Official UK procurement notice
The Norton Knatchbull School
Authority: The Norton Knatchbull School Catering Tender (Education)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Norton Knatchbull School is a popular and highly regarded selective secondary school for boys in Ashford, Kent. The school admits a growing number of girls into its Sixth Form. It has 1290 students aged between 11 and 18 years of age and is supported by a team of 120 teaching and support staff. There is one busy main restaurant with a modern, well-equipped kitchen as well as an additional serving area adjacent to the restaurant.The School Management Team is developing the services to reflect the high aspirations of the Headteacher and SLT; they are tendering their catering services to deliver the very best service for every student at the school. The contract will commence on 1st of August 2025 for an initial three years, with an option to extend for a further two years subject to client satisfaction and client agreement on budgets and service levels. This contract will reward maximising sales and FSM uptake through pro-active management, consistently high food quality and tang
CPV: School catering services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£1,050,000
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).
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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).
- Price
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Restricted procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Yes
- First published
- 22 Nov 2024, 13:57 GMT
- Last source update
- 28 Oct 2025, 19:18 GMT
- Authority reference
CCL_045- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-069183- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04be09Find a Tender
- Review procedure
All details on review procedures are available from Cohesion Consulting
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 7 Jan 2025, 13:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
7 Jan 2025 → 28 Oct 2025 · 2 dates- Submission deadline7 Jan 2025, 13:00 GMT
- Notice published359 days ago28 Oct 2025, 19:18 GMT
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete28 Oct 2025, 19:18 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Culinera LimitedSME | £1,250,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
The Norton Knatchbull School · Culinera LimitedSME
- Signed
- 28 Oct 2025
- Value
- £1,250,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3bids · 3 electronic | 0 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Cohesion ConsultingMediation body
- The Cabinet OfficeReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- CulineraAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.