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Published 16 Jan 2026, 14:44 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Belgrave Primary School Catering Tender 2026

Official notice

Authority: RPJ3 Group (Public body)

ServicesBelow threshold - open competitionBelow thresholdSME suitable
Published estimate£100,000≈ £100k / year · £120,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 10 Feb 2026
Contract term 1 yrends 31 Jul 2027 · starts 1 Aug 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Belgrave Primary School are seeking to procure a provider for catering services.

The provision of the service must demonstrate the best value approach and be flexible in its delivery and operation to ensure that the needs and ethos of the school are supported.

This tender process is targeted to have a catering contract in place to commence in August 2026. Please note that this process covers all catering services within Belgrave Primary School with full tender costings and proposals for the school for a contract start in August 2026. These details will be further explained in the ITT documents. The process will be through a competitive flexible procedure commencing with a participation stage to create a select bidder list following analysis of a PSQ document (within which the scoring criteria will be included). The nature of the contract demands a good local infrastructure to provide and maintain the level and standard of catering services and support required by the school. Labour resource/relief cover is very important. We have set a minimum Employer's (compulsory) liability insurance of 10,000,000 GBP). Following the analysis of PSQ’s the selected bidders will be invited to attend site surveys and tender briefing initially planned for late February 2026. Tender response deadline is planned as late March 2026 and it is envisaged that interviews will take place in late April 2026. The contract will be for a 12 month period only to bring it in line with the Trusts other catering contracts which will then all be tendered under a framework agreement at the end of the contract term.

CPV: School catering services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1 1 yrSMEPublished value£100,000
Contract period: 1 Aug 2026 – 31 Jul 2027 (1 yr)Value: £100,000 exc. VAT · £120,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: North WestEligibility: SME eligible
Pre-qualification & selection criteria (PQQ)1
  • Condition of participation

    A Procurement Specific Questionnaire is completed by suppliers with the highest scoring suppliers being invited to tender.

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
Quality: 50%Price: 50%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • Quality: 50%
  • Financial: 50%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Financial : 6/7 financial schedules require completion, providing a fixed price annual cost
  • Quality: 9 qualitative schedules require responding to.
Conditions of participation1
  • Condition of participation

    A Procurement Specific Questionnaire is completed by suppliers with the highest scoring suppliers being invited to tender.

What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 50 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 5 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Below threshold - open competition
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Closed
Procurement threshold
Below threshold
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
16 Jan 2026, 14:44 GMT
Last source update
16 Jan 2026, 14:44 GMT
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-003963
Latest notice
Tender notice (UK4)
Classification (CPV)
School catering services
Delivery area
North West (UKD6)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0607cc Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
10 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT
Electronic submission
Allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

16 Jan 2026 → 1 Aug 2026 · 3 dates
  1. Tender notice published279 days ago
    16 Jan 2026, 14:44 GMT
  2. Submission deadline254 days ago
    10 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT
  3. Contract starts83 days ago
    1 Aug 2026, 00:00 BST

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Tender notice published
    16 Jan 2026, 14:44 GMT
    UK4

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

RPJ3 Group

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PRYY-6263-NQHG Leasowe Lodge, Wirral, North West, CH46 3SAContact name, email

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender