Official UK procurement notice
PP-10176 Prince Regent Street Trust Catering
Authority: PRINCE REGENT STREET TRUST (Public body)·On behalf of: Place Group Ltd
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionPrince Regent Street Trust is a multi-academy trust with 6 primary schools in Stockton-on-Tees and Middlesborough.
Catering for 6 schools within the Trust
LGPS applies to this contract
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.
The estimated contract value for this contract over the full potential 5 year period is £4,800,000. (excluding VAT).
CPV: School catering services · School meals · School-meal services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£4,800,000
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).
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
- 6 May 2026, 16:12 BST
- Last source update
- 4 Aug 2026, 10:26 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 20 Jul 2026
- Authority reference
PP-10176- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-041604- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-069299Find 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 Jun 2026, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 27 May 2026, 23:59 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-10176: in-tendhost.co.uk/placegroup ↗
Timeline
6 May 2026 → 1 Jan 2027 · 7 dates- Tender notice published169 days ago6 May 2026, 16:12 BST
- Clarification questions by147 days ago27 May 2026, 23:59 BST
- Submission deadline139 days ago5 Jun 2026, 12:00 BST
- Award decision expected by93 days ago20 Jul 2026, 23:59 BST
- Assessment summaries sent83 days ago31 Jul 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published79 days ago4 Aug 2026, 10:26 BST
- Today22 Oct 2026
- Contract startsin 71 days1 Jan 2027
Notice history
4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 6 May 2026- Tender notice published6 May 2026, 16:12 BSTUK4
- Contract award notice published4 Aug 2026, 10:26 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete4 Aug 2026, 10:26 BST
- Contract signature expected3 Sept 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| CaterLink Limited (Trading as Caterlink)1 Jan 2027 – 31 Dec 2029 · up to 31 Dec 2031Extensions: Option to extend for two further one-year periods at the discretion of the Client | £3,669,921 | 30 Jul 2026 | Awarded |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5final-stage tenders | 1 | 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- CATER LINK 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-10176. 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