Official UK procurement notice
Invitation to tender for PKAT Primary School Catering Services at Longthorpe and Nova
Authority: PKAT (Public body)
Sectors: Hotel, restaurant and retail trade services (55) Delivery: East of England (UKH11)
Awarded value£800,0002 contracts · exc. VAT
Submissions closed 21 Apr 2025awarded 13 Jan 2026
Awarded to Dolce Ltd2 awards
What is being bought2 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionInvitation to tender for PKAT Primary School Catering Services at Longthorpe and Nova
CPV: School catering services
Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure
2 lots · no lot values published · a supplier may bid for at most 2 and win at most 2 of them · same evaluation weights on every lotLot #1LongthorpeAwarded
Lot 1 - Longthorpe
Lot #2NovaAwarded
Lot 2 - Nova
What it takes to wini
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 morei
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).
How bids were scored · same split on all 2 lots
Published sub-criteria (2)
- Non Financial: 60%
- Cost: 40%
Published award criteria (2)
- Non Financial: 60.00%
- Cost: 40.00%
What this means for your bid
- Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open 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
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 14 Feb 2025, 12:24 GMT
- Last source update
- 13 Jan 2026, 12:06 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 21 Apr 2025 – …
- Authority reference
CA15319 -- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-002610- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04e1d6Find a Tender
How it was run
Official noticeRun through: MultiQuote · Who buys & how to bid on MultiQuote
Access & registration note: Free
- Submission deadline
- 21 Apr 2025, 17:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 21 Apr 2025, 17:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Timeline
21 Apr 2025 → 13 Jan 2026 · 3 dates- Submission deadline21 Apr 2025, 17:00 BST
- Bids opened21 Apr 2025, 17:00 BST
- Notice published282 days ago13 Jan 2026, 12:06 GMT
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete13 Jan 2026, 12:06 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 2
Awarded value £800,0002 contracts exc. VAT
Bids received 14
Contracts signed 2latest 13 Jan 2026
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lot 1 · Longthorpe1 award | |||
| Dolce Ltd | £400,000 † | — | Awarded |
| Lot 2 · Nova1 award | |||
| Dolce Ltd | £400,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · Longthorpe | 7bids | — | — | — |
| 2 · Nova | 7bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Peterborough Keys Academies TrustReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Dolce LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria