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title: "UTC Norfolk Catering Tender"
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# UTC Norfolk Catering Tender

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/utc-norfolk-catering-tender-ocds-h6vhtk-03a416). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** UTC Norfolk Catering Tender: "UTC Norfolk Catering Tender". Published status: complete. Published Value: £450,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 3 Mar 2023, 13:00 GMT. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [UTC Norfolk Catering Tender](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/utc-norfolk-catering-tender-GB-FTS-74836)
- **Published Value:** £450,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 3 March 2023 at 13:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Restricted procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** School catering services
- **Delivery Location:** UKH15
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £502,000 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-03a416`

## 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/utc-norfolk-catering-tender-ocds-h6vhtk-03a416#tl-md)

## Description
UTC Norfolk is a co-education University College in Norwich, Norfolk. It has 423 students between the ages of 14 and 19 on roll and 75 teaching and support staff The college roll is increasing and student numbers increased by more than 10% this year, they are also projected to go up to 532 students by 2025.The College is forging a bright new future since it opened in 2014 with excellent facilities and a restaurant in the centre of the complex. The dynamic Headteacher, Emma Palik, is driving academic performance and ensuring students at the college are fully prepared for the commercial world after graduation. The Finance Manager, Elaine Platten, is developing the services to reflect the high aspirations of the Headteacher and College’s SLT; the college is tendering the catering services to deliver the very best service for every student at the college. The contract start date is the 1st of August 2023 and this will be for an initial three-year period. There is an option for both par

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 55524000
- **Delivery regions:** UKH

- **Estimated Value:** £450,000
- **Description:** UTC Norfolk is a co-education University College in Norwich, Norfolk. It has 423 students between the ages of 14 and 19 on roll and 75 teaching and support staff The college roll is increasing and student numbers increased by more than 10% this year,...

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** UTC Norfolk Catering Contract (active)
  - Award id: `021050-2023-CCL-001-1`
  - Supplier(s): **Olive Dining Ltd**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-148368`
  - Value: £502,000 † (exc. VAT)

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

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** UTC Norfolk Catering Contract (active)
  - Signed Value: £502,000
  - Signed Date: 19/07/2023

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F021050-2023)
- **Last Source Update:** 2023-07-21T09:15:28.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-22T17:56:12.623Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-03a416