Catering Services for Asylum Intake Units

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  "date": "2025-10-27T17:54:07Z",
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        "countryName": "United Kingdom",
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        "postalCode": "SW1P 4DF",
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        "streetAddress": "2 Marsham Street"
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    "description": "The Home Office seeks a commercial partner(s) for the provision of catering services for locations across the UK. These services will support individuals temporarily at these sites and will involve the regular delivery of pre-packaged food items such as sandwiches and snacks.\nThe Authority is seeking a flexible and responsive catering solution that meets basic nutritional needs and can be adapted to different\nservice environments. The requirement is for the provision of catering services to Kent, Croydon and Belfast.\nThe procurement is split into two Lots - Lot 1 covers the provision of catering services to Croydon and Kent Intake Units and Lot 2 covers the provision of catering services to Belfast Intake Unit. Suppliers can bid for either one or both Lots.\nThe contract is expected to commence in January 2026 and will be in place for two years until January 2028, with the option to extend for an additional year until January 2029.",
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    "procurementMethod": "open",
    "procurementMethodDetails": "Below threshold - open competition",
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    "submissionMethodDetails": "The Home Office eSourcing Portal, Jaggaer, is used for sourcing activities. Please follow the steps below to participate in this procurement:\n1. Register on the Home Office Portal\nIf you have not already registered, this can be done online at:\nhttps://homeoffice.app.jaggaer.com/web/login.html\nPlease note that to register you must have a valid DUNS number (as provided by Dun and Bradstreet) for the organisation which you are registering, and who will be entering into a contract if invited to do so.\n2. Complete a Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA)\nThis can be done online at:\nhttps://homeoffice.app.jaggaer.com/go/46223627019A26A12F0F\n3. Upload completed NDA\nYou will be required to download the NDA form, complete and sign, and upload to the Portal.\nOnce the above steps are completed, access to the RFP documents will be made available via the Portal.",
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