Official UK procurement notice
The Vale School _ Worthing
Authority: The Vale School (Education)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Vale School is seeking a proven catering partner to sustain a quality fresh food service provision for their pupils and staff. The school has secured approval and funding for a brand new, fully equipped kitchen, scheduled for the Summer of 2026 and ready for food production from 2026. This development marks a major step forward for the school's food provision and is wonderful news for the pupils and the staff and future catering partner.
The Vale School in its vision for a high quality, freshly prepared food service and the creation of a distinctive food brand. Once the the new provision is operating to an excellent standard, it is the intention to engage and work with other nearby schools currently reliant on 'delivered in' services.
It is essential that all intersted catering companies understand and will support this forward thinking ambition from the outset.
CPV: School meals
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1RenewalPublished value£250,000
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).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
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).
Published sub-criteria (2)
- Non Finance: 60%
- Finance: 40%
Published award criteria (2)
- Finance
- Non Finance
- Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 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
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Goods
- 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
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 24 Oct 2025, 10:39 BST
- Last source update
- 24 Oct 2025, 10:39 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 1 Aug 2026
- Authority reference
CA16652- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-068079- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05d31bFind a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 19 Jan 2026, 09:30 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 15 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
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Timeline
24 Oct 2025 → 1 Aug 2026 · 5 dates- Tender notice published364 days ago24 Oct 2025, 10:39 BST
- Clarification questions by312 days ago15 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Submission deadline277 days ago19 Jan 2026, 09:30 GMT
- Contract starts83 days ago1 Aug 2026, 00:00 BST
- Award decision expected by82 days ago1 Aug 2026, 23:59 BST
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Tender notice published24 Oct 2025, 10:39 BSTUK4
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender