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title: "Borden Grammar School Tender"
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# Borden Grammar School Tender

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/borden-grammar-school-tender-ocds-h6vhtk-042c28). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Borden Grammar School Catering Tender: "Borden Grammar School Tender". Published status: complete. Published Value: £705,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 13 Feb 2024, 13:00 GMT. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Borden Grammar School Catering Tender](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/borden-grammar-school-catering-tender-GB-FTS-102207)
- **Published Value:** £705,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 13 February 2024 at 13:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Restricted procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** School catering services
- **Delivery Location:** UKJ43
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £950,000 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-042c28`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/borden-grammar-school-tender-ocds-h6vhtk-042c28#tl-md)

## Description
Borden Grammar School is a successful, Boys Grammar School in Sittingbourne in Kent. It has 923 students between the ages of 11 and 16 on roll and 113 teaching and support staff. The school is forging a bright new future under the leadership of the Headteacher Mr Ashley Tomlin. The School Business Manager,  Lou (Louise) Reynolds, is developing the services to reflect the high aspirations of the Headteacher and SLT; she is tendering their catering services to deliver the very best service for every student at the school. The contract start date is the 1st of August 2024 and this will be for an initial three-year period. There is an option for both parties to extend the contract 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 management and consistently high levels of food quality and tangible contract support. The School and CCL expect the successful

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 55524000
- **Delivery regions:** UKJ

- **Estimated Value:** £705,000
- **Description:** Borden Grammar School is a successful, Boys Grammar School in Sittingbourne in Kent. It has 923 students between the ages of 11 and 16 on roll and 113 teaching and support staff. The school is forging a bright new future under the leadership of the H...

- **Renewal published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** Borden Grammar School Catering Tender (active)
  - Award id: `031634-2024-CCL_033-1`
  - Supplier(s): **Cucina Restaurants Ltd**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-84471`
  - Value: £950,000 † (exc. VAT)

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** Borden Grammar School Catering Tender (active)
  - Signed Value: £950,000
  - Signed Date: 08/07/2024

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F031634-2024)
- **Last Source Update:** 2024-10-03T08:52:31.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-25T14:45:01.398Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-042c28