Official UK procurement notice
School Catering Services for Dyson Perrins Church of England Academy
Authority: DYSON PERRINS CHURCH OF ENGLAND ACADEMY (Public body)·On behalf of: PANACHE CREATIVE LIMITED
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionDyson Perrins CofE Academy is a co-educational secondary school in Malvern, Worcestershire. The School caters for approx. 600 students, aged between 11 and 16, from across Malvern, surrounding villages and neighbouring towns.
The School is looking to source a catering services provider from April 2027 for a new 3-year contract (plus possible 2 year extension on a +1year, +1year basis). The successful supplier is to provide a healthy, high quality and value for money catering service to all students and staff, with hospitality as required.
The services are currently outsourced and therefore TUPE will apply.
- How the procedure runs: The procurement process follows a two stage 'Competitive Flexible' approach, beginning with a Procurement Specific Questionnaire (PSQ) stage followed by an Invitation to Tender (ITT) stage after shortlisting. This process is managed under the Light Touch Regime, and the School reserves the right to refine the award criteria throughout.
CPV: School catering services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1RenewalPublished value£800,000
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 (3)
- Quality: 60%
- Presentation: 10%
- Price: 30%
Published award criteria (3)
- Quality
- Price
- Presentation
- Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 points. 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- Procedure method
- Competitive flexible procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Closed
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Light touch regime
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 13 Jul 2026, 16:54 BST
- Last source update
- 13 Jul 2026, 16:54 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 30 Nov 2026
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-065794- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06c9f1Find a Tender
- How it runs
The procurement process follows a two stage 'Competitive Flexible' approach, beginning with a Procurement Specific Questionnaire (PSQ) stage followed by an Invitation to Tender (ITT) stage after shortlisting. This process is managed under the Light Touch Regime, and the School reserves the right to refine the award criteria throughout.
How it was run
Official notice- Requests to participate (first stage)
- 10 Aug 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission deadline
- 10 Aug 2026, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 5 Aug 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Submission instructions are included in the PSQ; all completed PSQ submissions are to be sent to [email protected] by the deadline stipulated.
Timeline
13 Jul 2026 → 1 Apr 2027 · 5 dates- Tender notice published100 days ago13 Jul 2026, 16:54 BST
- Clarification questions by77 days ago5 Aug 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission deadline72 days ago10 Aug 2026, 12:00 BST
- Today21 Oct 2026
- Award decision expected byin 40 days30 Nov 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Contract startsin 161 days1 Apr 2027, 00:00 BST
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Tender notice published13 Jul 2026, 16:54 BSTUK4
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeOther public bodies
- PANACHE CREATIVE LIMITEDProcess contact pointProcuring entityPanache Consultancy, catering services consultants, are assisting the School with the facilitation of this tender exercise, in a supporting role only.
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Bidding documents and specifications Interested parties are to complete a Procurement Specific Questionnaire (PSQ), which can be accessed via the dropbox.com link provided. If you have any queries, please contact [email protected]
Notices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender