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title: "SPS 2197A - Greenwich Schools Food and Catering Services Framework Agreement"
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# SPS 2197A - Greenwich Schools Food and Catering Services Framework Agreement

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/sps-2197a-greenwich-schools-food-and-catering-services-framework-agreement-ocds-h6vhtk-028ffb). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Greenwich Community Schools Community Interest Company (CIC): "SPS 2197A - Greenwich Schools Food and Catering Services Framework Agreement". Published status: active. Framework Ceiling: £38,000,000. 2 published lots. Recorded submission deadline: 18 Feb 2021, 12:00 GMT. Published submission portal: royalgreenwich.proactishosting.com.

## Key Information
- **Status:** ACTIVE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Greenwich Community Schools Community Interest Company (CIC)](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/greenwich-community-schools-community-interest-company-cic-GB-FTS-4293)
- **Framework Ceiling (notional):** £38,000,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 18 February 2021 at 12:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 2
- **Procurement Method:** Restricted procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** School catering services
- **Delivery Location:** UKI51
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Official Documents:** 2 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/sps-2197a-greenwich-schools-food-and-catering-services-framework-agreement-ocds-h6vhtk-028ffb#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-028ffb`

## 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/sps-2197a-greenwich-schools-food-and-catering-services-framework-agreement-ocds-h6vhtk-028ffb#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [royalgreenwich.proactishosting.com](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Froyalgreenwich.proactishosting.com%2F)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/sps-2197a-greenwich-schools-food-and-catering-services-framework-agreement-ocds-h6vhtk-028ffb#participate

## Description
Greenwich Community Schools Community Interest Company (CIC)  invites tenders for the full supply of catering services to The Royal Borough of Greenwich
Schools via a single-supplier framework agreement, based upon the terms and conditions contained in this tender specification.
The framework agreement allows potentially all Local Education Authority (LEA) schools to join.
The   is acting a central purchasing body conducting the procurement on behalf of itself and
these other schools. The schools listed in the pricing documentation are intending to award call-off contracts on the establishment of the framework.
The process will award 2 separate single-supplier framework agreements, one for primary and nursery schools and the other for secondary schools’ needs.
The contract will cover the full catering provision including any hospitality catering required for primary school, nursery school sites and secondary school sites.
This Procurement will be run using the FTS Restricted Accelerated Procedure for reasons associated with current COVID-19 restrictions and School Closures affecting the Procurement timeline and required contract award date. This procedure will accommodate the above.

## Lots (2)
### Lot 1: Lot 1: Nursery and Primary Schools
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 55524000
- **Delivery regions:** UKI

- **Estimated Value:** £28,000,000
- **Description:** The catering service to the majority of Primary and Nursery schools within The Royal Borough of Greenwich has historically been provided in–house either directly through the Council or over the last 9 years via the Council’s own company Greenwich Ser...

- **Renewal published:** yes

### Lot 2: Lot 2: Secondary Schools
- **Lot id:** `2`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 55524000
- **Delivery regions:** UKI

- **Estimated Value:** £10,000,000
- **Description:** The catering service to the Schools named within this lot 2 have historically been provided in–house either directly through the council or over the last 9 years via the Council’s own company GSPlus Ltd. In February 2019 as part of a review of the Co...

- **Renewal published:** yes
- **Options published:** yes

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F002196-2021)
- **Last Source Update:** 2021-02-03T16:28:07.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-22T09:59:48.984Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-028ffb