Official UK procurement notice
Catering Tender - SET · UK public procurement notice
Procurement agent: Educo·On behalf of: SET (from the title)
Sectors: Hotel, restaurant and retail trade services (55) Delivery: UKLondon (UKI43)
Published estimate£1,500,000≈ £500k / year · £1,800,000 inc. VAT50% above published estimate
Submissions closed 28 May 2025awarded 4 Jul 2025
Award (standstill) to Olive Dining
Contract term 3 yrsends 31 Aug 2028 · starts 1 Sept 2025
Re-procurement openSearch Education Trust - Catering Tender · bids close
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionsingle stage process for catering services for Heartlands High School and Grove School, submission of response to qualitative questions and financial requirement resulting in presentation and final decision for Trust.
- No preliminary market engagement: All information will be included in the tender documents with further days added for responses.
CPV: School catering services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedPublished value£1,500,000
What it takes to wini
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 morei
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).
How bids were scored
Published sub-criteria (3)
- Financial data and turnover assessment: 5%
- Responses to Qualitative questions: 45%
- Economically advantageous proposal: 50%
Published award criteria (3)
- Economically advantageous proposal
- Financial data and turnover assessment
- Responses to Qualitative questions: Responses from Tenderers with regard experience and knowledge, operational support, mobilisation and training and relaunch.
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
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 9 Apr 2025, 14:26 BST
- Last source update
- 7 Jul 2025, 09:45 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 10 Jul 2025
- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-013995- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04ffbdFind a Tender
How it was run
Official noticeRun through: mytenders · Who buys & how to bid on myTenders
Access & registration note: Free publication showcase; bidding happens on buyer portals
- Submission deadline
- 28 May 2025, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 21 May 2025, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Timeline
9 Apr 2025 → 1 Sept 2025 · 8 dates- Tender notice published9 Apr 2025, 14:26 BST
- Clarification questions by21 May 2025, 12:00 BST
- Submission deadline28 May 2025, 12:00 BST
- Assessment summaries sent4 Jul 2025, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published7 Jul 2025, 09:45 BST
- Award decision expected by10 Jul 2025, 23:59 BST
- Standstill ends17 Jul 2025, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts1 Sept 2025, 00:00 BST
Notice history
4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 9 Apr 2025- Tender notice published9 Apr 2025, 14:26 BSTUK4
- Contract award notice published7 Jul 2025, 09:45 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete7 Jul 2025, 09:45 BST
- Contract signature expected31 Jul 2025, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £2,250,0001 award exc. VAT
Bids received 3
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Olive Dining1 Sept 2025 – 31 Aug 2030 | £2,250,000 | 4 Jul 2025standstill to 17 Jul 2025 | Standstill |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3final-stage tenders | 0 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeClients of the procurement agent
- SETBeneficiary authoritynamed in the title
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Olive DiningAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (4)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Bidding documents and specifications This document briefly outlines the basis of the tender. All other documents will be uploaded to include Specification, ITT, TUPE, Conflict Assessment, Form of Tender, Example Catering Agreement.
- Bidding documents and specifications Example Catering Agreement
Notices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender