Official UK procurement notice
Saint Cecilia's CofE School - Catering Services
Authority: SAINT CECILIA'S CHURCH OF ENGLAND SCHOOL (Education)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionSaint Cecilia's CofE School is currently out to tender for the provision of a full daily catering service.The services at the school is an outsourced provision.The Contractor will be responsible for the provision of a full school food catering service for the pupils and staff at the Saint Cecilia's. This will consist of breakfast, morning breaks and full lunch service for the school day.There is one kitchen and dining area with a separate 6th form cafe. An extension to the refectory is currently being built and will be completed at Easter 2025. Once complete the refectory will serve plated food and the extension will serve the grab and go items. Across the School there are currently 1107 pupils on roll for the academic year 2024/2025. Of this figure, 226 pupils are entitled to Free School Meals. TUPE is expected to apply, details of which can be found in the tender documentation.Some members of the catering team (1) are members of the Local Government Pension Scheme.
- Recurrence: Further notices will be published in 2026, 2027 or 2028 dependent on the exercising of contract extension options
CPV: School catering services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
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)
- All criteria are stated only in the procurement documents: 90%
- price: 10%
Published award criteria (2)
- All criteria are stated only in the procurement documents: 90
- Price: 10
- Price carries 10 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 1 point. 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 · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Restricted procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
Yes · Further notices will be published in 2026, 2027 or 2028 dependent on the exercising of contract extension options
- First published
- 21 Oct 2024, 16:41 BST
- Last source update
- 16 Jun 2025, 10:16 BST
- Authority reference
MPN-10303- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-032483- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04afccFind a Tender
- Review procedure
Saint Cecilia's CofE School incorporated a standstill period at the point information on the award of the contract was communicated to tenderers. That notification provided full information on the award decision. The standstill period, which was for a minimum of 10 calendar days, provided time for unsuccessful tenderers to challenge the award decision before the contract was entered into. The Public Contracts Regulations 2015 provide for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are at risk of harm by a breach of the rules to take action in the High Court (England, Wales and Northern Ireland).
Publisher note: CPV code 55524000-9, falls within Schedule 3 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 as a Social and Other Specific Service, therefore the procurement procedure is governed by Section 7 of Part 2 (Regulations 74-77) of those Regulations.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 20 Nov 2024, 17:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
20 Nov 2024 → 16 Jun 2025 · 3 dates- Submission deadline20 Nov 2024, 17:00 GMT
- Invitations to tender expected14 Jan 2025
- Notice published16 Jun 2025, 10:16 BST
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete16 Jun 2025, 10:16 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stir Food LtdCatering Services | £2,847,402 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Catering Services · Stir Food Ltd
- Signed
- 15 May 2025
- Value
- £2,847,402
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4bids · 4 electronic | 1 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- High CourtReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Stir Food LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria