Official UK procurement notice
Oaks Park School Catering Tender - Contract Award
Procurement agent: Educo·On behalf of: Oaks Park School (from the title)
Sectors: Hotel, restaurant and retail trade services (55) Delivery: UKLondon (UKI53)
Published estimate£1,650,000≈ £550k / year · £1,980,000 inc. VAT10.3% above final estimate
Submissions closed 29 Nov 2025awarded 6 Feb 2026
Awarded to ACCENT CATERING SERVICES LIMITED (04298350), INNOVATE SERVICES LIMITED (06420662)
Contract term 3 yrsends 4 Apr 2029 · starts 5 Apr 2026
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionto provide the term time provision of catering services for pupils and staff at Oaks Park School in Redbridge.
- How the procedure runs: this will be a two stage process with Stage completion of a Selection Questionnaire this will be evaluated and scored with the highest scoring Contractors being invited to progress to stage 2 where they will be required to submit a financial and operational proposal. this will be evaluated and scored with the shortlisted Contractors being invited to present to the client who will then decide on the preferred supplier.
CPV: School catering services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedPublished value£1,650,000
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: provide detail of organisation financial performance as requested within Section 5 of the SQ
- Operational: provide response to technical questions within Section 9 of the SQ
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
- 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
- 25 Sept 2025, 17:49 BST
- Last source update
- 25 Mar 2026, 14:47 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 6 Mar 2026
- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-070940- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05a293Find a Tender
- How it runs
this will be a two stage process with Stage completion of a Selection Questionnaire this will be evaluated and scored with the highest scoring Contractors being invited to progress to stage 2 where they will be required to submit a financial and operational proposal. this will be evaluated and scored with the shortlisted Contractors being invited to present to the client who will then decide on the preferred supplier.
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
- 29 Nov 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 21 Nov 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Timeline
25 Sept 2025 → 5 Apr 2026 · 11 dates- Planning notice published386 days ago25 Sept 2025, 17:49 BST
- Market engagement351 days ago30 Oct 2025, 23:59 GMT
Contractors will be asked to present Company data, complete Mandatory & discretionary exclusion statements, and complete a series of operational questions
- Tender notice published346 days ago4 Nov 2025, 15:47 GMT
- Next notice expected332 days ago18 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT
- Clarification questions by329 days ago21 Nov 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Submission deadline321 days ago29 Nov 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Assessment summaries sent253 days ago6 Feb 2026
- Standstill ends241 days ago17 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Award decision expected by224 days ago6 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Latest notice published205 days ago25 Mar 2026, 14:47 GMT
- Contract starts195 days ago5 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST
Notice history
9 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 25 Sept 2025- Preliminary market engagement notice published25 Sept 2025, 17:49 BSTUK2
- Tender notice published4 Nov 2025, 15:47 GMTUK4
- Status changed to active4 Nov 2025, 15:47 GMT
- Procurement method changed4 Nov 2025, 15:47 GMT
- Deadline published: 29 Nov 2025, 12:00 GMT4 Nov 2025, 15:47 GMT
- Contract award notice published6 Feb 2026, 15:16 GMTUK6
- Status changed to complete6 Feb 2026, 15:16 GMT
- Contract signature expected19 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMTscheduled
- Contract details notice published25 Mar 2026, 14:47 GMTUK7
Routine re-releases (4)
- 2025-09: 1 release · 25 Sept 2025
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £1,820,1781 award exc. VAT
Bids received 4
Contracts signed 1latest 13 Mar 2026
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| ACCENT CATERING SERVICES LIMITED (04298350), INNOVATE SERVICES LIMITED (06420662)joint awardOaks Park High School Catering Contract1 Aug 2026 – 31 Jul 2029 | £1,820,178 | 6 Feb 2026 | Awarded |
Contracts
Oaks Park Catering 2026 · ACCENT CATERING SERVICES LIMITED (04298350), INNOVATE SERVICES LIMITED (06420662)
- Signed
- 13 Mar 2026
- Value
- £1,820,178
- Period
- 1 Apr 2026 – 31 Jul 2029
- Status
- active
5 agreed KPIs: kpi 1 · kpi 2 · kpi 3 …
- kpi 1
- kpi 2
- kpi 3
- kpi 4
- kpi 5
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4final-stage tenders | 0 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeClients of the procurement agent
- Oaks Park SchoolBeneficiary authoritynamed in the title
Bidders & participating suppliers
2 commercial parties on the notice- Accent CateringAwarded supplier
- Accent CateringAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (6)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Bidding documents and specifications selection questionnaire
- Bidding documents and specifications example agreement
Notices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender