The Vale School _ Worthing
Estimated value
£250k
Awarded value
—
Suppliers
0
Lots
1
Published
24 Oct 2025
Description
The Vale School is seeking a proven catering partner to sustain a quality fresh food service provision for their pupils and staff. The school has secured approval and funding for a brand new, fully equipped kitchen, scheduled for the Summer of 2026 and ready for food production from 2026. This development marks a major step forward for the school's food provision and is wonderful news for the pupils and the staff and future catering partner. The Vale School in its vision for a high quality, freshly prepared food service and the creation of a distinctive food brand. Once the the new provision is operating to an excellent standard, it is the intention to engage and work with other nearby schools currently reliant on 'delivered in' services. It is essential that all intersted catering companies understand and will support this forward thinking ambition from the outset.
Scope
- Reference
- CA16652
- Total value
- £250,000 excluding VAT£300,000 including VATAbove the relevant threshold
- Commercial tool
- Standalone contract
- Contract dates
- 31 Jul 2026 to 31 Jul 2029Possible extension to 31 Jul 2031
Maximum 2 extensions of 12 months per extension.
- Main category
- goods
- CPV classifications
- 15894210
- Contract locations
- UK, United Kingdom
- Particular suitability
- Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)Voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSE)
Award criteria
Criteria the buyer will use to evaluate bids.
| Name | Description | Type | Weighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| Finance | Finance | cost | 40.00% |
| Non Finance | Non Finance | quality | 60.00% |
Submission & procedure
- Enquiry deadline
- 15 Dec 2025, 12:00 pm
- Submission deadline
- 19 Jan 2026, 9:30 am
- Submission address
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- Electronic submission
- Yes
- Procedure
- Open procedure