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title: "The Vale School _ Worthing"
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# The Vale School _ Worthing

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/the-vale-school-worthing-ocds-h6vhtk-05d31b). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** The Vale School: "The Vale School _ Worthing". Published status: active. Published Value: £250,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 19 Jan 2026, 09:30 GMT. Published submission portal: suppliers.multiquote.com.

## Key Information
- **Status:** ACTIVE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [The Vale School](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/the-vale-school-GB-PPON-PMVD-2371-LNHR)
- **Published Value:** £250,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 19 January 2026 at 09:30 GMT
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** goods
- **Classifications (CPV):** School meals
- **Delivery Location:** UK
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Official Documents:** 2 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/the-vale-school-worthing-ocds-h6vhtk-05d31b#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-05d31b`

## 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-vale-school-worthing-ocds-h6vhtk-05d31b#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [suppliers.multiquote.com](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fsuppliers.multiquote.com)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/the-vale-school-worthing-ocds-h6vhtk-05d31b#participate

## Description
The 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.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 15894210
- **Delivery regions:** UK
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £250,000

- **Contract Period:** 31/07/2026 to 31/07/2029
- **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%2F068079-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2025-10-24T09:39:04.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-23T07:13:02.116Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-05d31b