EE-0009 Chelmsford County Girls Catering

Official notice

Authority: CHELMSFORD COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL FOR GIRLS (Education)·On behalf of: Place Group Ltd

Award under frameworkLight touch regime

Sectors: Hotel, restaurant and retail trade services (55) Delivery: East of England (UKH3)

Awarded value£2,619,936published award · exc. VAT

Awarded 28 Aug 2026

Awarded to Compass Contract Services (U.K.) Limited, trading as ESS Government Services

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Provision of Catering Services to Chelmsford County High School for Girls as further described in Attachment 2 Chelmsford Girls Quote_Chartwells

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

Delivery: East of England

55524000 School catering services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Award under framework
Legal basis: UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Notice status: Awarded
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime: Light touch regime
Commercial structure: Call-off under a framework
Competition type: Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered: Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 8 Sept 2026, 15:27 BST
Last source update: 8 Sept 2026, 15:27 BST
Authority reference: EE-0009
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-085015
Latest notice: Contract award notice (UK6)
Delivery area: East of England (UKH3)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06f4d6 Find a Tender

Related procedures1

Call-off under framework PP-10183a Hornchurch Academy Trust Facilities Management Open Framework

Notice history

2 events · 1 release on Find a Tender · since 8 Sept 2026

Contract award notice published
8 Sept 2026, 15:27 BST
UK6
Contract signature expected
17 Sept 2026, 23:59 BST
scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £2,619,9361 award exc. VAT

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Compass Contract Services (U.K.) Limited, trading as ESS Government ServicesSME17 Sept 2026 – 31 Aug 2031	£2,619,936	28 Aug 2026	Awarded

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

CHELMSFORD COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL FOR GIRLS

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-COH: 07445392 Chelmsford County High School For Girls, Chelmsford, East of England, CM1 1RWContact email

Other public bodies

Place Group LtdProcuring entityProcurement Agent on behalf of clientGB-COH: 04395705 Penzance, South WestContact name, email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

COMPASS CONTRACT SERVICES (U.K.) LIMITEDAwarded supplierGB-COH: 02114954 Parklands Court, 24 Parklands, Rubery, Birmingham, West Midlands, B45 9PZContact email

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender8 Sept 2026, 15:27 BST