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title: "Seaham High School - Provision of Catering Services"
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# Seaham High School - Provision of Catering Services

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/seaham-high-school-provision-of-catering-services-ocds-h6vhtk-04570d). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Durham County Council: "Seaham High School - Provision of Catering Services". Published status: complete. Published Value: £4,000,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 31 May 2024, 12:00 BST. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Durham County Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/durham-county-council-ons-e06000047)
- **Published Value:** £4,000,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 31 May 2024 at 12:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** School catering services
- **Delivery Location:** UKC14
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-04570d`

## 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/seaham-high-school-provision-of-catering-services-ocds-h6vhtk-04570d#tl-md)

## Description
Durham County Council ("the Council") for and on behalf of Seaham High School ("the School") are facilitating this procurement exercise. It will be the School that enters into the proposed agreement with the successful bidder.
Provision of Catering Services at the School site for Secondary School Meals, including break time breakfast service and lunch time meals.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** active

- **Delivery regions:** UKC

- **Description:** Durham County Council ("the Council") for and on behalf of Seaham High School ("the School") are facilitating this procurement exercise. It will be the School that enters into the proposed agreement with the successful bidder.
Provision of Catering S...
- **Contract Period:** 31/07/2024 to 31/07/2028

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** 023162-2024-1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **Creative Management Services Limited**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-64153`

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** 023162-2024-1 (active)

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F023162-2024)
- **Last Source Update:** 2024-07-25T09:45:14.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-26T15:52:24.986Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-04570d