Official UK procurement notice
OHC&AT Catering Services · UK public procurement notice
Authority: Orchard Hill College & Academy Trust (Education)
What is being bought6 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionFor Catering Services for Orchard Hill Academy Trust Sites - Brantridge, Carew, Dysart, Link Sites, St Philip’s and Unified Academies
- No preliminary market engagement: Please note that OHC&AT have not issued a Preliminary Market Engagement Notice for this contract. This is due to prior understanding that this is a competitive market without any complex tender requirements.
CPV: Catering services
Lots and requirements (6)Procurement structure
6 lots · all with a published value (£2,493,400 together) · same evaluation weights on every lotLot #1Brantridge SchoolRenewalPublished value£390,185
Catering Service for Brantridge School, Staplefield Place, Staplefield, Haywards Heath RH17 6EQ Specialist primary-aged school for boys aged 6–11, focusing on SEMH and related needs. Estimated lot value based on spend over previous academic year £78,037
Lot #2Carew AcademyRenewalPublished value£488,315
Catering Services for Carew Academy, 33 Headley Avenue, Wallington, Surrey, SM6 8NQ Specialist academy for pupils aged 7-18 with a wide range of ability levels and additional learning needs, including complex needs. Estimated annual lot value based on last academic years spend £97,663
Lot #3Dysart SchoolRenewalPublished value£366,005
Catering services for Dysart School, 190 Ewell Rd, Surbiton KT6 6HL Specialist school for 180 pupils aged 4 to 19 who have a range of severe and complex learning difficulties. Estimated annual spend is based on the previous academic years spend £73,201
Lot #4Link Schools – includes Primary and SecondaryRenewalPublished value£245,365
Catering services for Link Schools - Link Primary, 138 Croydon Rd, Croydon. CR0 4PG. Link Secondary 82-86 Croydon Rd, Croydon. CR0 4PD Specialising in meeting the needs of students who have Speech, Language and Communication difficulties. Estimated annual spend for this lot is calculated on the previous academic years spend - £49073
Lot #5St Philip’s SchoolRenewalPublished value£301,165
Catering services for St Philip’s School, St Philip’s School, Harrow Cl, Chessington KT9 2HR Specialist school with a pupils aged 9 to 19. It serves children with complex autism and other special educational needs. Estimated annual spend for this lot is based on the previous academic years spend £60,233
Lot #6Unified AcademyRenewalPublished value£702,365
Catering Services for Unified Academy, Chart Ln S, Dorking RH5 4DB Boys aged 9-16 with social, emotional and mental health needs. The estimated annual spend for this lot is based on the previous academic years spend £140,473
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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).
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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).
Published sub-criteria (4)
- OHC&AT Requirements & Quality: 25%
- Quality -Tasting: 10%
- Price criteria: 55%
- Sustainability & Social Value: 10%
Published award criteria (4)
- Price criteria
- OHC&AT Requirements & Quality
- Quality -Tasting
- Sustainability & Social Value
- Price carries 55 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 5.5 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
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
- Services
- Notice status
- Closed
- 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
- 18 Feb 2026, 16:08 GMT
- Last source update
- 18 Feb 2026, 16:08 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 14 May 2026
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-014938- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06576eFind a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 20 Mar 2026, 15:39 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 13 Mar 2026, 15:39 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
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Timeline
18 Feb 2026 → 1 Aug 2026 · 5 dates- Tender notice published246 days ago18 Feb 2026, 16:08 GMT
- Clarification questions by223 days ago13 Mar 2026, 15:39 GMT
- Submission deadline216 days ago20 Mar 2026, 15:39 GMT
- Award decision expected by160 days ago14 May 2026, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts82 days ago1 Aug 2026, 00:00 BST
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Tender notice published18 Feb 2026, 16:08 GMTUK4
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender