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title: "The BRIDGE Family of Schools ~ Catering Tender"
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# The BRIDGE Family of Schools ~ Catering Tender

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/the-bridge-family-of-schools-catering-tender-ocds-h6vhtk-0661b4). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** St Peter's Anglican Methodist VC Primary School: "The BRIDGE Family of Schools ~ Catering Tender". Published status: active. Published Value: £1,230,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 17 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST. Published submission portal: litmustms.co.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** ACTIVE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [St Peter's Anglican Methodist VC Primary School](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/st-peter-s-anglican-methodist-vc-primary-school-GB-PPON-PVGW-5527-ZVZV)
- **Published Value:** £1,230,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 17 July 2026 at 12:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Competitive flexible procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** School catering services
- **Delivery Location:** UKK1
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Official Documents:** 2 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/the-bridge-family-of-schools-catering-tender-ocds-h6vhtk-0661b4#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-0661b4`

## 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/the-bridge-family-of-schools-catering-tender-ocds-h6vhtk-0661b4#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [litmustms.co.uk](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Flitmustms.co.uk%2Frespond%2F6SN533Z78N)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/the-bridge-family-of-schools-catering-tender-ocds-h6vhtk-0661b4#participate

## 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.
For more information about this opportunity, please visit the Delta eSourcing portal at: 
https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-South-Gloucestershire:-School-catering-services./6SN533Z78N
To respond to this opportunity, please click here: 
https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/6SN533Z78N

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 55524000
- **Delivery regions:** UKK
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £1,230,000

- **Contract Period:** 01/01/2027 to 31/12/2029
- **Renewal published:** yes

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F019306-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-03-04T09:41:29.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-22T12:24:39.445Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-0661b4