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Published 1 Aug 2024, 11:14 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Wapping High School Catering

Official notice

Authority: Wapping High School Catering Tender (Education)

ServicesRestricted procedureSME suitable
Published estimate£600,000exc. VAT26% below published estimate
Submissions closed 3 Sept 2024awarded 14 May 2025
Awarded to Olive Dining

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Wapping High School is a co-educational Secondary School in East London in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. It has 335 students between the ages of 11 and 16 on roll, with a capacity of 420 students and 50 teaching and support staff. There is one busy main restaurant with a modern, well equipped and compact kitchen.The School is developing their catering services to reflect the high aspirations of the Executive Headteacher and SLT and are tendering their catering services to deliver the very best service for every student at the school. The contract start date is the 1st of January 2025 and this will be for an initial three-year period. There is an option for both parties to extend the contract for a further two years subject to client satisfaction and client agreement on budgets and service levels. The contract value is circa £200,000 per annum, so over £600,000 over the initial three year term.This contract will reward maximising sales and FSM uptake through pro-active managem

CPV: School catering services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£600,000
Delivery: London · Wapping High School, 153 Commercial Rd, London E1 2DA
Extensions: The contract is for an initial three year term. There is an option to extend the contract for a further two years subject to mutual agreement, based on strong financial and qualitative performance by mutual agreement.Second stage: up to 4 candidates invited to tenderVariant bids: not 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
Price: 35
Published sub-criteria (1)
  • Cost: 35
Published award criteria (1)
  • Cost: 35
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 35 of 35 points: a 10% discount moves about 3.5 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
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
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Yes
First published
1 Aug 2024, 11:14 BST
Last source update
18 May 2025, 14:28 BST
Authority reference
CCL_043
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-022419
Classification (CPV)
School catering services
Delivery area
London (UKI42)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0486b1 Find a Tender
Review and risk notes
Review procedure

Details on deadlines for review procedures are available from Cohesion Consulting Ltd.

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: In-tend · Who buys & how to bid on In-tend
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · one account per buying organisation's portal · reCAPTCHA on signup
Submission deadline
3 Sept 2024, 13:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

3 Sept 2024 → 18 May 2025 · 2 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    3 Sept 2024, 13:00 BST
  2. Notice published
    18 May 2025, 14:28 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    18 May 2025, 14:28 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £444,0001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 42 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 14 May 2025
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Olive DiningWapping High School Catering Tender£444,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Wapping High School Catering Tender · Olive Dining

    Signed
    14 May 2025
    Value
    £444,000
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
4bids · 4 electronic2——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Wapping High School Catering Tender

Contracting authorityEducationBody governed by public lawEducation 153 Commercial Rd, London , London, E1 2DAContact name, email Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Cohesion Consulting LtdMediation body Tunbridge WellsContact email, phone
  • Public Procurement Review Service LondonReview body LondonContact email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Olive DiningAwarded supplier Council Offices, 8 Station Rd E, Oxted , Oxted, South East, RH8 0BTContact email

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.