Beths Grammar School - Catering Services

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Estimated value

£3.0m

services

Awarded value

Suppliers

0

Lots

1

0 awarded

Published

28 Nov 2025

Description

Beths Grammar School is currently out to tender for the provision of a full daily catering service. The services at the school are a outsourced provision. The Contractor will be responsible for the provision of a full school food catering service for the pupils and staff at the school. This will consist of breakfast, morning breaks and full lunch service for each school day. The catering facilities at the school include the main dining areas and servery, plus also a hot and cold Grab and Go section in the main servery as well as an External pod. Across the school there are currently 1700 pupils on roll for the academic year 2025/26. Of this figure, 179 pupils are entitled to Free School Meals. TUPE is expected to apply, details of which can be found in the tender documentation. The school is keen to further increase uptake and continue the good work already in place for catering. It wishes to do so by working closely with the successful contractor in developing and continuously improving the service and partnership during the period of the contract and by introducing innovative and creative ideas as submitted in the tender process and ongoing. The school is aware that there are always opportunities to improve and modernise. They are interested in ensuring that the caterers provide the best possible service, introducing new menu ideas and initiatives so that pupils are all eating and utilising the service regularly.

Scope

Reference
MPN-10345
Total value
£3,000,000 excluding VAT
Above the relevant threshold
Commercial tool
Standalone contract
Contract dates
31 Aug 2026 to 31 Aug 2029
Possible extension to 31 Aug 2031

The duration detailed above includes the initial term of 3 years as well as the 2 optional contract extension periods of 12 months each.

Main category
services
CPV classifications
55524000
Contract locations
South East England, United Kingdom

Award criteria

Criteria the buyer will use to evaluate bids.

NameDescriptionTypeWeighting
QualityFull details of the weightings and evaluation criteria are contained within the documents accompanying this tender.quality90.00%
PriceFull details of the weightings and evaluation criteria are contained within the documents accompanying this tender.price10.00%

Submission & procedure

Enquiry deadline
05 Dec 2025, 5:00 pm
Submission address
Full details of how to submit are contained within the documents accompanying this tender. https://in-tendhost.co.uk/minervapcs/aspx/Home
Electronic submission
Yes
Procedure
Competitive flexible procedure