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Published 10 Sept 2026, 14:18 BST
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Pontarddulais Comprehensive School ~ Catering Tender

Pontarddulais Comprehensive School
Education
services
SME eligible
Above threshold
Competitive flexible procedure
GPA Covered: {"GPA"}
School catering services
Wales (UKL18)
Published value
£1,800,000
≈ £599,453 / year
Submission deadline
5 Feb 2027, 12:00 GMT
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Clarification Cut-Off
6 Nov 2026, 12:00 GMT
Tender enquiry deadline · 1 lot
Contract duration
3 yrs (with extension options)
Starts 1 Sept 2027, 00:00 BST
Electronic Sourcing Gateway:
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Instructions: https://litmustms.co.uk/respond/87EU7GX7VC

What is being bought & procurement scope

Procurement Scope & Specification
Tenderline summary generated from the published notice
Executive Summary: Pontarddulais Comprehensive School: "Pontarddulais Comprehensive School ~ Catering Tender". Published status: active. Published value: £1,800,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 5 Feb 2027, 12:00 GMT. Published submission portal: litmustms.co.uk.
Official Requirement Description:
The successful Supplier will be required to provide catering services for Pontarddulais Comprehensive School, located in Swansea, Wales. The annual contract value is approximately £300,000 and the initial contract term will be three years, commencing 1 September 2027 and concluding 31 August 2030. The contract will operate on a guaranteed performance basis, offering a fixed annual return and/or subsidy. There will be an option to extend for a further term of three years by mutual agreement. Pontarddulais Comprehensive School is an English medium 11-16 mixed school in the City and County of Swansea. There are currently 850 pupils on roll with approximately 17% of those entitled to a Free School Meal. The School was opened in 1982, with a Specialist Teaching Facility added in 2007 for up to 10 pupils with profound and multiple learning disabilities. It serves a large catchment area that includes Llangyfelach, Pengelli, Pontarddulais, Pontlliw and Penllergaer primary schools. Pupils are drawn from a widely dispersed catchment area including urban areas, small villages and hill farms. A significant demand for places outside the designated catchment confirms the popularity of the school. The School has sustained a record of excellent performance in pupil outcomes over several years. The School received a hugely positive Estyn inspection in December 2023. It was noted that "Pontarddulais Comprehensive School is a dynamic and inclusive school where pupils, regardless of background or ability, thrive academically, socially, and emotionally”. The school places great value on their partnerships with parents and carers. They believe that pupils’ success is founded on forging positive relationships through mutual respect, and excellent teaching and learning experiences. Please see PSQ Document for more information. For more information about this opportunity, please visit the eSourcing portal at: https://litmustms.co.uk/tenders/UK-UK-Swansea:-School-catering-services./87EU7GX7VC To respond to this opportunity, please click here: https://litmustms.co.uk/respond/87EU7GX7VC

Lots and requirements (1)

Procurement Structure
Published by the contracting authority
  • Lot 1 · #1
    Individual lot title not published
    active
    Renewal
    Published value£1,800,000
    The source published no individual title or description for this lot.
    Contract period:
    1 Sept 2027 — 31 Aug 2030 (3 yrs)
    Eligibility:
    SME eligible
    Options / extension:
    3+3, please see PSQ Document for more information.

Qualification snapshot & criteria

Go / No-Go Decision Box
Criteria & entry requirements
Evaluation weighting
Criterion 1: 70%
Criterion 2: 30%
Incumbent & Market Position
Open Competition LandscapeNo single vendor holds a majority of retained authority awards.
Entry requirements & qualification
  • Turnover Benchmark
    Guideline requirement: ~£1,198,905 annual turnover.Per Cabinet Office EFS 2026 & Sourcing Playbook: general proportionality cap (~2× run-rate), not an automatic disqualifier.
  • Insurance Commitments (No Upfront Purchase Needed)
    Standard public thresholds: Employer Liability (£5m), Public Liability (£5m-£10m), Professional Indemnity (£1m-£5m).✓ Commitment required upon award only — no upfront policy purchase needed to bid
  • Accreditations & Security Vetting
    Check tender pack for Cyber Essentials Plus (PPN 014 risk-proportional), ISO 27001/9001, and BPSS / SC security clearance requirements for named delivery personnel.
  • Contract Duration & Term OptionsExpected duration: 3 yrs (with extension options)
    • Source: Cabinet Office Sourcing Playbook & EFS Guidance.

    Buyer track record & authority intelligence: Pontarddulais Comprehensive School

    Rolling 24 months
    Derived from OCDS data
    Published track record for Pontarddulais Comprehensive School. These figures describe a rolling 24-month window, not a forecast of bids or a measure of buyer bias.
    Avg price drop
    Not availableEarly / insufficient sample
    Needs a published budget AND award for the same procedure
    Competition Density
    Not availableNo published reports
    Single-bidder rate: Not published
    Supplier Concentration
    No estimate
    Insufficient attributable awardsNo attributable single-supplier awards retained
    Published spend
    Check noticePublished terms
    Payment obligations depend on the applicable regime and contract.
    Typical award value
    Not available
    Too few awards for a meaningful range
    Awarded spend by half-year
    2024-H2
    2025-H1
    2025-H2
    2026-H1
    2026-H2
    Methodology & coverage notes (0 active published awards)
    Coverage: 0 active published awards; 0 bid reports (which may be per lot); 0 valued awards. Supplier values exclude multi-supplier awards, frameworks and DPS, and use GBP only. They are published award values, not payments. Published-to-award variance compares single-lot, single-award, single-supplier GBP procedures with explicitly non-framework/non-DPS status; increases remain in the average. Every figure carries an evidence level: Robust (5+ observations), Moderate (3–4), Indicative (1–2). Unpublished data stays unknown. Awarded suppliers are winners, not all bidders.

    Sector Market Benchmark & Opportunity Radar

    CPV 55 · UK Sector Analysis
    Observed CPV-sector evidence
    Suitable for SMEs
    Prepared 10 Sept 2026, 16:00 BST
    Observed CPV-sector evidence where it exists, with clearly labelled UK all-sector context for sparse fields; this is market context, not a bid forecast.
    Median Winning Discount
    0%
    CPV sector evidence · 73 comparable price observations
    Typical Bids Received
    4reported bids
    CPV sector evidence · 1,131 published bid reports
    Decision Velocity
    ~70 days
    CPV sector evidence · median from 155 completed procedures
    Notice Stability
    Stable notice
    Published terms remained unchanged
    Top Contenders in this Sector (CPV 55)
    Active commercial suppliers winning public contracts in this field
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    Total awarded value
    Avg. winning discount
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    Comparable Published Opportunities & Re-tender Precedents
    Ranked by multi-factor similarity score
    Historic records ranked from matching published evidence. They serve as research precedents for contract scoping, specifications, and previous awardees.
    Published procedure
    Published value
    Matching evidence
    Provision of Bar & Catering Services - Swansea TheatresCity & County of Swansea · 1 Sept 2026, 11:38 BST
    		£7,760,000
    same CPV family
    same region
    similar value band
    The FitzWimarc School - Catering TenderThe FitzWimarc School · 28 Jul 2026, 13:19 BST
    		£3,361,925
    same CPV family
    similar value band
    Provision of School Catering Services for Nascot Wood SchoolsNascot Wood Junior School · 16 Jul 2026, 19:56 BST
    		£1,004,000
    same CPV family
    similar value band
    Rickmansworth School Catering TenderRICKMANSWORTH SCHOOL · 23 Jun 2026, 14:36 BST
    		£1,800,000
    same CPV family
    similar value band
    Oakwood Park Grammar School - Catering TenderOakwood Park Grammar School · 6 Aug 2026, 14:34 BST
    		£1,523,760
    same CPV family
    similar value band
    Method: tender-intelligence-v1. Empirical OCDS facts and cross-sector percentiles; missing fields remain unrecorded.SME Friendly Qualification Criteria

    Procedure terms & legal framework

    Procedure methodCompetitive flexible procedureLegal basis
    UKPGA · 2023/54
    Procurement Act 2023
    		Procurement categoryservices
    Notice statusactiveProcurement threshold
    Above threshold
    (FTS publication)
    		Regulatory regimeStandard commercial regime
    Commercial structureStand-alone contract (No framework)Competition typeCompetitive procedureGPA WTO covered{"GPA"}
    Recurring procurementNo (One-off requirement)First published10 Sept 2026, 14:18 BSTLast source update10 Sept 2026, 14:18 BST
    Award evaluation windowSubmission end — 22 Mar 2027, 23:59 GMTClassification (CPV)School catering services
    Delivery area
    Wales (UKL18)
    Official Registry OCIDocds-h6vhtk-06f6eb

    How to participate & submission route

    Submit via Litmus TMS
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    Access & Registration note: Free
    Expression of interest (EOI)—Tender submission deadline
    5 Feb 2027, 12:00 GMT
    		Clarification deadline
    6 Nov 2026, 12:00 GMT
    Submission channelOfficial e-sourcing portalElectronic submissionAllowedAccepted languagesen
    Participation feeFree of charge (Open access)
    Detailed Submission Instructions & Authority Contacts
    From official release
    Timeline
    1. Procedure published
      10 Sept 2026, 14:18 BST
    2. Clarification deadline
      6 Nov 2026, 12:00 GMT
    3. Submission deadline
      5 Feb 2027, 12:00 GMT

    Commercial outcome and contract awards

    Awards (0)No award published
    Contracts (0)No contract published
    Bid statisticsNo aggregate bid statistics published
    Notice history
    From official release and amendment events
    1. Official notice release published
      10 Sept 2026, 14:18 BST

    Buyer and organisations in this procedure

    Pontarddulais Comprehensive School

    Contracting authority
    Education
    GB-PPON-PJYD-8681-HCMH
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    Official Documents & Specifications (2)

    Official links; attachments are not copied

    • Tender notice on Find a Tender

      tender
      Tender notice
      10 Sept 2026, 14:18 BST

    • Conflict of interest declaration

      tender
      Conflict of interest declaration
      Notice declares: Not published