Official UK procurement notice
PP-10175 Federation of Earlswood Schools Catering
Authority: The Federation of Earlswood Schools (Education)·On behalf of: Place Group Ltd
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Federation of Earlswood Schools is a well-established primary phase federation located in Redhill, Surrey, serving the local Earlswood community across two nearby sites: Earlswood Infant and Nursery School and Earlswood Junior School. Together, the Federation provides education from Nursery through to Year 6
Further information on the Client’s requirements can be found at Attachment 1 Specification and Attachment 2 Client Data.
The Contract period will be for 3 years initially, with the option to extend for two further one-year periods at the discretion of the Client.
CPV: School catering services · School meals · School-meal services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£708,333
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).
Published sub-criteria (2)
- Quality Assessment: 60%
- Price Assessment: 40%
Published award criteria (2)
- Quality Assessment
- Price Assessment
- Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
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
- 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
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 15 Apr 2026, 10:01 BST
- Last source update
- 2 Jun 2026, 11:59 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 25 May 2026
- Authority reference
PP-10175- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-034032- Accelerated
- Light touch contract
- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-068294Find a Tender- Contract terms summary
As per the contract terms and conditions included as part of the tender documentation
- Risks
Please see section 7 of Part A of the tender documentation for details of contract risks and dependencies
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 5 May 2026, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 27 Apr 2026, 17:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Tender responses, and all clarifications and correspondence, must be submitted using the In-Tend portal at the following link, under project reference PP-10175: in-tendhost.co.uk/placegroup ↗
Timeline
15 Apr 2026 → 1 Sept 2026 · 7 dates- Tender notice published190 days ago15 Apr 2026, 10:01 BST
- Clarification questions by178 days ago27 Apr 2026, 17:00 BST
- Submission deadline170 days ago5 May 2026, 12:00 BST
- Award decision expected by150 days ago25 May 2026, 23:59 BST
- Assessment summaries sent143 days ago2 Jun 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published142 days ago2 Jun 2026, 11:59 BST
- Contract starts52 days ago1 Sept 2026, 00:00 BST
Notice history
4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 15 Apr 2026- Tender notice published15 Apr 2026, 10:01 BSTUK4
- Contract award notice published2 Jun 2026, 11:59 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete2 Jun 2026, 11:59 BST
- Contract signature expected29 Jun 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Compass Contract Services (U.K.) Limited, trading as ESS Government ServicesSME1 Sept 2026 – 31 Aug 2029 · up to 31 Aug 2031Extensions: Option to extend for two further one-year periods at the discretion of the Client | £1,326,228 | 1 Jun 2026 | Awarded |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3final-stage tenders · 4 at stage one | 0 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeOther public bodies
- Place Group LtdProcess contact pointProcuring entityProcurement Agent on behalf of client
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- COMPASS CONTRACT SERVICES (U.K.) LIMITEDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Bidding documents and specifications Tender documentation and all correspondence will be managed via the InTend portal under project reference PP-10175. Please register on the portal and express interest in the project to access the tender documentation.
Notices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender