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Published 6 Dec 2024, 11:03 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Archer Academy · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: THE ARCHER ACADEMY (Public body)

ServicesRestricted procedureSME suitable
Published estimate£925,000exc. VAT40.5% above published estimate
Submissions closed 8 Jan 2025awarded 22 Jul 2025
Awarded to Olive Dining

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Archer Academy is a close-knit community secondary school set across two sites in the London Borough of Barnet. The Lower School caters for years 7-9 and Upper School years 10-11. It has 812 students aged between 11 and 16 years of age and is supported by a team of 99 teaching and support staff. There is a mix of Nest and LGPS pension schemes within the catering team.. There is one busy main restaurant with a modern, well-equipped kitchen at each site. The School Deputy Business Manager, Andrew Alcock, is developing the services to reflect the high aspirations of the Headteacher and SLT; he is tendering their catering services to deliver the very best service for every student at the school. The contract will commence on 1st of August 2025 for an initial three years, with an option to extend for a further two years subject to client satisfaction and client agreement on budgets and service levels. This contract will reward maximising sales and FSM uptake through pro-active manag

CPV: School catering services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£925,000
Delivery: London · Lower School:Stanley Road CampusEagans CloseLondon N2 8GAUpper School:Beaumont Close Campus3 Beaumont CloseThe Bishops AvenueLondon N2 0GA
Extensions: The contract tenure is for an initial three year term and there is an option for both parties to extending the contract for another two years subject to performance and mutual agreement.Second stage: up to 4 candidates invited to tenderVariant bids: not allowed

What it takes to win
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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 more
How bids were scored
  • Price

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Restricted procedure
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Yes
First published
6 Dec 2024, 11:03 GMT
Last source update
31 Jul 2025, 09:20 BST
Authority reference
CCL_054
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-044566
Classification (CPV)
School catering services
Delivery area
London (UKI71)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04c2e1 Find a Tender
Review and risk notes
Review procedure

All details on review procedures are available from Cohesion Consulting.

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
8 Jan 2025, 13:00 GMT
Submission channel
{"written"}
Accepted languages
en

Timeline

8 Jan 2025 → 31 Jul 2025 · 2 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    8 Jan 2025, 13:00 GMT
  2. Notice published
    31 Jul 2025, 09:20 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    31 Jul 2025, 09:20 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £1,300,0001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 52 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 22 Jul 2025
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Olive DiningThe Archer Academy Catering Tender£1,300,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • The Archer Academy Catering Tender · Olive Dining

    Signed
    22 Jul 2025
    Value
    £1,300,000
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
5bids · 4 electronic · 4 from abroad2——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

The Archer Academy

Contracting authorityPublic bodyBody governed by public lawEducation Eagans Close, London, London, N2 8GAContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Cohesion Consulting LtdReview contact point Tunbridge WellsContact email, phone
  • The Cabinet OfficeReview body LondonContact email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Olive DiningAwarded supplier Council Offices, 8 Station Rd E, Oxted, Oxted, South East, RH8 0BTContact email

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.