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Published 4 Mar 2026, 09:41 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

The BRIDGE Family of Schools ~ Catering Tender

Official notice

Authority: St Peter's Anglican Methodist VC Primary School (Education)·Consortium: 5 public authorities

ServicesCompetitive flexible procedureAbove thresholdSME suitable
Published estimate£1,230,000≈ £410k / year · £1,230,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 17 Jul 2026
Contract term 3 yrsends 31 Dec 2029 · up to 31 Dec 2031 with extensions · starts 1 Jan 2027

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The successful Supplier/s will be required to provide catering services at the following schools:

1.St Peter's Anglican Methodist VC Primary School, Bank Road, Pilning, South Gloucestershire, BS35 4JG

2.Almondsbury CofE Primary School, Sundays Hill, Almondsbury, South Gloucestershire, BS32 4DS

3.Oldbury on Severn CEVC Primary School, Church Road, Oldbury On Severn, Thornbury, South Gloucs BS35 1QG

4.St Chad's Patchway CofE Primary School, Cranham Dr, Patchway, Bristol BS34 6AQ

5.The Manor C of E Primary School, Roundways, Coalpit Heath, Bristol BS36 2LF

The Schools are known as ‘The Bridge family of Schools’ and whilst they will have individual contracts, they shall award all five contracts to the same supplier, following agreement regarding ‘best value’

The contract/s cover the scope for the provision of all catering services within the schools, which also includes free issue requirements.

The current contract is temporary, for the period of a year, ending 31.12.26. There are therefore no accurate trading figures for the schools, which are being invoiced on consumption at £2.76 per meal served. Contractors shall be required to submit bids based upon their experience of sales and costs in comparable schools.

Contract value for the cluster of schools is circa £246K per annum.

The tender will be managed on a group basis; however, each school will have their own individual operational budget and contract. Suppliers are required to submit a proposal for every school in the Family and to provide a consolidated view of their overall bid submission.

Please see PSQ Document for more information.

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

CPV: School catering services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Renewal 3 yrsSMEPublished value£1,230,000
Contract period: 1 Jan 2027 – 31 Dec 2029 (3 yrs) · up to 31 Dec 2031 with extensionsValue: £1,230,000 exc. VAT · £1,230,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: South WestEligibility: SME eligible
Extensions: 3+2 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
Closed
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
4 Mar 2026, 09:41 GMT
Last source update
4 Mar 2026, 09:41 GMT
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 9 Oct 2026
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-019306
Latest notice
Tender notice (UK4)
Classification (CPV)
School catering services
Delivery area
South West (UKK1)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0661b4 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
17 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST
Clarification deadline
27 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

4 Mar 2026 → 1 Jan 2027 · 5 dates
  1. Tender notice published232 days ago
    4 Mar 2026, 09:41 GMT
  2. Clarification questions by209 days ago
    27 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT
  3. Submission deadline97 days ago
    17 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST
  4. Award decision expected by13 days ago
    9 Oct 2026, 23:59 BST
  5. Today
    22 Oct 2026
  6. Contract startsin 71 days
    1 Jan 2027

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Tender notice published
    4 Mar 2026, 09:41 GMT
    UK4

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

5 public bodies on the notice

St Peter's Anglican Methodist VC Primary School

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PVGW-5527-ZVZV St Peter's Anglican Methodist VC Primary School, Bank Road, Pilning, South Gloucestershire, South West, BS35 4JGContact name, email, phone

Consortium members and other public bodies

  • Almondsbury CofE Primary SchoolContracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central governmentGB-PPON: PWRJ-2227-HHBH South Gloucestershire, South WestContact name, email, phone
  • Oldbury on Severn CEVC Primary SchoolContracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central governmentGB-PPON: PZHD-9513-TJWY South Gloucestershire, South WestContact name, email, phone
  • St Chad's Patchway CofE Primary SchoolContracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central governmentGB-PPON: PGGG-2739-HWYV Bristol, South WestContact name, email, phone
  • The Manor C of E Primary SchoolContracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central governmentGB-PPON: PLJN-8955-CQMD Bristol, South WestContact name, email, phone

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender