Catering Tender - King Athelstan Primary School and Ellingham Primary School
Estimated value
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Awarded value
—
Suppliers
2
Lots
2
Published
12 Jun 2026
Description
The two schools have collaborated to manage a catering tender, with the intention each school may award their contracts independently. Each school is seeking to appoint a professional contract catering organisation to supply catering services.
Scope
- Reference
- ocds-h6vhtk-05f1e8
- Commercial tool
- Standalone contract
- Contract dates
- 31 Aug 2026 to 31 Aug 2029Possible extension to 31 Aug 2031
Two x One Year (12 Months) Extensions
- CPV classifications
- 55524000
- Contract locations
- South East England, United Kingdom
- Particular suitability
- Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)
Award criteria
Criteria the buyer will use to evaluate bids.
| Name | Description | Type | Weighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quality | Suppliers respond to a number of quality questions which are evaluated and scored against criteria as detailed in the Tender Documents. | quality | 70.00% |
| Price | Suppliers complete and return a financial submission which is evaluated and scored as detailed in the tender Documents. | price | 30.00% |
Submission & procedure
- Procedure
- Competitive flexible procedure
Award details· 2 awards
Awarded supplier(s), contract period and value as published in the award notice.
Awarded value
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Award date
26 May 2026
Contract start
31 Aug 2026
Contract end
31 Aug 2029
Lots · 2 total
Divisions of the contract. Each lot can be awarded separately.
| Lot | Title | Est. value | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | King Athelstan Primary School | £875k | complete |
| 2 | Ellingham Primary School | £875k | complete |
Award 1· 1 supplier
Awarded 26 May 2026 · Contract period 31 Aug 2026 — 31 Aug 2029
Award 2· 1 supplier
Awarded 26 May 2026 · Contract period 31 Jul 2026 — 31 Jul 2029
Total lots
2
Awarded
2
Estimated total
£1.8m
Awarded total
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King Athelstan Primary School
Start
31 Aug 2026
End
31 Aug 2029
Estimated
£875k
CPV
Ellingham Primary School
Start
31 Aug 2026
End
31 Aug 2029
Estimated
£875k
CPV
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Full notice and award history for this contracting authority is on the buyer profile.
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|---|---|---|---|
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