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title: "Castle School Education Trust ~ Catering Tender"
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# Castle School Education Trust ~ Catering Tender

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/castle-school-education-trust-catering-tender-ocds-h6vhtk-02afb1). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Castle School Education Trust: "Castle School Education Trust ~ Catering Tender". Published status: complete. Published Value: £3,970,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 9 Jul 2021, 12:00 BST. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Castle School Education Trust](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/castle-school-education-trust-GB-PPON-PJBP-5124-DMWL)
- **Published Value:** £3,970,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 9 July 2021 at 12:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Restricted procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** School catering services
- **Delivery Location:** UKK1
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £3,633,291 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **Official Documents:** 2 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/castle-school-education-trust-catering-tender-ocds-h6vhtk-02afb1#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-02afb1`

## 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/castle-school-education-trust-catering-tender-ocds-h6vhtk-02afb1#tl-md)

## Description
The successful Supplier will be required to provide catering services for Castle School Education Trust (CSET).
The seven schools within the tender are:
The Castle School, Park Road, Thornbury, South Gloucestershire, BS35 1HT
Marlwood School, Vattingstone Lane, Alveston, South Gloucestershire, BS35 3LA
Downend School, Westerleigh Road, Downend, South Gloucestershire, BS16 6XA
Mangotsfield School, Rodway Hill, Mangotsfield, Bristol, BS16 9LH
Charfield Primary School, Wotton Road, Charfield, South Gloucestershire, GL12 8TG
Lyde Green Primary School, Willowherb Road, Emersons Green, Bristol, BS16 7LH
Severn Beach Primary School, Ableton Lane, Severn Beach, South Gloucestershire, BS35 4PP

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete

- **Delivery regions:** UKK

- **Estimated Value:** £3,970,000
- **Description:** The successful Supplier is expected to have a strong local presence, as specialist caterers in the Secondary and Primary school sector.
The contract will commence on 1 April 2022 for an initial period of three years, with the opportunity to extend fo...
- **Contract Period:** 31/03/2022 to 31/03/2027

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** 009721-2022-010304-1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **Caterlink Limited**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-102183`
  - Value: £3,633,291 † (exc. VAT)

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

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** 009721-2022-010304-1 (active)
  - Signed Value: £3,633,291
  - Signed Date: 05/11/2021

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F009721-2022)
- **Last Source Update:** 2022-04-12T11:05:19.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-22T05:59:12.882Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-02afb1