Official UK procurement notice
Mayfield School Catering - Notice to Award
Procurement agent: Educo·On behalf of: Mayfield School (from the title)
Sectors: Hotel, restaurant and retail trade services (55) Delivery: London (UKI53)
Published estimate£503,000≈ £168k / year · £603,600 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 23 Feb 2026awarded 5 Jun 2026
Awarded to ACCENT CATERING SERVICES LIMITED (04298350)
Contract term 3 yrsends 31 Jul 2029 · starts 1 Aug 2026
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionfollowing a 2 stage evaluation and scoring process culminating in contractors being interviewed and the client deciding on their preferred supplier to provide catering services throughout the academic term to students and staff at the school.
- How the procedure runs: Stage 1 Expressions of Interest and submission of completed Selection Questionnaire to be evaluated & scored. Stage 2 on-line briefing, Site visit, submission of financial and operational proposal to be evaluated and scored. Presentation to client to be evaluated and scored Client decision of preferred supplier contract award
- No preliminary market engagement: This is the first stage a of multi stage process
CPV: School catering services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedPublished value£503,000
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).
How bids were scored
Published sub-criteria (2)
- Financial: 20%
- Operational: 80%
Published award criteria (2)
- Financial: detail of organisational financial performance
- Operational: response to operational questions
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Competitive flexible procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Light touch regime
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 16 Jan 2026, 12:02 GMT
- Last source update
- 26 Jun 2026, 13:50 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 11 May 2026
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-003841- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06078bFind a Tender
- How it runs
Stage 1 Expressions of Interest and submission of completed Selection Questionnaire to be evaluated & scored.
Stage 2 on-line briefing, Site visit, submission of financial and operational proposal to be evaluated and scored.
Presentation to client to be evaluated and scored
Client decision of preferred supplier
contract award
How it was run
Official noticeRun through: mytenders · Who buys & how to bid on myTenders
Access & registration note: Free publication showcase; bidding happens on buyer portals
- Submission deadline
- 23 Feb 2026, 10:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 6 Feb 2026, 10:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
mytenders.co.uk
Timeline
16 Jan 2026 → 1 Aug 2026 · 7 dates- Tender notice published279 days ago16 Jan 2026, 12:02 GMT
- Clarification questions by258 days ago6 Feb 2026, 10:00 GMT
- Submission deadline241 days ago23 Feb 2026, 10:00 GMT
- Award decision expected by164 days ago11 May 2026, 23:59 BST
- Assessment summaries sent119 days ago26 Jun 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published118 days ago26 Jun 2026, 13:50 BST
- Contract starts83 days ago1 Aug 2026, 00:00 BST
Notice history
4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 16 Jan 2026- Tender notice published16 Jan 2026, 12:02 GMTUK4
- Contract award notice published26 Jun 2026, 13:50 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete26 Jun 2026, 13:50 BST
- Contract signature expected31 Jul 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £2,980,7001 award exc. VAT
Bids received 3
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| ACCENT CATERING SERVICES LIMITED (04298350)Mayfield School Catering 1 Aug 2026 – 31 Jul 2029 · up to 31 Jul 2031Extensions: successful completion of initial contract term and subject to satisfactory completion of agreed kpi's | £2,980,700 | 5 Jun 2026 | Awarded |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3final-stage tenders | 0 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeClients of the procurement agent
- Mayfield SchoolBeneficiary authoritynamed in the title
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Accent CateringAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Bidding documents and specificationsAccess: uploaded to the mytenders portal
Notices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender