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# PP-10147 River Bank Primary School Catering

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/pp-10147-river-bank-primary-school-catering-ocds-h6vhtk-04e2a5). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** River Bank Primary School: "PP-10147 River Bank Primary School Catering". Published status: complete. Published Value: £1,250,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 19 Mar 2025, 12:00 GMT. Published submission portal: in-tendhost.co.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [River Bank Primary School](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/river-bank-primary-school-urn-139782)
- **Published Value:** £1,250,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 19 March 2025 at 12:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** School catering services, School meals, School-meal services
- **Delivery Location:** UKH21
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £1,482,346 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **Official Documents:** 2 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/pp-10147-river-bank-primary-school-catering-ocds-h6vhtk-04e2a5#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-04e2a5`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/pp-10147-river-bank-primary-school-catering-ocds-h6vhtk-04e2a5#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [in-tendhost.co.uk](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fin-tendhost.co.uk%2Fplacegroup%2Faspx%2FHome)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/pp-10147-river-bank-primary-school-catering-ocds-h6vhtk-04e2a5#participate

## Description
River Bank Primary School is a primary school located on Bath Road, Luton, Bedfordshire, LU3 1ES with capacity for 840 pupils.The proposed contract will be for the outsourced provision of catering services to the Client. It is the Client’s expectation that the Successful Bidder shall be responsible for the operation of the catering function including employment and management of staff, supply of foodstuffs, consumables and light equipment and preparing and serving appropriate meals.  The Client will retain responsibility for payment of utilities and the operation and maintenance of core catering equipment and facilities. The Successful bidder will provide a range of good quality, nutritious, attractively presented meals for pupils and staff, that comply with Government’s minimum nutritional and food based standards for the educational sector. Meals should reflect growth in healthy eating trends, promote uptake, and comply with the new Ofsted guidance for catering.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 15894210, 55523100, 55524000
- **Delivery regions:** UKH

- **Estimated Value:** £1,250,000
- **Description:** River Bank Primary School is a primary school located on Bath Road, Luton, Bedfordshire,LU3 1ES with capacity for 840 pupils.The proposed contract will be for the outsourcedprovision of catering services to the Client. It is the Client’s expectation ...

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** River Bank Primary School Catering (active)
  - Award id: `042843-2025-PP-10147 River Bank Primary School Catering-1`
  - Supplier(s): **abm catering limited**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-105156`
  - Value: £1,482,346 † (exc. VAT)

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** River Bank Primary School Catering (active)
  - Signed Value: £1,482,346
  - Signed Date: 06/05/2025

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F042843-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2025-07-24T14:07:14.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-28T02:48:32.841Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-04e2a5