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PP-10147 River Bank Primary School Catering

School catering services
School meals
School-meal services
Published value
Not published
Submission deadline Not published
Lots published1
Procurement Intelligence
Published evidence · v1
Suitable for SMEs
Prepared 7 Sept 2026, 16:49 BST
A pre-calculated analytical view of official UK procurement facts, competition benchmarks and decision timelines.
Bid readiness
Review notice
Submission deadline not published
Check official notice for submission route
Scope structure
1lots
1 lot · 1 published item
2 published CPV families
Decision Velocity
~52 days
Typical sector award window after deadline
Sector median: 52 days
Contract lifecycle
Not published
No future linked contract end in retained records
No published extension signal
Pricing & Budget Savings
£1,482,346
Contract/award value: £1,482,346
1 award supplier linked
Bidding Competition
3 bids
1 SME bid · 3 electronic
No bid spread metrics published
Sector Market Benchmark (CPV 15)
Based on 13 published procedures
Median Winning Discount
22.5%
Award reduction below published budget
Typical Bids Received
5 bidders
Median competitive participation in sector
Typical Evaluation Window
52 days
Median time between deadline and award
Top Contenders in this Sector (CPV 15)
Active commercial suppliers winning public contracts in this field
SupplierAwards won in sectorTotal awarded valueAvg. winning discount
13 contracts£11,594,981,129-35% below budget
13 contracts£32,926,762At ceiling / not disclosed
11 contracts£1,313,461,480At ceiling / not disclosed
10 contracts£926,415,801,399At ceiling / not disclosed
10 contracts£2,877,055,855At ceiling / not disclosed
8 contracts£3,808,990At ceiling / not disclosed
7 contracts£1,081,252,257At ceiling / not disclosed
7 contracts£68,600,000At ceiling / not disclosed
7 contracts£34,126,074At ceiling / not disclosed
6 contracts£642,190,931At ceiling / not disclosed
Evidence coverage
8/12 core inputs published
Standard procedure facts
Comparable published opportunities
Historic records ranked from matching published evidence. They are research comparables, not expected competitors or a price forecast.
Published procedurePublished valueMatching evidence
Generations Multi Academy Trust ~ Catering TenderGenerations Multi Academy Trust · 2 Jul 2026, 13:44 BST
£5,250,000
same CPV family
Alder Coppice Primary School- Catering Services- Case 005039Alder Coppice Primary School · 22 Jul 2026, 14:23 BST
Value not published
same CPV family
Waverley Education Foundation and Al-Furqan Primary School ~ Catering TenderWaverley Education Foundation · 16 Jul 2026, 09:22 BST
£3,540,000
same CPV family
£7,300,000
same CPV family
Virano Managed Service Catering FrameworkVirano Frameworks Ltd · 14 Aug 2026, 15:28 BST
£20,000,000
same CPV family
Method: tender-intelligence-v1. Values and dates are retained OCDS facts; missing source data remains unknown.
Procurement Executive Summary
AI & Search Synopsis
Generated from official OCDS record
Tenderline Synopsis: River Bank Primary School: "PP-10147 River Bank Primary School Catering". Published status: complete. Published value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.
Contracting AuthorityRiver Bank Primary SchoolScope & CategoriesNot publishedSubmission Window
complete
No deadline published
Submission GatewayDirect notice routeLegal Basis & RegimeStandard procurementEstimated Value (exc. VAT)Not published
Bidder Intelligence · Authority Profile: River Bank Primary School
Market Analytics
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Derived from OCDS awards & bid statistics
Published history for River Bank Primary School. These figures describe retained records, not a forecast of bids or a measure of buyer bias.
Published-to-award variance
Not availableInsufficient comparable data
Requires at least 5 comparable procedures
Competition Density
3Bids / Report (median)
0% of reports have one bid
Supplier ConcentrationHigh Concentration
abm catering limitedTop vendor: 100% of attributable value
Payment Terms
Check noticePublished terms
Payment obligations depend on the applicable regime and contract. Consult the official documents.
Coverage: 1 active published awards; 1 bid reports (which may be per lot). Supplier values exclude multi-supplier awards, frameworks and DPS, and use GBP only. They are published award values, not payments. Published-to-award variance compares single-lot, single-award, single-supplier GBP procedures with explicitly non-framework/non-DPS status; increases remain in the average. Unpublished data stays unknown. Awarded suppliers are winners, not all bidders.
Historical Awarded Suppliers in this Category (CPV 15):
Supplier NameHistoric AwardsAttributable ValueAvg. Price Discount
abm catering limited1 win£1,482,346
Procedure terms
Contracting AuthorityRiver Bank Primary School
Procedure methodNot published
Procurement categoryNot published
Statuscomplete
Framework / DPSNot published
CompetitionNot published
Above thresholdNot published
Legal basisNot published
Tender period startsNot published
Clarification deadlineNot published
Electronic submissionNot published
Submission languagesNot published
Published24 Jul 2025, 15:07 BST
Last source update24 Jul 2025, 15:07 BST
Recurring procurementNot published
ClassificationSchool catering services, School meals, School-meal services
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-04e2a5
What is being bought
River Bank Primary School is a primary school located on Bath Road, Luton, Bedfordshire, LU3 1ES with capacity for 840 pupils.The proposed contract will be for the outsourced provision of catering services to the Client. It is the Client’s expectation that the Successful Bidder shall be responsible for the operation of the catering function including employment and management of staff, supply of foodstuffs, consumables and light equipment and preparing and serving appropriate meals. The Client will retain responsibility for payment of utilities and the operation and maintenance of core catering equipment and facilities. The Successful bidder will provide a range of good quality, nutritious, attractively presented meals for pupils and staff, that comply with Government’s minimum nutritional and food based standards for the educational sector. Meals should reflect growth in healthy eating trends, promote uptake, and comply with the new Ofsted guidance for catering.
What changed
From the official release history
  1. tender value changed
    24 Jul 2025, 15:07 BST
  2. Status changed to complete
    24 Jul 2025, 15:07 BST
  3. Official notice release published
    24 Jul 2025, 15:07 BST
  4. Submission deadline changed to published date
    24 Jul 2025, 15:07 BST
  5. Published value updated to £1,250,000
    17 Feb 2025, 12:57 GMT
  6. Status changed to active
    17 Feb 2025, 12:57 GMT
  7. Official notice release published
    17 Feb 2025, 12:57 GMT
  8. Submission deadline changed to 19 Mar 2025, 12:00 GMT
    17 Feb 2025, 12:57 GMT
  9. Buyer information updated
    17 Feb 2025, 12:57 GMT
Lots and requirements (1)
Published by the contracting authority
  • Lot 1 · #1
    Individual lot title not published
    cancelled
    Published valueNot published
    River Bank Primary School is a primary school located on Bath Road, Luton, Bedfordshire,LU3 1ES with capacity for 840 pupils.The proposed contract will be for the outsourcedprovision of catering services to the Client. It is the Client’s expectation that the SuccessfulBidder shall be responsible for the operation of the catering function including employmentand management of staff, supply of foodstuffs, consumables and light equipment andpreparing and serving appropriate meals. The Client will retain responsibility for payment ofutilities and the operation and maintenance of core catering equipment and facilities. TheSuccessful bidder will provide a range of good quality, nutritious, attractively presentedmeals for pupils and staff, that comply with Government’s minimum nutritional and foodbased standards for the educational sector. Meals should reflect growth in healthy eatingtrends, promote uptake, and comply with the new Ofsted guidance for catering.TheSuccessful Bidder shall establish effective management and operational levelcommunication systems at all levels regarding the catering service with customers thatinclude; School management, parents, and pupils. In addition, the Successful Bidder willalso be responsible for all legal and health and safety & food safety requirements indelivering the catering services. The financial model required for this contract shall be a CostPlus model, as set out within the ITT and contract Terms and Conditions. Some catering staffare on Local Government Pension Schemes.
    Contract periodNot published
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalNot published
Timeline
  1. Procedure published
    24 Jul 2025, 15:07 BST
  2. Award active
    Not published · Not published
  3. Contract active
    Signed 7 May 2025, 00:00 BST · £1,482,346
Commercial outcome and competition
Awards
abm catering limited
Not published · Not published · active
Contracts
River Bank Primary School Catering
£1,482,346 · signed 7 May 2025, 00:00 BST · active
Bid statistics
bids: 3 (lot 1)
electronicBids: 3 (lot 1)
foreignBidsFromEU: 0 (lot 1)
foreignBidsFromNonEU: 3 (lot 1)
smeBids: 1 (lot 1)
Buyer and organisations in this procedure

River Bank Primary School

Contracting authority GB-FTS-138167
View buyer profile
  • River Bank Primary School
    buyer

    Bath Road, Luton, UKH21, LU3 1ES
    +44 8452577050
  • Royal Court of Justice
    reviewBody

    Strand, London
  • abm catering limited
    supplier

    04168334
    Eagle Court, Saltisford, Warwick, UKG13, CV34 4AF
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