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Published 22 Oct 2024, 10:05 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Thomas Mills High School ~ Catering Tender

Official notice

Authority: Thomas Mills High School & Sixth Form (Education)·Consortium: 2 public authorities

ServicesRestricted procedure
Published estimate£1,500,000≈ £300k / year8.6% below published estimate
Submissions closed 29 Nov 2024awarded 3 Apr 2025
Awarded to LUNCHTIME COMPANY LTD
Contract term 5 yrsends 31 Aug 2030 · starts 1 Sept 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Thomas Mills High School & Sixth Form is a flourishing 11-18 high school situated in the historic town of Framlingham, Suffolk. We set high expectations of our pupils and, together with our well-qualified staff, this leads to excellent teaching and learning.

CPV: School catering services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Awarded 5 yrsPublished value£1,500,000
Contract period: 1 Sept 2025 – 31 Aug 2030 (5 yrs)
Delivery: East of England · Suffolk
Second stage: 5–10 candidates invited to tenderVariant bids: allowed

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: 100%
Published award criteria (1)
  • Quality: 100

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached
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
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
22 Oct 2024, 10:05 BST
Last source update
15 Apr 2025, 16:05 BST
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-015336
Classification (CPV)
School catering services
Delivery area
East of England (UKH14)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04aff6 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment

Publisher note: To view this notice, please click here: https://litmustms.co.uk/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=941801180 GO Reference: GO-2025415-PRO-30175010

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
29 Nov 2024, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
{"written"}
Accepted languages
en

Timeline

29 Nov 2024 → 1 Sept 2025 · 4 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    29 Nov 2024, 12:00 GMT
  2. Invitations to tender expected
    13 Jan 2025
  3. Notice published
    15 Apr 2025, 16:05 BST
  4. Contract starts
    1 Sept 2025, 00:00 BST

Notice history

2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 15 Apr 2025
  1. Status changed to complete
    15 Apr 2025, 16:05 BST
  2. Buyer details updated
    15 Apr 2025, 16:05 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £1,371,6881 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 4
Contracts signed 1latest 3 Apr 2025
Awarded toValueDateStatus
LUNCHTIME COMPANY LTD£1,371,688 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Contract 015336-2025-1 · LUNCHTIME COMPANY LTD

    Signed
    3 Apr 2025
    Value
    £1,371,688
    Period
    … – 31 Aug 2030
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
4bids———

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

Thomas Mills High School

Contracting authorityEducationBody governed by public lawEducation Saxtead Road, Framlingham, East of England, IP13 9HEContact email, phone

Consortium members and other public bodies

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Lunchtime Co LtdAwarded supplier03452446 10 Barnwell House, Barnwell Drive, Cambridge, East of England, CB5 8UU

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria
  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria