Official UK procurement notice
TEACH Poole Catering Contract
Authority: TEACH POOLE (Education)
Sectors: Hotel, restaurant and retail trade services (55) Delivery: UK
Awarded value£1,492,492published contract · exc. VAT
Awarded 1 Sept 2026no call for competition
Awarded to Forerunner Personal Catering Ltd
Notice summary
Contract for the provision of hot school meals. Provision of hot school meals.
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionContract for the provision of hot school meals
CPV: School catering services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Provision of hot school mealsAwarded
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £1,492,4921 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 1
Contracts signed 1latest 1 Sept 2026
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forerunner Personal Catering LtdSME | £1,492,492 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 106280-2026-1 · Forerunner Personal Catering LtdSME
- Signed
- 1 Sept 2026
- Value
- £1,492,492
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids | — | — | — |
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Direct award (no call for competition)
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 9 Nov 2026, 14:23 GMT
- Last source update
- 9 Nov 2026, 14:23 GMT
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-106280- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-07b7b2Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
- The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
- Published justification
Process run through a DPS
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- The High CourtReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Forerunner Personal Catering LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.