Official UK procurement notice
Alun School Catering Service
Authority: Flintshire County Council (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe provision of a fully managed catering service to Alun School in accordance with the latest Healthy Eating in Schools Nutritional Standards and Requirements (Wales) Regulations and meet the Healthy Eating in Schools (Wales) Measure.
The contract will be for 3 years with the option to extend for up to 2 further years in annual increments.
- No preliminary market engagement: Not required as this is a standard School catering service as per the specification
CPV: Canteen and catering services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£1
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Published award criteria (3)
- Quality
- Social Value
- Price
- Price carries 35 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3.5 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Light touch regime
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 5 Jan 2026, 11:42 GMT
- Last source update
- 16 Feb 2026, 15:54 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 16 Feb 2026
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-000233- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05ff2aFind a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 2 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 23 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en, cy
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Timeline
5 Jan 2026 → 1 Apr 2026 · 8 dates- Tender notice published289 days ago5 Jan 2026, 11:42 GMT
- Clarification questions by271 days ago23 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Submission deadline261 days ago2 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Assessment summaries sent247 days ago16 Feb 2026
- Latest notice published246 days ago16 Feb 2026, 15:54 GMT
- Award decision expected by246 days ago16 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Standstill ends236 days ago26 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Contract starts203 days ago1 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST
Notice history
4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 5 Jan 2026- Tender notice published5 Jan 2026, 11:42 GMTUK4
- Contract award notice published16 Feb 2026, 15:54 GMTUK6
- Status changed to complete16 Feb 2026, 15:54 GMT
- Contract signature expected6 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| DOLCE LIMITED (02470662)SME1 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2029 · up to 31 Mar 2031Extensions: option to extend for up to 2 further years in annual increments. | £813,659 | 16 Feb 2026standstill to 26 Feb 2026 | Standstill |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4final-stage tenders | 3 | 1 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Dolce LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender