Find a TenderAwardedContract award notice
Published 28 Jan 2026, 21:05 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Tandridge Learning Trust ~ Catering Tender

Official notice

Authority: Tandridge Learning Trust (Public body)

ServicesCompetitive flexible procedureAbove thresholdSME suitable
Published estimate£4,000,000≈ £1.3m / year · £4,000,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 1 May 2026awarded 2 Jul 2026
Award (standstill) to Olive Dining
Contract term 3 yrsends 31 Aug 2029 · up to 31 Aug 2031 with extensions · starts 1 Sept 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The successful Supplier will be required to provide catering and any requested hospitality services for Tandridge Learning Trust.

7 schools are part of the tender, and we are seeking tender submissions for the whole contract.

Tandridge Learning trust is a well-established trust situated across Surrey, Kent & West Sussex and will include at the commencement of this contract the following schools where the successful contractor will be required to deliver a service and meet the requirements of the specification at each school from the contract commencement.

The schools which will be part of the tender are:

1 - Secondary School & 6 – Primary Schools

•Warlingham School & Sixth Form College, Tithepit Shaw Lane, Warlingham, Surrey CR6 9YB

•Bletchingley Village Primary School & Nursery, Coneybury, Bletchingley, Surrey, RH1 4PP

•Felbridge Primary School, Crawley Down Road, Felbridge, East Grinstead, West Sussex, RH19 2NT

•Hamsey Green Primary School, Tithepit Shaw Lane, Warlingham, Surrey, CR6 9AQ

•Hurst Green Infant School & Nursery, Wolfs Wood, Hurst Green, Oxted, RH8 0HJ

•Tatsfield Primary School, 3 Ship Hill, Tatsfield, Westerham, Kent, TN16 2AH

•Woodlea Primary School, Long Hill, Woldingham, Surrey, CR3 7EP

In addition, the Trust is expected to grow in the number of schools becoming part of the trust during this contract period, and the provision of catering services within these schools when they have joined the trust will fall under the scope of this contract. The successful contractor will be expected to provide the service within these additional schools using the same costing model, ratio’s etc they applied to their successful tender submission for the Tandridge Learning Trust at the point of tender submission. The duration of the contract for these schools will not be increased, and they will join the contract for the remaining contract period that exists at the point of entry into the Trust.

Please see PSQ Document for more information.

  • How the procedure runs: Please see PSQ Document for more information.

CPV: School catering services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewal 3 yrsSMEPublished value£4,000,000
Contract period: 1 Sept 2026 – 31 Aug 2029 (3 yrs) · up to 31 Aug 2031 with extensionsValue: £4,000,000 exc. VAT · £4,000,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: South EastEligibility: SME eligible
Extensions: 1+1 Please see PSQ Document for more information.

What it takes to win
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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 more
How bids were scored
Quality: 70%Price: 30%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • Criterion 1: 70%
  • Criterion 2: 30%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Criterion 1
  • Criterion 2
What this means for your bid
  • 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
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Above threshold (FTS publication)
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
28 Jan 2026, 21:05 GMT
Last source update
16 Jul 2026, 14:51 BST
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 15 Jun 2026
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-007800
Latest notice
Contract award notice (UK6)
Classification (CPV)
School catering services
Delivery area
South East (UKJ2)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-061171 Find a Tender
How it runs

Please see PSQ Document for more information.

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Litmus TMS
Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowedLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free
Submission deadline
1 May 2026, 12:00 BST
Clarification deadline
27 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

28 Jan 2026 → 1 Sept 2026 · 8 dates
  1. Tender notice published266 days ago
    28 Jan 2026, 21:05 GMT
  2. Clarification questions by236 days ago
    27 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT
  3. Submission deadline173 days ago
    1 May 2026, 12:00 BST
  4. Award decision expected by128 days ago
    15 Jun 2026, 23:59 BST
  5. Assessment summaries sent112 days ago
    2 Jul 2026, 00:00 BST
  6. Latest notice published97 days ago
    16 Jul 2026, 14:51 BST
  7. Standstill ends86 days ago
    27 Jul 2026, 23:59 BST
  8. Contract starts51 days ago
    1 Sept 2026, 00:00 BST

Notice history

5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 28 Jan 2026
  1. Tender notice published
    28 Jan 2026, 21:05 GMT
    UK4
  2. Tender notice published
    29 Jan 2026, 10:05 GMT
    UK4
  3. Contract award notice published
    16 Jul 2026, 14:51 BST
    UK6
  4. Status changed to complete
    16 Jul 2026, 14:51 BST
  5. Contract signature expected
    28 Jul 2026, 23:59 BST
    scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value (inc. VAT) £4,000,0001 award inc. VAT; no net value published
Bids received 42 from SMEs
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Olive DiningSME1 Sept 2026 – 31 Aug 2029 · up to 31 Aug 2031Extensions: 1+1 Please see PSQ Document for more information.£4,000,000 inc. VAT2 Jul 2026standstill to 27 Jul 2026Standstill

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
4final-stage tenders20—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Tandridge Learning Trust

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PWRG-9161-XNJP Tandridge Learning Trust, Tithepit Shaw Lane, Warlingham, Surrey, South East, CR6 9YBContact name, email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Olive Dining LtdAwarded supplierGB-COH: 08093774 Tandridge District Council Offices, 8 Station Road East, Oxted, South East, RH8 0BTContact name, email, phone

Official documents & specifications (3)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender