Official UK procurement notice
Catering Tender St Mary's Christian Brothers' Grammar School
Authority: St Mary's Christian Brothers' Grammar School (Education)
Sectors: Hotel, restaurant and retail trade services (55) Delivery: Northern Ireland (UKN)
Published estimate £1,500,000≈ £500k / year · £1,500,000 inc. VAT · 1 value update
Submissions closed 26 Feb 2026awarded 21 May 2026
Award (standstill) to CATER LINK LIMITED
Contract term 3 yrsstarts 1 Jul 2026
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionBest Value Tender for Food Services to pupils and staff as well as visitors.
- How the procedure runs: Interested organisations will be able to submit a pre-qualifying Supplier Questionnaire. These are evaluated and a shortlist of companies will be invited to the main tender stage. Award criteria is contained within the tender documentation.
CPV: Catering services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1Lot 1AwardedPublished value£1,500,000
- Value
- £1,500,000 exc. VAT · £1,500,000 inc. VAT
55520000 Catering services
What it takes to win
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published — the tender pack may add moreHow bids were scored
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Competitive flexible 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
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 7 Sept 2026, 19:17 BST
- Last source update
- 7 Sept 2026, 19:17 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end — 30 May 2026, 23:59 BST
- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-060bb1Find a Tender
- How it runs
- Interested organisations will be able to submit a pre-qualifying Supplier Questionnaire. These are evaluated and a shortlist of companies will be invited to the main tender stage. Award criteria is contained within the tender documentation.
How it was run
Official notice- Expression of interest (EOI)
- 26 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Submission deadline
- 26 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Timeline
8 published dates · Europe/London- Tender notice published241 days ago21 Jan 2026, 19:09 GMT
- Expressions of interest by205 days ago26 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Submission deadline205 days ago26 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Award decision expected by111 days ago30 May 2026, 23:59 BST
- Assessment summaries sent81 days ago30 Jun 2026, 00:00 BST
- Contract starts80 days ago1 Jul 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published12 days ago7 Sept 2026, 19:17 BST
- Standstill ends1 day ago17 Sept 2026, 23:59 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics — not a forecastAwards 1some still in standstill
Awarded value (inc. VAT) £2,478,5501 award inc. VAT — no net value published
Bids received 5
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| CATER LINK LIMITED18 Sept 2026 — 30 Jun 2029 · up to 30 Jun 2031Extensions: The contract can be extended up to 2 years subject to the absolute satisfaction of the client. | £2,478,550 inc. VAT | 21 May 2026standstill to 17 Sept 2026 | Standstill |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5final-stage tenders | 0 | 0 | — |
Notice history
5 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 21 Jan 2026- Contract signature expected18 Sept 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
- Contract award notice published7 Sept 2026, 19:17 BSTUK6
- Published value updated7 Sept 2026, 19:17 BSTwas £1,500,000
- Status changed to complete7 Sept 2026, 19:17 BST
- Tender notice published21 Jan 2026, 19:09 GMTUK4
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- CATER LINK LIMITEDAwarded supplierView supplier profile →
Official documents & specifications (5)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Conflict of interest declarationNot published
- Bidding documents and specifications
- Bidding documents and specificationsAccess: Provided by email. https://www.gy5.co.uk/catering-tender-st-marys-christian-brothers-grammar-school-belfast/
Notices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender