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GLF Schools - Catering Services

School catering services
South East (UKJ2)
Published value
Not published
Submission deadline Not published
Lots published1
Procurement Intelligence
Published evidence · v1
Prepared 7 Sept 2026, 22:39 BST
A pre-calculated analytical view of official UK procurement facts, competition benchmarks and decision timelines.
Bid readiness
Review notice
Submission deadline not published
Check official notice for submission route
Scope structure
1lots
1 lot · 1 published item
1 published CPV family
Decision Velocity
~52 days
Typical sector award window after deadline
Sector median: 52 days
Contract lifecycle
Not published
No future linked contract end in retained records
No published extension signal
Pricing & Budget Savings
£12,875,870
Contract/award value: £12,875,870
1 award supplier linked
Bidding Competition
4 bids
0 SME bids · 4 electronic
No bid spread metrics published
Sector Market Benchmark (CPV 55)
Based on 27 published procedures
Median Winning Discount
88.46%
Award reduction below published budget
Typical Bids Received
2 bidders
Median competitive participation in sector
Typical Evaluation Window
52 days
Median time between deadline and award
Top Contenders in this Sector (CPV 55)
Active commercial suppliers winning public contracts in this field
SupplierAwards won in sectorTotal awarded valueAvg. winning discount
Caterlink
13 contracts£37,050,361At ceiling / not disclosed
Innovate Services LtdCRN: 06420662
13 contracts£35,180,972At ceiling / not disclosed
Cater Link LimitedCRN: 03732298
8 contracts£105,532,058At ceiling / not disclosed
Aspens Services LtdCRN: 06561073
8 contracts£22,767,987At ceiling / not disclosed
Aspens Services LtdCRN: 06561073
7 contracts£64,751,845At ceiling / not disclosed
Harrison Catering Services Limited
7 contracts£28,833,735At ceiling / not disclosed
Olive Dining Ltd
7 contracts£15,734,000At ceiling / not disclosed
abm catering limitedCRN: 04168334
6 contracts£25,119,871At ceiling / not disclosed
Innovate Services Ltd
6 contracts£10,782,625At ceiling / not disclosed
Aramark LtdCRN: 00983951
6 contracts£7,918,100At ceiling / not disclosed
Evidence coverage
7/12 core inputs published
Standard procedure facts
Comparable published opportunities
Historic records ranked from matching published evidence. They are research comparables, not expected competitors or a price forecast.
Published procedurePublished valueMatching evidence
Virano Managed Service Catering FrameworkVirano Frameworks Ltd · 14 Aug 2026, 15:28 BST
£20,000,000
same CPV family
Provision of School Catering Services for Nascot Wood SchoolsNascot Wood Junior School · 16 Jul 2026, 19:56 BST
£1,004,000
same CPV family
The FitzWimarc School - Catering TenderThe FitzWimarc School · 28 Jul 2026, 13:19 BST
£3,361,925
same CPV family
Kings Hill School ~ Catering tenderKings Hill School · 20 Jul 2026, 14:13 BST
£419,603
same CPV family
St John the Baptist Catholic MAT ~ Catering TenderSt John the Baptist Catholic MAT · 8 May 2026, 11:31 BST
£5,000,000
same CPV family
Method: tender-intelligence-v1. Values and dates are retained OCDS facts; missing source data remains unknown.
Procurement Executive Summary
AI & Search Synopsis
Generated from official OCDS record
Tenderline Synopsis: GLF Schools: "GLF Schools - Catering Services". Published status: complete. Published value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.
Contracting AuthorityGLF SchoolsScope & CategoriesNot publishedSubmission Window
complete
No deadline published
Submission GatewayDirect notice routeLegal Basis & RegimeStandard procurementEstimated Value (exc. VAT)Not published
Bidder Intelligence · Authority Profile: GLF Schools
Market Analytics
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Derived from OCDS awards & bid statistics
Published history for GLF Schools. These figures describe retained records, not a forecast of bids or a measure of buyer bias.
Published-to-award variance
Not availableInsufficient comparable data
Requires at least 5 comparable procedures
Competition Density
4Bids / Report (median)
0% of reports have one bid
Supplier ConcentrationHigh Concentration
Taylor ShawTop vendor: 100% of attributable value
Payment Terms
Check noticePublished terms
Payment obligations depend on the applicable regime and contract. Consult the official documents.
Coverage: 1 active published awards; 1 bid reports (which may be per lot). Supplier values exclude multi-supplier awards, frameworks and DPS, and use GBP only. They are published award values, not payments. Published-to-award variance compares single-lot, single-award, single-supplier GBP procedures with explicitly non-framework/non-DPS status; increases remain in the average. Unpublished data stays unknown. Awarded suppliers are winners, not all bidders.
Historical Awarded Suppliers in this Category (CPV 55):
Supplier NameHistoric AwardsAttributable ValueAvg. Price Discount
Taylor Shaw1 win£12,875,870—
Procedure terms
Contracting AuthorityGLF Schools
Procedure methodNot published
Procurement categoryNot published
Statuscomplete
Framework / DPSNot published
CompetitionNot published
Above thresholdNot published
Legal basisNot published
Tender period startsNot published
Clarification deadlineNot published
Electronic submissionNot published
Submission languagesNot published
Published26 Jul 2022, 16:23 BST
Last source update26 Jul 2022, 16:23 BST
Recurring procurementNot published
ClassificationSchool catering services
Delivery area
South East (UKJ2)
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-0315e6
What is being bought
GLF Schools are currently out to tender for the provision of a full daily catering service for their Secondary Schools.The services at the Trust schools are outsourced.The Contractor will be responsible for the provision of a full school food catering service for the pupils and staff at the Trust schools. This will consist of breakfast and morning breaks at some sites and full lunch service for each school day at all sites. Across the Trust schools included in this tender there are currently approximately 6,800 pupils on roll for the academic year 2021/22. Of this figure, 1,099 are eligible for Free School Meals. TUPE is expected to apply, details of which can be found in the tender documentation.Two members of the catering team are members of the Local Government Pension Scheme and all details are in the tender documentation.
What changed
From the official release history
  1. tender value changed
    26 Jul 2022, 16:23 BST
  2. Status changed to complete
    26 Jul 2022, 16:23 BST
  3. Official notice release published
    26 Jul 2022, 16:23 BST
  4. Submission deadline changed to published date
    26 Jul 2022, 16:23 BST
  5. Published value updated to £9,180,000
    10 Feb 2022, 17:06 GMT
  6. Status changed to active
    10 Feb 2022, 17:06 GMT
  7. Official notice release published
    10 Feb 2022, 17:06 GMT
  8. Submission deadline changed to 14 Mar 2022, 17:00 GMT
    10 Feb 2022, 17:06 GMT
  9. Buyer information updated
    10 Feb 2022, 17:06 GMT
Lots and requirements (1)
Published by the contracting authority
  • Lot 1 · #1
    Individual lot title not published
    cancelled
    Published valueNot published
    GLF Schools are currently out to tender for the provision of a full daily catering service for their Secondary Schools.The services at the Trust schools are outsourced.The Contractor will be responsible for the provision of a full school food catering service for the pupils and staff at the Trust schools. This will consist of breakfast and morning breaks at some sites and full lunch service for each school day at all sites. Across the Trust schools included in this tender there are currently approximately 6,800 pupils on roll for the academic year 2021/22. Of this figure, 1,099 are entitled to Free School Meals. TUPE is expected to apply, details of which can be found in the tender documentation.Two members of the catering team are members of the Local Government Pension Scheme and all details are in the tender documentation. Additional information: The duration detailed above includes the initial term of 3 years as well as the two optional contract extension periods of 12 months each.
    Contract periodNot published
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalNot published
Timeline
  1. Procedure published
    26 Jul 2022, 16:23 BST
  2. Award active
    Not published · Not published
  3. Contract active
    Signed 17 Jun 2022, 00:00 BST · £12,875,870
Commercial outcome and competition
Awards
Taylor Shaw
Not published · Not published · active
Contracts
Catering Services
£12,875,870 · signed 17 Jun 2022, 00:00 BST · active
Bid statistics
bids: 4 (lot 1)
electronicBids: 4 (lot 1)
foreignBidsFromEU: 0 (lot 1)
foreignBidsFromNonEU: 0 (lot 1)
smeBids: 0 (lot 1)
Buyer and organisations in this procedure

GLF Schools

Contracting authority GB-FTS-43903
View buyer profile

  • GLF Schools
    buyer

    Picquets Way, Banstead, UKJ2, SM7 1AG
    tenders@minervapcs.com
    +44 1256467107

  • High Court
    reviewBody

    Strand, London, WC2A 2LL

  • Taylor Shaw
    supplier

    The Courtyard, Catherine Street, Macclesfield, UKD63, SK11 6ET
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