Hotel, restaurant and retail trade services

Tender description

Catering and corporate hospitality services. Ulster University is inviting potential service providers to provide information to assist with the procurement of Catering and Corporate Hospitality Services at the University's Belfast, Coleraine, Jordanstown and Magee campuses. The University aims to provide opportunities for catering operators to deliver good quality services on behalf of the University, ensuring quality food, good value for money and a creative approach to product range and brands. The successful contractor(s) will manage and supply a high quality, innovative and competitively priced catering offer across six key areas as follows: • retail catering/cafes/coffee bars. • Ulster University Students’ Union (UUSU) bar and catering. • corporate hospitality. • Conference and event catering. • vending. • non-permanent catering kiosks and mobile food vans (as and when required to meet the evolving needs of students, staff and visitors). The purpose of this Prior Information Notice (PIN) and Request for Information (RFI) is to invite potential service providers to express an interest and provide information to assist with the procurement of Catering and Corporate Hospitality Services at the University's Belfast, Coleraine, Jordanstown and Magee campuses. The procurement route, duration and type of contract(s) will be determined following this preliminary market consultation and engagement with market participants which will inform the University in its development of options available. It is important to note that this PIN/RFI is not a call for competition, a pre-qualification questionnaire, part of any pre-qualification/selection process or a current tender opportunity. Potential providers will need to express an interest in any future tender opportunity once a Contract Notice (or equivalent) is published.