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Published 14 Jan 2026, 16:48 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Willingdon Primary School _ East Sussex

Official notice

Authority: Willingdon Primary School (Education)

GoodsOpen procedureAbove thresholdSME suitableVCSE suitable
Published estimate£273,736≈ £91k / year · £328,483 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 19 Mar 2026
Contract term 3 yrsends 31 Jul 2029 · up to 31 Jul 2031 with extensions · starts 1 Aug 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Willingdon Primary School is part of a six?school collaboration with Seaford Primary School, Meridian Community Primary School, Cradle Hill Community Primary School, Motcombe School, and Denton Community Primary School, joining together to procure a high?quality catering service for their communities.

Provider Capability

All interested catering companies must, in the first instance, demonstrate the capacity, capability, and operational resilience to cater for all six schools within the collaboration.

While the schools are undertaking a shared procurement process and timetable, each school will retain full autonomy and reserves the right to appoint the catering partner that best aligns with its individual needs, culture, and priorities. As a result, the outcome may be:

  • A single provider appointed across all six schools, or
  • Multiple providers, where individual schools select a bespoke catering partner.

Shared Aspirations

Across the collaboration, the schools share a unified ambition to secure a catering partner who will deliver:

  • Increased meal uptake through quality, appeal, and value
  • Fresh, nutritious, and seasonal food prepared with care
  • A trusted, transparent, and collaborative partnership
  • Strong pupil advocacy, ensuring children’s voices shape the dining experience

CPV: School meals

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Renewal 3 yrsSMEVCSEPublished value£273,736
Contract period: 1 Aug 2026 – 31 Jul 2029 (3 yrs) · up to 31 Jul 2031 with extensionsValue: £273,736 exc. VAT · £328,483 inc. VAT
Delivery: UKEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible
Extensions: Maximum 2 extensions of 12 months per extension.

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: 60%Price: 40%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • Quality, Integrity, Management: 60%
  • Finances: 40%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Finances
  • Quality, Integrity, Management
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.

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

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Goods
Notice status
Closed
Procurement threshold
Above threshold (FTS publication)
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
14 Jan 2026, 16:48 GMT
Last source update
14 Jan 2026, 16:48 GMT
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 1 Aug 2026
Authority reference
CA17000
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-003247
Latest notice
Tender notice (UK4)
Classification (CPV)
School meals
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06060a Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: MultiQuote · Who buys & how to bid on MultiQuote
Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowedLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free
Submission deadline
19 Mar 2026, 09:30 GMT
Clarification deadline
10 Mar 2026, 09:30 GMT
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

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Timeline

14 Jan 2026 → 1 Aug 2026 · 5 dates
  1. Tender notice published284 days ago
    14 Jan 2026, 16:48 GMT
  2. Clarification questions by230 days ago
    10 Mar 2026, 09:30 GMT
  3. Submission deadline221 days ago
    19 Mar 2026, 09:30 GMT
  4. Contract starts86 days ago
    1 Aug 2026, 00:00 BST
  5. Award decision expected by85 days ago
    1 Aug 2026, 23:59 BST

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Tender notice published
    14 Jan 2026, 16:48 GMT
    UK4

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Willingdon Primary School

Contracting authorityPublic undertaking GB-PPON: PZBY-7617-RWRH Rapson Road , Eastbourne, South East, BN20 9RJContact email, phone

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

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