Denton Community Primary School _ East Sussex
Estimated value
£250k
Awarded value
—
Suppliers
0
Lots
1
Published
13 Jan 2026
Description
Denton Community Primary School is part of a six?school collaboration with Seaford Primary School, Willingdon Primary School, Cradle Hill Community Primary School, Meridian Community Primary School, and Motcombe School, joining together to procure a high?quality catering service for their communities. Provider Capability All interested catering companies must, in the first instance, demonstrate the capacity, capability, and operational resilience to cater for all six schools within the collaboration. While the schools are undertaking a shared procurement process and timetable, each school will retain full autonomy and reserves the right to appoint the catering partner that best aligns with its individual needs, culture, and priorities. As a result, the outcome may be: • A single provider appointed across all six schools, or • Multiple providers, where individual schools select a bespoke catering partner. Shared Aspirations Across the collaboration, the schools share a unified ambition to secure a catering partner who will deliver: • Increased meal uptake through quality, appeal, and value • Fresh, nutritious, and seasonal food prepared with care • A trusted, transparent, and collaborative partnership • Strong pupil advocacy, ensuring children’s voices shape the dining experience
Scope
- Reference
- CA17003
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quality, Integrity, Management | Quality, Integrity, Management | quality | 60.00% |
| Finances | Finances | price | 40.00% |
Submission & procedure
- Enquiry deadline
- 10 Mar 2026, 9:30 am
- Submission deadline
- 19 Mar 2026, 9:30 am
- Submission address
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- Electronic submission
- Yes
- Procedure
- Open procedure