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title: "Provision of Catering Services"
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# Provision of Catering Services

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/provision-of-catering-services-ocds-h6vhtk-02a313). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** GLF SCHOOLS: "Provision of Catering Services". Published status: complete. Published Value: £10,000,000. 5 published lots. Recorded submission deadline: 22 Apr 2021, 23:00 BST. Published submission portal: www.glfschools.org.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [GLF SCHOOLS](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/glf-schools-GB-COH-07551959)
- **Published Value:** £10,000,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 22 April 2021 at 23:00 BST
- **Lots:** 5
- **Procurement Method:** Restricted procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Canteen and catering services
- **Delivery Location:** UKJ
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £5,000,000 (exc. VAT, 2 contracts)
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-02a313`

## 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/provision-of-catering-services-ocds-h6vhtk-02a313#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [glfschools.org](/out?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.glfschools.org)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/provision-of-catering-services-ocds-h6vhtk-02a313#participate

## Description
The Contractor will be responsible for the provision of skilled catering operatives to provide a well-organized and timely catering service, with a range of nutritious meals which meet and exceed Government standards. This tender includes 24 schools, out of which 22 Primary Schools with a contract term of 3+2 years and 2 Secondary Schools with a contract term of 1 year.

## Lots (5)
### Lot 1: Lot 1
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** cancelled
- **CPV codes:** 55500000
- **Delivery regions:** UKJ

- **Description:** Lot 1
- **Contract Period:** 01/08/2021 to 02/08/2024
- **Renewal published:** yes
- **Options published:** yes

### Lot 2: Lot 2
- **Lot id:** `2`
- **Status:** cancelled
- **CPV codes:** 55500000
- **Delivery regions:** UKJ

- **Description:** Lot 2
- **Contract Period:** 01/08/2021 to 02/08/2024
- **Renewal published:** yes
- **Options published:** yes

### Lot 3: Lot 3
- **Lot id:** `3`
- **Status:** cancelled
- **CPV codes:** 55500000
- **Delivery regions:** UKJ

- **Description:** Lot 3
- **Contract Period:** 01/08/2021 to 02/08/2024
- **Renewal published:** yes
- **Options published:** yes

### Lot 4: Lot 4
- **Lot id:** `4`
- **Status:** cancelled
- **CPV codes:** 55500000
- **Delivery regions:** UKJ

- **Description:** Lot 4
- **Contract Period:** 01/08/2021 to 02/08/2024
- **Renewal published:** yes
- **Options published:** yes

### Lot 5: Lot 5
- **Lot id:** `5`
- **Status:** cancelled
- **CPV codes:** 55500000
- **Delivery regions:** UKJ

- **Description:** Lot 5
- **Contract Period:** 01/08/2021 to 02/08/2024
- **Renewal published:** yes
- **Options published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (2)
- **Award:** 016175-2021-1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **Chartwells, Oxfordshire County Council**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-64150`, `GB-FTS-95739`
  - Value: £4,500,000 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** 016175-2021-2 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **OCC**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-22167`
  - Value: £500,000 † (exc. VAT)

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

## Contracts (2)
- **Contract:** 016175-2021-1 (active)
  - Signed Value: £4,500,000
  - Signed Date: 01/07/2021

- **Contract:** 016175-2021-2 (active)
  - Signed Value: £500,000
  - Signed Date: 01/07/2021

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F016175-2021)
- **Last Source Update:** 2021-07-12T08:49:43.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-23T12:49:56.626Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-02a313