Official UK procurement notice
Sullivan Upper School · UK public procurement notice
Authority: Sullivan Upper School (Education)
Sectors: Hotel, restaurant and retail trade services (55) Delivery: UKNorthern Ireland (UKN)
Published estimate£1,755,000≈ £585k / year · £1,755,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 2 Mar 2026awarded 29 May 2026
Award (standstill) to Cater Link Limited
Contract term 3 yrsends 30 Jun 2029 · up to 30 Jun 2031 with extensions · starts 1 Jul 2026
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionFood services to Sullivan Upper School
- How the procedure runs: Interested organisations will be able to submit a pre-qualifying Supplier Questionnaire. These are evaluated and a shortlist of companies will be invited to the main tender stage. Award criteria is contained within the tender documentation.
CPV: Catering services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£1,755,000
Pre-qualification & selection criteria (PQQ)1
- Condition of participationshortlisting
Award criteria included in tender documents.
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).
How bids were scored
Published award criteria (2)
- Price
- Quality
Conditions of participation1
- Condition of participationshortlisting
Award criteria included in tender documents.
What this means for your bid
- Price carries 18 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 1.8 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
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 24 Jan 2026, 19:20 GMT
- Last source update
- 27 Aug 2026, 17:04 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 30 May 2026
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-006413- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-060de3Find a Tender
- How it runs
Interested organisations will be able to submit a pre-qualifying Supplier Questionnaire. These are evaluated and a shortlist of companies will be invited to the main tender stage. Award criteria is contained within the tender documentation.
How it was run
Official noticeRun through: portal not identified
- Requests to participate (first stage)
- 2 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Submission deadline
- 2 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Timeline
24 Jan 2026 → 8 Sept 2026 · 7 dates- Tender notice published270 days ago24 Jan 2026, 19:20 GMT
- Submission deadline234 days ago2 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Assessment summaries sent146 days ago29 May 2026, 00:00 BST
- Award decision expected by144 days ago30 May 2026, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts113 days ago1 Jul 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published56 days ago27 Aug 2026, 17:04 BST
- Standstill ends43 days ago8 Sept 2026, 23:59 BST
Notice history
4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 24 Jan 2026- Tender notice published24 Jan 2026, 19:20 GMTUK4
- Contract award notice published27 Aug 2026, 17:04 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete27 Aug 2026, 17:04 BST
- Contract signature expected9 Sept 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value (inc. VAT) £2,121,1651 award inc. VAT; no net value published
Bids received 52 from SMEs
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cater Link Limited9 Sept 2026 – 30 Jun 2029 · up to 30 Jun 2031Extensions: Subject to the absolute satisfaction of the client the contract can be extended up to 2 years. | £2,121,165 inc. VAT | 29 May 2026standstill to 8 Sept 2026 | Standstill |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5final-stage tenders | 2 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- CATER LINK LIMITEDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (4)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Bidding documents and specifications
- Bidding documents and specificationsAccess: https://www.gy5.co.uk/catering-tender-sullivan-upper-school-belfast/
Notices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender