Awarded without open competition
Awarded without open competition. The buyer went directly to one or a few suppliers instead of advertising the contract. Procurement rules allow this only in specific cases, such as extreme urgency, when only one supplier can do the work, or for call-offs from an existing framework.
Key facts
- Buyer
- London North Eastern Railway Ltd. · Body governed by public law
- Suppliers
- Not named
- Value
- Not published
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Food & drink · Food, beverages, tobacco and related products (CPV 15000000)
- Region
- Yorkshire and the Humber
- Official notice
- 101164-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date26 Oct 2026
- Published26 Oct 2026Published the same day
Description
The key objective of the LNER catering logistics contract is to identify a Supply Partner who is intuitive tothe needs of our customers and our business. LNER seeks to deliver an innovative and dynamic contractwhich provides a customer centric end to end catering solution, while optimising commercial performancein a continually evolving environment. In undertaking this process it is LNER's desire that the end result willbe an agreement with a Supply Partner who can not only facilitate, but can help shape the evolution of thecatering proposition to exceed the expectations of our customers both now and in the future. This contract is to 2 / 5 include both supply of catering products and associated logistics in order to deliver an exceptional service to ourcustomers throughout the route that we operate within.