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title: "Ridgeway Education Trust - Catering"
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# Ridgeway Education Trust - Catering

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/ridgeway-education-trust-catering-ocds-h6vhtk-028fa9). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Ridgeway Education Trust: "Ridgeway Education Trust - Catering". Published status: unsuccessful. Published Value: £2,965,650. 2 published lots. Recorded submission deadline: 5 Mar 2021, 17:00 GMT. Published submission portal: in-tendhost.co.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** UNSUCCESSFUL (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Ridgeway Education Trust](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/ridgeway-education-trust-GB-FTS-87877)
- **Published Value:** £2,965,650 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 5 March 2021 at 17:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 2
- **Procurement Method:** Restricted procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** School catering services
- **Delivery Location:** UKJ14
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Official Documents:** 2 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/ridgeway-education-trust-catering-ocds-h6vhtk-028fa9#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-028fa9`

## 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/ridgeway-education-trust-catering-ocds-h6vhtk-028fa9#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [in-tendhost.co.uk](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fin-tendhost.co.uk%2Fminervapcs%2Faspx%2FHome)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/ridgeway-education-trust-catering-ocds-h6vhtk-028fa9#participate

## Description
Ridgeway Education Trust is currently out to tender for the provision of a full daily catering service.The Contractor will be responsible for the provision of a full school food catering service for the pupils and staff at the three Trust schools. This will consist of breakfast, morning break, and a full lunch service for each school day at the secondary school and a full lunch service at the primary school.There are a wide range of facilities available on all school sites including a 6th Form Cafe outlet.

## Lots (2)
### Lot 1: Didcot Girls School & St Birinus Boys School
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** cancelled
- **CPV codes:** 55524000
- **Delivery regions:** UKJ

- **Estimated Value:** £2,777,550
- **Description:** Ridgeway Education Trust is currently out to tender for the provision of a full daily catering service.The Contractor will be responsible for the provision of a full school food catering service for the pupils and staff at the school. This will consi...

- **Options published:** yes

### Lot 2: Sutton Courteney CofE Primary School
- **Lot id:** `2`
- **Status:** cancelled
- **CPV codes:** 55524000
- **Delivery regions:** UKJ

- **Estimated Value:** £188,100
- **Description:** Sutton Courtenay Primary School is currently out to tender for the provision of a full daily catering service. Additional information: The duration detailed above includes the initial term of 3 years as well as the 2 optional contract extension perio...

- **Options published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (2)
- **Award:** Didcot Girls School and St Birinus Boys School - Catering (unsuccessful)
  - Award id: `023062-2021-Ridgeway Education Trust-1`
  - Supplier(s): **Not published**

- **Award:** Sutton Courtenay CofE Primary School - Catering (unsuccessful)
  - Award id: `023062-2021-Ridgeway Education Trust-2`
  - Supplier(s): **Not published**

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F023062-2021)
- **Last Source Update:** 2021-09-16T13:47:21.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-21T12:04:16.247Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-028fa9