries, deadline alerts and a bid pipeline for tenders matched to your business. Free to start. [Track tenders free](https://tendernation.io/register) [Buyer profile Dover District Council: past awards and live tenders](https://tendernation.io/buyers/dover-district-council) [Sector More Hospitality, catering & hotel services tenders](https://tendernation.io/sectors/hospitality-catering) ## More tenders like this [Restaurant and food-serving services – servicio de alimentacion de pacientes Y explotacion de cafeterias Y maquinas expendedoras EN EL hospital carlos III · Servicio Madrileño de Salud - Hospital Universitario La Paz · 29 days left · 16 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a15183-0a30-73a4-a0dd-852a0a5901d8/spain-restaurant-and-food-serving-services-servicio-de-alimentacion-de-pacie) [Canteen and other restricted-clientele cafeteria services – Betreiben der Gastronomie am Obergericht · Obergericht des Kantons Zürich · 45 days left · 2 Dec 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a15183-07b9-7163-ad50-671bf619a70d/switzerland-canteen-and-other-restricted-clientele-cafeteria-services-betrei) [Canteen and catering services – Accord-cadre de fourniture et de livraison de repas collectifs et individuels pour les besoins de la Commune d'Etaples-sur-mer · Commune d'Etaples-sur-mer · 16 days left · 4 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a15183-74f2-71cd-80c9-a7bf354a173f/france-canteen-and-catering-services-accord-cadre-de-fourniture-et-de-livrai) [School-meal services – Conception, Conditionnement et la livraison de repas en liaison froide pour le service de restauration scolaire et la crèche municipale de la ville de Ghisonaccia · Mairie de Ghisonaccia · 32 days left · 20 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a15183-062d-737e-8dc7-98577d79df0d/france-school-meal-services-conception-conditionnement-et-la-livraison-de-r) [Retail trade services – DPS for the supply and delivery of Category Partner Supply Services to Trinity College Dublin · Trinity College Dublin the University of Dublin\_336 · 1471 days left · 28 Oct 2030](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a15183-1585-726a-ada4-fe9e912ec9a1/ireland-retail-trade-services-dps-for-the-supply-and-delivery-of-category-pa) [Meal-preparation services – Accord-cadre à bons de commande pour confection et livraison de repas en liaison froide destinés au restaurant scolaire dans une démarche de développement durable · Sivu Excenevex - Yvoire · 28 days left · 16 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a15183-0bd1-73b5-811e-a05e2619ebcf/france-meal-preparation-services-accord-cadre-a-bons-de-commande-pour-confec)