EE-0017 Tonbridge Grammar School Catering

Official notice

Authority: TONBRIDGE GRAMMAR SCHOOL (Education)·On behalf of: Place Group Ltd

Award under frameworkLight touch regime

Sectors: Hotel, restaurant and retail trade services (55) Delivery: Delivery location not published

Awarded value£1,170,000published award · exc. VAT

Awarded 27 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 the Customer as further described in EE-0017 Tonbridge Catering Call-Off Contract Order Form

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

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: 27 Aug 2026, 15:11 BST
Last source update: 27 Aug 2026, 15:11 BST
Authority reference: EE-0017
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-081850
Latest notice: Contract award notice (UK6)
Delivery area: Not published
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06edcb 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 27 Aug 2026

Contract award notice published
27 Aug 2026, 15:11 BST
UK6
Contract signature expected
9 Sept 2026, 23:59 BST
scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £1,170,0001 award exc. VAT

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Compass Contract Services (U.K.) Limited, trading as ESS Government ServicesSMEEE-0017 Tonbridge Catering1 Apr 2027 – 31 Mar 2029	£1,170,000	27 Aug 2026	Awarded

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

TONBRIDGE GRAMMAR SCHOOL

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-COH: 07455728 Tonbridge Grammar School, Deakin Leas, Tonbridge, South East, TN9 2JRContact email

Other public bodies

Place Group LtdProcess contact pointProcuring 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) Limited t/a ChartwellsAwarded supplierGB-COH: 02114954 Parklands Court, 24 Parklands, Rubery, 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 Tender27 Aug 2026, 15:11 BST