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ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-02977d"
title: "Invitation to Tender for Catering Services"
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# Invitation to Tender for Catering Services

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/invitation-to-tender-for-catering-services-ocds-h6vhtk-02977d). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Brentwood County High School: "Invitation to Tender for Catering Services". Published status: active. Published Value: £750,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 16 Apr 2021, 09:00 BST. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** ACTIVE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Brentwood County High School](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/brentwood-county-high-school-urn-145474)
- **Published Value:** £750,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 16 April 2021 at 09:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Competitive procedure with negotiation
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Secondary education services
- **Delivery Location:** UKH3
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Official Documents:** 2 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/invitation-to-tender-for-catering-services-ocds-h6vhtk-02977d#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-02977d`

## 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/invitation-to-tender-for-catering-services-ocds-h6vhtk-02977d#tl-md)

## Description
Brentwood County High School (BCHS) is running this tender process for the award and appointment of a new contractor for the provision of our school meals service.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 80200000
- **Delivery regions:** UKH

- **Estimated Value:** £750,000
- **Description:** BCHS requires a school meals service provider that will serve our pupils healthy balanced meal options which are appealing and tasty. For our pupils to learn effectively, we believe that a healthy diet is of key importance. We seek adherence to the N...

- **Renewal published:** yes

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F004120-2021)
- **Last Source Update:** 2021-03-02T11:40:01.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-28T09:52:30.798Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-02977d