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title: "Catering Tender - King Athelstan Primary School and Ellingham Primary School"
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# Catering Tender - King Athelstan Primary School and Ellingham Primary School

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/catering-tender-king-athelstan-primary-school-and-ellingham-primary-school-ocds-h6vhtk-05f1e8). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** King Athelstan Primary School: "Catering Tender - King Athelstan Primary School and Ellingham Primary School". Published status: complete. Published Value: £1,750,000. 2 published lots. Recorded submission deadline: 20 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT. Published submission portal: bidiful-teamportal.app.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [King Athelstan Primary School](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/king-athelstan-primary-school-urn-102579)
- **Published Value:** £1,750,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 20 February 2026 at 12:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 2
- **Procurement Method:** Competitive flexible procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** School catering services
- **Delivery Location:** UKJ2
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Awarded Value:** £1,631,000 (inc. VAT; no net value published, 2 awards)
- **Official Documents:** 5 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/catering-tender-king-athelstan-primary-school-and-ellingham-primary-school-ocds-h6vhtk-05f1e8#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-05f1e8`

## 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/catering-tender-king-athelstan-primary-school-and-ellingham-primary-school-ocds-h6vhtk-05f1e8#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [bidiful-teamportal.app](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fbidiful-teamportal.app%2Fp%2Faceadvice.)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/catering-tender-king-athelstan-primary-school-and-ellingham-primary-school-ocds-h6vhtk-05f1e8#participate

## Description
The two schools have collaborated to manage a catering tender, with the intention each school may award their contracts independently.
Each school is seeking to appoint a professional contract catering organisation to supply catering services.

## Lots (2)
### Lot 1: King Athelstan Primary School
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 55524000
- **Delivery regions:** UKJ
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £875,000

- **Contract Period:** 31/08/2026 to 31/08/2029
- **Renewal published:** yes

### Lot 2: Ellingham Primary School
- **Lot id:** `2`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 55524000
- **Delivery regions:** UKJ
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £875,000

- **Contract Period:** 31/08/2026 to 31/08/2029
- **Renewal published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (2)
- **Award:** King Athelstan Primary School Catering Contract (active)
  - Award id: `1`
  - Supplier(s): **Stir Food Limited**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-155355`
  - Value: £861,000 (inc. VAT)
  - Date: 26/05/2026

- **Award:** Ellingham Primary School Catering Contract (active)
  - Award id: `2`
  - Supplier(s): **PS CATERING MANAGEMENT LIMITED**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-84491`
  - Value: £770,000 (inc. VAT)
  - Date: 26/05/2026

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F081110-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-06-12T12:38:46.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-21T05:55:18.352Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-05f1e8