Official UK procurement notice
Christ’s School ~ Catering Tender
Authority: Christ’s School ~ Catering Tender (Education)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionChrist's School is a successful coeducational Church of England secondary school located in close proximity to Richard Park in Surrey.
CPV: School catering services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1The RequirementPublished value£1,666,666
The Requirement
Background
Christ's School is a successful coeducational Church of England secondary school located in close proximity to Richard Park in Surrey. The school stands out for its commitment to providing a high-quality education grounded in Christian values, while also being inclusive and welcoming to students from diverse backgrounds. The school benefits from modern facilities including updated classrooms, science labs, sports facilities, theatre, and extensive playing fields. Below are some key details of the school:
Location: Queens Road, Richmond, Surrey, England
Type: Voluntary aided school
Religious Affiliation: Church of England
Ofsted rating: Good
Age Range: 11–19 years (including sixth form)
Gender:Mixed
Pupil Numbers:1,048
Basis of Contract
The School wishes to appoint a supplier to deliver full catering services. The contract will commence from 1st September 2025 and will be for an initial period of 3 years plus an option to extend for 2 periods of 1 year. The total sales turnover is circa £1 million over initial 3-year period.
Objectives
The appointed Supplier will have:
•Significant experience of delivering quality catering services in Secondary schools.
•Strong area management structure and local resources to ensure the required level of service is constantly maintained.
•Proven ability to grow sales and increasing pupil meal uptake.
•A compelling attitude towards making the lunchtime service appealing, healthy and educational for children.
•Possessing robust management controls and proven expertise in meeting operational and budgetary targets.
See SQ document for more information.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Restricted procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Closed
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- 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
- 17 Sept 2024, 14:05 BST
- Last source update
- 17 Sept 2024, 14:05 BST
- FTS notice number
2024/S 000-029698- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-049b86Find a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Publisher note: The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs). However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement. It will be the supplier's responsibility to obtain any necessary documents in order to submit a response by the closing date and time. The contracting authority reserves the right not to award any or part of the contract which is the subject of this contract notice and reserves the right to terminate the procurement process at any time. The contracting authority will not be liable for any costs incurred by those expressing an interest in tendering for this contract opportunity. The contracting authority will consider variant bids, evaluating them (so far as the variant or the evaluation of the variant is in the opinion of the contracting authority practicable) on the same basis as a conforming bid, but shall not be obliged to accept any such bid in preference to a conforming bid even if the variant bid scores more highly. No variant will be considered unless the bidder simultaneously submits a conforming bid. For more information about this opportunity, please visit the Delta eSourcing portal at: https://litmustms.co.uk/tenders/UK-UK-Surrey:-School-catering-services./Q28S5BR276 To respond to this opportunity, please click here: https://litmustms.co.uk/respond/Q28S5BR276 GO Reference: GO-2024917-PRO-27731202
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 15 Nov 2024, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
17 Sept 2024 → 1 Sept 2025 · 4 dates- Notice published17 Sept 2024, 14:05 BST
- Submission deadline15 Nov 2024, 12:00 GMT
- Invitations to tender expected16 Dec 2024
- Contract starts1 Sept 2025, 00:00 BST
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Christ’s SchoolReview body
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria