Official UK procurement notice
Warrender Group of Primary Schools
Authority: Warrender Group of Primary Schools Catering (Education)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionFive primary schools in Hillingdon are collectively tendering their catering services, aiming to commence the contract on 1st August 2025 in Lot one, 1st September 2025 in Lot 2. Of these, two Schools have in-house services and three are delivered in from the production kitchen based at Whiteheath Junior School. As the Schools are in close proximity to each other they are pooling resources for this procurement to optimise and develop their catering provisions. The initial contract duration is set for three years, with a potential extension for two more years contingent on client satisfaction and mutual agreement on budgets and service levels. The Schools are tendering their catering services across two Lots using a two-stage tender process, beginning with a Selection Questionnaire (SQ) stage followed by an Invitation to Tender (ITT) stage after shortlisting. This process is managed under the Light Touch Regime, and the schools reserve the right to refine the award criteria throughou
CPV: School catering services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£1,340,000
What it takes to wini
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 morei
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).
- Price
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
- 19 Dec 2024, 14:57 GMT
- Last source update
- 28 Oct 2025, 19:24 GMT
- Authority reference
CCL_056- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-069184- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04c9adFind a Tender
- Review procedure
4000/4000
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 21 Jan 2025, 13:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
21 Jan 2025 → 28 Oct 2025 · 2 dates- Submission deadline21 Jan 2025, 13:00 GMT
- Notice published358 days ago28 Oct 2025, 19:24 GMT
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete28 Oct 2025, 19:24 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| CleverchefsSME, HCLjoint awardWarrender Group of schools catering tender | £1,300,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Warrender Group of schools catering tender · CleverchefsSME, HCL
- Signed
- 15 Jul 2025
- Value
- £1,300,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4bids · 4 electronic | 0 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Cohesion Consulting LtdMediation body
- The Cabinet OfficeReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
2 commercial parties on the notice- CleverchefsAwarded supplier
- HCLAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.