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Published 20 Apr 2026, 14:21 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Kings Heath Primary School ~ Catering Tender

Official notice

Authority: Kings Heath Primary School (Education)

ServicesBelow threshold - open competitionBelow thresholdSME suitable
Published estimate£115,000≈ £38k / year · £115,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 21 Aug 2026awarded 5 Oct 2026
Awarded to Cater Link Limited
Contract term 3 yrsends 31 Dec 2029 · up to 31 Dec 2031 with extensions · starts 1 Jan 2027

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The successful Supplier will be required to provide Catering Services for Kings Heath Primary School. Kings Heath Primary School is a happy school because the children feel safe and secure. They are cared for by a committed, caring and skilled staff who pride themselves on creating an environment where pupils can express themselves.

Mark Court and as the Headteacher, I am very proud to welcome you to Kings Heath Primary School.

Our mission statement: ‘Nurturing Ambition, Achievement, Respect and Happiness’ is at the heart of our school and community.

Situated in the south of Birmingham, Kings Heath is a large Primary school. We are deeply committed to challenging inequality in any form through an inclusive ethos that runs through the school.

Our primary aim is to ensure the very best teaching, learning and achievement for all pupils through an academically challenging and creative curriculum. We celebrate each child as an individual, enabling them to nurture their talents as well as support them to be culturally knowledgeable about our community, country and world.

We are proud of the rich diversity of our community and aim to provide a stimulating, relevant curriculum that develops each child whilst ensuring equality for all. We challenge all forms of discrimination and unconscious bias by providing a curriculum that is relevant to the backgrounds of all our pupils. We place a high importance and promote the love of reading so that pupils become articulate communicators and readers for life.

We are pleased that Ofsted recognises our ethos as such a major strength and have identified that at the heart of our school there are ‘very warm relationships in all classes’ which ‘encourage and develop pupils’ confidence and enjoyment of learning’

Please see PSQ Document for more information.

CPV: School catering services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewal 3 yrsSMEPublished value£115,000
Contract period: 1 Jan 2027 – 31 Dec 2029 (3 yrs) · up to 31 Dec 2031 with extensionsValue: £115,000 exc. VAT · £115,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: West MidlandsEligibility: SME eligible
Extensions: 3+2 Please see PSQ Document for more information.

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
Quality: 70%Price: 30%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • Criterion 1: 70%
  • Criterion 2: 30%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Criterion 1
  • Criterion 2
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 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
Below threshold - open competition
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Below threshold
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
20 Apr 2026, 14:21 BST
Last source update
26 Oct 2026, 12:08 GMT
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-035673
Latest notice
Contract award notice (UK6)
Classification (CPV)
School catering services
Delivery area
West Midlands (UKG31)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06866a Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Litmus TMS
Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowed
Access & registration note: Free
Submission deadline
21 Aug 2026, 12:00 BST
Clarification deadline
29 May 2026, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

20 Apr 2026 → 1 Jan 2027 · 5 dates
  1. Tender notice published190 days ago
    20 Apr 2026, 14:21 BST
  2. Clarification questions by151 days ago
    29 May 2026, 12:00 BST
  3. Submission deadline67 days ago
    21 Aug 2026, 12:00 BST
  4. Latest notice published43h ago
    26 Oct 2026, 12:08 GMT
  5. Today
    28 Oct 2026
  6. Contract startsin 64 days
    1 Jan 2027

Notice history

4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 20 Apr 2026
  1. Tender notice published
    20 Apr 2026, 14:21 BST
    UK4
  2. Contract award notice published
    26 Oct 2026, 12:08 GMT
    UK6
  3. Status changed to complete
    26 Oct 2026, 12:08 GMT
  4. Contract signature expected
    6 Nov 2026, 23:59 GMT
    scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value (inc. VAT) £115,0001 award inc. VAT; no net value published
Bids received 53 from SMEs
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Cater Link Limited1 Jan 2027 – 31 Dec 2029 · up to 31 Dec 2031Extensions: 3+2 Please see PSQ Document for more information.£115,000 inc. VAT5 Oct 2026Awarded

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
5final-stage tenders30—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Kings Heath Primary School

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PWPM-8276-DLTG Kings Heath Primary School, Valentine Road, Kings Heath, Birmingham, West Midlands, B14 7AJContact name, email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Cater Link LimitedAwarded supplierGB-COH: 03732298 Earley West, 300 Thames Valley Park Drive, Reading, South East, RG6 1PTContact email, phone

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender