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Published 3 Oct 2024, 16:54 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Holy Trinity CE Primary School

Official notice

Authority: Holy Trinity CE Primary School (Education)

ServicesRestricted procedureSME suitableAccelerated

Sectors: Hotel, restaurant and retail trade services (55) Delivery: London (UKI74)

Published estimate£335,000exc. VAT28.5% below published estimate

Submissions closed 17 Oct 2024awarded 23 Jun 2025

Awarded to The Orchard Contract Catering Ltd

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Holy Trinity CofE Primary School in Hillingdon is tendering their ‘delivered-in hot’ catering services to deliver the very best service for every child. The initial contract duration is set for three years, starting on 1st of January 2025, with a potential extension for two more years contingent on client satisfaction and mutual agreement on budgets and service levels. The primary objective of this contract is to enhance services, maximising sales and Free Schools Meal (FSM) uptake through proactive management, consistent high-quality food and robust, tangible contract support. The School and CCL (Cohesion Consulting Ltd) expect the successful Contractor to guarantee their financial proposal within reason and uphold excellent standards. The business managers and School Leadership Teams have requested that in this tender exercise the bidders focus on:A TUPE Compliant Bid with additional recommendations on service equipment, serving points, staffing levels and a bespoke food concept

CPV: School catering services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published

Lot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£335,000

Delivery: London · Holy Trinity CE Primary School, Rickmansworth Road, Northwood, Middlesex, HA6 2RH

Extensions: The contract is for an initial three year term. There is an option to extend the contract for a further two years subject to mutual agreement, based on strong financial and qualitative performance by mutual agreement.Second stage: up to 4 candidates invited to tenderVariant bids: not allowed

55524000 School catering services

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more

How bids were scored

Price

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Restricted procedure
Legal basis: CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category: Services
Notice status: Awarded
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered: Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement: No (one-off requirement)
First published: 3 Oct 2024, 16:54 BST
Last source update: 23 Jun 2025, 19:34 BST
Authority reference: CCL_051
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-034536
Accelerated: The new contract needs to start in January 2025 and to ensure a fair, transparent process and an effective TUPE process and mobilisation an accelerated process is essential.
Classification (CPV): School catering services
Delivery area: London (UKI74)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-04a5a3 Find a Tender

Review and risk notes

Review procedure: All details on review procedures are available from Cohesion Consulting.

How it was run

Official notice

Run through: In-tend · Who buys & how to bid on In-tend

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Submission deadline: 17 Oct 2024, 13:00 BST
Submission channel: {"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages: en
Bid validity: 180 days from the deadline

Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

in-tendhost.co.uk/cohesionconsulting/a… ↗

Timeline

17 Oct 2024 → 23 Jun 2025 · 3 dates

Submission deadline
17 Oct 2024, 13:00 BST
Invitations to tender expected
24 Oct 2024, 00:00 BST
Notice published
23 Jun 2025, 19:34 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender

Status changed to complete
23 Jun 2025, 19:34 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £239,6071 contract exc. VAT

Bids received 22 from SMEs

Contracts signed 1latest 23 Jun 2025

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
The Orchard Contract Catering LtdSMEHoly Trinity Primary School Catering tender	£239,607 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Holy Trinity Primary School Catering tender · The Orchard Contract Catering LtdSME
Signed
23 Jun 2025
Value
£239,607
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
2bids · 2 electronic	2	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Holy Trinity CE Primary School

Contracting authorityEducationBody governed by public lawEducation Rickmansworth Road, Northwood, Middlesex, London, HA6 2RHContact name, email Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

Cohesion Consulting LtdMediation body Tunbridge WellsContact email, phone
The Cabinet OfficeReview body LondonContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

The Orchard Contract Catering LtdAwarded supplier 22 Church Close, , Uxbridge, England,, London, UB8 2XGContact email

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.