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CBC-1477-T-TS Catering Services - Thornhill Primary School (two sites)

Catering services
School catering services
East of England (UKH25)
Published value
Not published
Submission deadline 13 Feb 2023, 12:00 GMT
Lots published1
Procurement Intelligence
Published evidence · v1
Prepared 7 Sept 2026, 21:51 BST
A pre-calculated analytical view of official UK procurement facts, competition benchmarks and decision timelines.
Bid readiness
Review notice
Deadline: 13 Feb 2023, 12:00 GMT
Check official notice for submission route
Scope structure
1lots
1 lot · 1 published item
1 published CPV family
Decision Velocity
~83 days
Typical sector award window after deadline
Sector median: 83 days
Contract lifecycle
Not published
No future linked contract end in retained records
No published extension signal
Sector Market Benchmark (CPV 55)
Based on 2,294 published procedures
Median Winning Discount
29.01%
Award reduction below published budget
Typical Bids Received
4 bidders
Median competitive participation in sector
Typical Evaluation Window
83 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
Aspens Services LtdCRN: 06561073
27 contracts£814,679,892-50% below budget
Compass Contract Services (UK) Ltd, trading as ChartwellsCRN: 02114954
25 contracts£7,969,347,408-43.5% below budget
CATER LINK LIMITEDCRN: 03732298
18 contracts£850,594,270-51.8% below budget
Caterlink
13 contracts£38,372,451At ceiling / not disclosed
Innovate Services LtdCRN: 06420662
13 contracts£35,180,972At ceiling / not disclosed
MiquillCRN: 06886456
12 contracts£494,815,433-26.7% below budget
MELLORS CATERING SERVICES LIMITEDCRN: 07717083
10 contracts£833,231,093At ceiling / not disclosed
abm Catering LtdCRN: 04168334
10 contracts£14,983,641-43.5% below budget
Accent Catering LtdCRN: 04298350
9 contracts£296,794,459-29% below budget
Innovate Services LtdCRN: 06420662
9 contracts£84,181,468-18.8% below budget
Evidence coverage
5/12 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
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
Virano Managed Service Catering FrameworkVirano Frameworks Ltd · 14 Aug 2026, 15:28 BST
£20,000,000
same CPV family
Generations Multi Academy Trust ~ Catering TenderGenerations Multi Academy Trust · 2 Jul 2026, 13:44 BST
£5,250,000
same CPV family
Croydon Primary Cluster Catering TenderDownsview Primary School (RM&C) · 22 May 2026, 15:06 BST
£4
same CPV family
The FitzWimarc School - Catering TenderThe FitzWimarc School · 28 Jul 2026, 13:19 BST
£3,361,925
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: Central Bedfordshire Council: "CBC-1477-T-TS Catering Services - Thornhill Primary School (two sites)". Published status: active. Published value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 13 Feb 2023, 12:00 GMT. See the official notice for participation instructions.
Contracting AuthorityCentral Bedfordshire CouncilScope & CategoriesNot publishedSubmission Window
Closed
13 Feb 2023, 12:00 GMT
Submission GatewayDirect notice routeLegal Basis & RegimeStandard procurementEstimated Value (exc. VAT)Not published
Bidder Intelligence · Authority Profile: Central Bedfordshire Council
Market Analytics
View Authority Profile →
Derived from OCDS awards & bid statistics
Published history for Central Bedfordshire Council. 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
5Bids / Report (median)
6.3% of reports have one bid · Mean: 5.2 bids
Supplier ConcentrationHigh Concentration
Milestone Infrastructure LimitedTop vendor: 88.8% of attributable value
Payment Terms
Check noticePublished terms
Payment obligations depend on the applicable regime and contract. Consult the official documents.
Coverage: 16 active published awards; 16 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 With This Authority (All Sectors):
No direct historical awards retained specifically in CPV 55; showing top suppliers across overall authority spend.
Supplier NameHistoric AwardsAttributable ValueAvg. Price Discount
Milestone Infrastructure Limited1 win£250,000,000—
John O'Conner1 win£10,914,904—
MJ Granger Grounds Maintenance Ltd 1 win£4,807,416—
Pilon Ltd1 win£4,560,000—
Accuro Environmental Limited1 win£4,050,000—
Procedure terms
Contracting AuthorityCentral Bedfordshire Council
Procedure methodNot published
Procurement categoryNot published
Statusactive
Framework / DPSNot published
CompetitionNot published
Above thresholdNot published
Legal basisNot published
Tender period startsNot published
Clarification deadlineNot published
Electronic submissionNot published
Submission languagesNot published
Published12 Jan 2023, 13:56 GMT
Last source update12 Jan 2023, 13:56 GMT
Recurring procurementNo
ClassificationCatering services, School catering services
Delivery area
East of England (UKH25)
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-0396f2
What is being bought
Catering Services - Thornhill Lower School (two sites)
What changed
From the official release history
  1. Status changed to active
    12 Jan 2023, 13:56 GMT
  2. Official notice release published
    12 Jan 2023, 13:56 GMT
  3. Submission deadline changed to 13 Feb 2023, 12:00 GMT
    12 Jan 2023, 13:56 GMT
  4. Buyer information updated
    12 Jan 2023, 13:56 GMT
Lots and requirements (1)
Published by the contracting authority
  • Lot 1 · #1
    Individual lot title not published
    active
    Published valueNot published
    Catering Services, two school sites
    Contract periodNot published
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalNot published
Timeline
  1. Procedure published
    12 Jan 2023, 13:56 GMT
  2. Submission deadline
    13 Feb 2023, 12:00 GMT
Commercial outcome and competition
AwardsNo award published
ContractsNo contract published
Bid statisticsNo aggregate bid statistics published
Buyer and organisations in this procedure

Central Bedfordshire Council

Contracting authority GB-FTS-10306
View buyer profile

  • Central Bedfordshire Council
    buyer

    Priory House, Monks Walk, Chicksands, Shefford, UKH25, SG17 5TQ
    [email protected]
    +44 3003005997
    Published organisation website

  • Central Bedfordshire Council
    reviewBody

    Priory House, Monks Walk, Chicksands, Shefford, Bedfordshire SG17 5TQ, Shefford, SG17 5TQ
Documents (0)
Official links; attachments are not copied
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Related procedures (0)
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