Official UK procurement notice
Redbridge Schools Catering Tender - Notice to Award
Procurement agent: Educo·On behalf of: Redbridge Schools (from the title)
What is being bought4 lots · detail below
Published requirement description2 stage tender process
Stage 1 posted through mytenders portal - submission by contractors of response to Selection Questionnaire. submission will be evaluated
and scored with the highest scoring being invited to Stage 2
Stage 2 posted through mytenders portal - on-line briefing, site visits, submission of financial and operational response. documents will be
evaluated and scored with the highest scoring being invited to present to eh clients who will decide on their preferred supplier for a three
year contract to provide school meals at the schools in this tender
- No preliminary market engagement: this is the 1st stage of a 2 stage tender process
CPV: School catering services
Lots and requirements (4)Procurement structure
4 lots · all with a published value (£2,982,000 together) · evaluation weights differ by lotLot #1Chadwell Heath Primary SchoolAwardedPublished value£738,000
provision of school meals at Chadwell Heath Primary School
Lot #2Goodmayes Primary SchoolAwardedPublished value£690,000
provision of school meals at Goodmayes Primary School
Lot #3Ray Lodge & Farnham GreenAwardedPublished value£1,059,000
provision of catering services at both Ray Lodge Primary School and Farnham Green Primary School
Lot #4St Anthony'sAwardedPublished value£495,000
provision of term time school meals to St Anthony's Primary school delivered in from Chadwell Heath Primary School
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).
Lots publish different evaluation splits; there is no single procedure weighting.
| Lot | Quality | Split |
|---|---|---|
| 1 · Chadwell Heath Primary School | 100% | |
| 2 · Goodmayes Primary School | 100% | |
| 3 · Ray Lodge & Farnham Green | 100% | |
| 4 · St Anthony's | 100% |
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
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 20 Jan 2026, 20:45 GMT
- Last source update
- 25 Jun 2026, 09:45 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 8 May 2026
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-005064- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-060a7eFind a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 18 Feb 2026, 10:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 11 Feb 2026, 10:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
20 Jan 2026 → 1 Aug 2026 · 8 dates- Tender notice published274 days ago20 Jan 2026, 20:45 GMT
- Clarification questions by253 days ago11 Feb 2026, 10:00 GMT
- Submission deadline246 days ago18 Feb 2026, 10:00 GMT
- Award decision expected by166 days ago8 May 2026, 23:59 BST
- Assessment summaries sent119 days ago25 Jun 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published119 days ago25 Jun 2026, 09:45 BST
- Standstill ends107 days ago6 Jul 2026, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts82 days ago1 Aug 2026, 00:00 BST
Notice history
4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 20 Jan 2026- Tender notice published20 Jan 2026, 20:45 GMTUK4
- Contract award notice published25 Jun 2026, 09:45 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete25 Jun 2026, 09:45 BST
- Contract signature expected24 Jul 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lot 1 · Chadwell Heath Primary School1 award | |||
| Olive DiningChadwell Primary School Catering 1 Aug 2026 – 31 Jul 2029 | £847,404 | 25 Jun 2026standstill to 6 Jul 2026 | Standstill |
| Lot 2 · Goodmayes Primary School1 award | |||
| Olive DiningGoodmayes Primary School - Catering1 Aug 2026 – 31 Jul 2029 | £799,911 | 25 Jun 2026standstill to 6 Jul 2026 | Standstill |
| Lot 3 · Ray Lodge & Farnham Green1 award | |||
| ACCENT CATERING SERVICES LIMITED (04298350)Ray Lodge & Farnham Green - Catering1 Aug 2026 – 31 Jul 2029 | £1,243,140 | 25 Jun 2026standstill to 6 Jul 2026 | Standstill |
| Lot 4 · St Anthony's1 award | |||
| Olive DiningSt Anthony's - Catering1 Aug 2026 – 31 Jul 2029 | £512,853 | 25 Jun 2026standstill to 6 Jul 2026 | Standstill |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · Chadwell Heath Primary School | 4final-stage tenders | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2 · Goodmayes Primary School | 4final-stage tenders | 0 | 0 | — |
| 3 · Ray Lodge & Farnham Green | 4final-stage tenders | 0 | 0 | — |
| 4 · St Anthony's | 4final-stage tenders | 0 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeClients of the procurement agent
- Redbridge SchoolsBeneficiary authoritynamed in the title
Bidders & participating suppliers
2 commercial parties on the notice- Accent CateringAwarded supplier
- Olive DiningAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (5)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender