Official UK procurement notice
Leighton Middle School · UK public procurement notice
Authority: Leighton Middle School (Education)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionLeighton Middle School is seeking an experienced and innovative Catering Partner to deliver a high?quality food service that meets the needs of pupils and staff. The Catering Partner will operate a fully commercial, self?financing catering model who will a provide a vibrant, modern dining experience that pupils actively choose to engage with.
The successful partner will offer fresh, appealing, and nutritious food, delivered through a retail?led service style that reflects current high?street trends while remaining fully compliant with the School Food Standards. The School expects strong operational performance, excellent customer service, robust allergen management, and a commitment to continuous improvement.
This opportunity requires a provider with proven expertise in delivering commercially sustainable school catering, strong branding and merchandising, and the ability to create a welcoming, efficient, and pupil?focused dining environment. The contract will be awarded to the bidder offering the Most Advantageous Tender (MAT), balancing quality, innovation, and value.
CPV: School meals
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£570,000
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).
Published sub-criteria (2)
- Quality, Integrity, Management: 68%
- Finances: 32%
Published award criteria (2)
- Finances
- Quality, Integrity, Management
- Price carries 32 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3.2 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
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Goods
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- 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 Jun 2026, 23:54 BST
- Last source update
- 10 Oct 2026, 11:24 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 1 Jan 2027
- Authority reference
CA18099- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-058284- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06b998Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 14 Aug 2026, 09:30 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 20 Jul 2026, 09:30 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
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Timeline
20 Jun 2026 → 1 Jan 2027 · 8 dates- Tender notice published122 days ago20 Jun 2026, 23:54 BST
- Clarification questions by93 days ago20 Jul 2026, 09:30 BST
- Submission deadline68 days ago14 Aug 2026, 09:30 BST
- Assessment summaries sent14 days ago7 Oct 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published11 days ago10 Oct 2026, 11:24 BST
- Today21 Oct 2026
- Standstill endsin 1 day21 Oct 2026, 23:59 BST
- Contract startsin 72 days1 Jan 2027
- Award decision expected byin 73 days1 Jan 2027, 23:59 GMT
Notice history
6 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 20 Jun 2026- Tender notice published20 Jun 2026, 23:54 BSTUK4
- Tender notice published15 Jul 2026, 08:18 BSTUK4
- Deadline moved to 14 Aug 2026, 09:30 BST15 Jul 2026, 08:18 BST+14 days · was 31 Jul 2026, 09:30 BST
- Contract award notice published10 Oct 2026, 11:24 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete10 Oct 2026, 11:24 BST
- Contract signature expected21 Oct 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Caterlink1 Jan 2027 – 31 Dec 2029 · up to 31 Dec 2031Extensions: Extensions allowed: Yes (2 x 12 months) | £600,000 | 7 Oct 2026standstill to 21 Oct 2026 | Standstill |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1final-stage tenders · 6 at stage one | 0 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- CaterlinkAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender