Published date: 24 May 2022

Last edited date: 24 May 2022

Closed early engagement


Closing date: 20 June 2022

Contract summary

Industry

  • Education and training services - 80000000

Location of contract

E8 3ND

Procurement reference

HACK001-DN609409-09179437

Published date

24 May 2022

Closing date

20 June 2022

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

The Tomlinson Centre (TTC) https://www.thetomlinsoncentre.co.uk/ set up as a professional development centre (PDC) in 2009 specifically to support the improvement of educational outcomes in the London Borough of Hackney by providing a high quality training environment and serviced facilities. The Tomlinson Centre is run by Hackney Council on a not-for-profit basis.

Pre-pandemic the centre provided 35,000 places each year for those on training, attending meetings, conferences, away days or AGM's. Pre-pandemic, these bookings generate an annual catering revenue of £165,000 - £176,000 pa through a service contract.

The Tomlinson Centre is part of Hackney Council's building infrastructure. It is therefore linked
to activities in other local authority buildings from the Town Hall, to schools and other Hackney Venues. The centre has helped supply catering to local Children's Centres, schools and to council committee rooms.

For this market engagement exercise, we are looking to see how we might work with a partner. We are looking to build a new contractual arrangement to be introduced from April / May 2023 with an organisation to develop a new catering and hospitality offer for The Tomlinson Centre.

Following the market event, a specification will be issued and a formal tender opportunity published. Interested parties will need to formally tender for the provision. Tender documentation is expected to be issued in summer 2022.

The event will take place on Wednesday 22nd June 8.30-11am. Please register here https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/tomlinson-centre-cafe-market-engagement-event-tickets-347941230587

More information

Previous notice about this procurement

Tomlinson Centre Cafe Market Engagement Event

  • Early engagement
  • Published 24 May 2022

Links

About the buyer

Contact name

Rick Levene

Address

Tomlinson Centre
Queensbridge Road
Hackney
E8 3ND
United Kingdom

Telephone

020 3076 1510

Email

rick.levene@hackney.gov.uk

Website

https://www.thetomlinsoncentre.co.uk/