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# Cluster of Three Secondary Schools Catering Tender Tower Hamlets

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/cluster-of-three-secondary-schools-catering-tender-tower-hamlets-ocds-h6vhtk-03c345). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Cluster of 3 Secondary Schools in Tower Hamlets Catering Tender: "Cluster of Three Secondary Schools Catering Tender Tower Hamlets". Published status: complete. Published Value: £3,000,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 12 May 2023, 13:00 BST. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Cluster of 3 Secondary Schools in Tower Hamlets Catering Tender](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/cluster-of-3-secondary-schools-in-tower-hamlets-catering-ten-GB-FTS-80875)
- **Published Value:** £3,000,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 12 May 2023 at 13:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Restricted procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** School catering services
- **Delivery Location:** UKI42
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £3,250,000 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-03c345`

## 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/cluster-of-three-secondary-schools-catering-tender-tower-hamlets-ocds-h6vhtk-03c345#tl-md)

## Description
Three secondary schools in Tower Hamlets are tendering their catering services as a cluster with a 1st August 2023 contract start date and the first day of service being 1st September 2023.  Whilst bidding as a cluster, each school reserves the right to awards its own preferred contractor.They are Bow School, Central Foundation Girls’ School and Morpeth School. Their combined roll is 4,369 and combined sales turnover is £850,000 per annum. Many of the catering teams have LGPS pensions, some have NEST. Full performance details for each school are in the SQ and ITT documents. This will be a second generation tender and each school is looking for a partner to drive positive change on site whilst working closely with the premises team; aligning with the school’s values.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 55524000
- **Delivery regions:** UKI

- **Description:** Three secondary schools in Tower Hamlets are tendering their catering services as a cluster with a 1st August 2023 contract start date and the first day of service being 1st September 2023.  Whilst bidding as a cluster, each school reserves the right...

- **Renewal published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** Cluster of 3 Secondary Schools Catering Tender Tower Hamlets (active)
  - Award id: `021212-2023-CCL_018-1`
  - Supplier(s): **Olive Dining Ltd**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-148368`
  - Value: £3,250,000 † (exc. VAT)

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** Cluster of 3 Secondary Schools Catering Tender Tower Hamlets (active)
  - Signed Value: £3,250,000
  - Signed Date: 22/07/2023

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F021212-2023)
- **Last Source Update:** 2023-07-23T09:19:45.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-22T09:59:46.289Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-03c345