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title: "Thomas Mills High School ~ Catering Tender"
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# Thomas Mills High School ~ Catering Tender

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/thomas-mills-high-school-catering-tender-ocds-h6vhtk-04aff6). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Thomas Mills High School & Sixth Form: "Thomas Mills High School ~ Catering Tender". Published status: complete. Published Value: £1,500,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 29 Nov 2024, 12:00 GMT. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Thomas Mills High School & Sixth Form](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/thomas-mills-high-school-sixth-form-urn-136782)
- **Published Value:** £1,500,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 29 November 2024 at 12:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Restricted procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** School catering services
- **Delivery Location:** UKH14
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £1,371,688 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **Official Documents:** 2 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/thomas-mills-high-school-catering-tender-ocds-h6vhtk-04aff6#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-04aff6`

## 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/thomas-mills-high-school-catering-tender-ocds-h6vhtk-04aff6#tl-md)

## 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.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete

- **Delivery regions:** UKH

- **Estimated Value:** £1,500,000
- **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 l...
- **Contract Period:** 31/08/2025 to 31/08/2030

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** 015336-2025-1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **Lunchtime Co Ltd**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-169023`
  - Value: £1,371,688 † (exc. VAT)

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** 015336-2025-1 (active)
  - Signed Value: £1,371,688
  - Signed Date: 02/04/2025

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F015336-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2025-04-15T15:05:03.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-27T18:08:18.962Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-04aff6