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CA17154 - Alcester Grammar School tender for catering services

Alcester Grammar school

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AwardUpdate

23 Jul 2026 at 13:33

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Tender

05 Feb 2026 at 12:33

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Summary of the contracting process

Alcester Grammar School bought catering services for its school in Alcester, Warwickshire, postal area B49 5ED. The requirement is classified as school catering services and covers the provision of food and catering operations for the school. The buyer is Alcester Grammar School, an education establishment based in Alcester. This is a services contract rather than a goods supply or construction project. The opportunity is therefore relevant to businesses that operate school catering services, manage catering facilities in education settings, or provide a comparable outsourced food service for a school site in Warwickshire.

The procurement has been completed and the contract was awarded on 23 July 2026 to CULINERA LIMITED. The award value is £1,645,435. The contract period runs from 1 November 2026 to 31 October 2029. It was conducted through an open procedure, with submissions due by 9 March 2026 at 10:00 UTC. The procurement was suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises. The award was for the full school catering requirement, with the published evaluation route based on the open procedure. The selected supplier is recorded as having an active award, and the tender itself is recorded as complete.

For a supplier that did not win this procurement, the award demonstrates a substantial, multi-year requirement for outsourced catering at a secondary school. A credible competitor for this buyer would need demonstrable capability in school catering, including the operational capacity to run food services from an education site and maintain reliable day-to-day delivery throughout the school year. Businesses with experience serving schools or similar institutional clients would be better placed to evidence relevant performance. The procurement was suitable for SMEs, so a specialist catering company with sufficient staffing, food-service systems and delivery capacity could be a credible future competitor. The open procedure also shows a route through which comparable suppliers can compete when this requirement returns.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

CA17154 - Alcester Grammar School tender for catering services

Notice Description

To provide catering services to Alcester Grammar School, Warwickshire B49 5ED To access this competition: Registered: Login to https://suppliers.multiquote.com and view the opportunity CA17154. Not registered: Visit https://suppliers.multiquote.com then register and quote CA17154 as the reason for registration. Any queries please contact MultiQuote on 020 3920 8054.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-bad8152a-8e63-45d8-abb3-c61e51ccecbb
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/2527fa82-aa85-4514-9645-f187b4f13601
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
SME
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

55 - Hotel, restaurant and retail trade services

CPV Codes

55524000 - School catering services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£1,645,435 £1M-£10M
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
23 Jul 20262 months ago
Submission Deadline
9 Mar 2026Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
23 Jul 20262 months ago
Contract Period
1 Nov 2026 - 31 Oct 2029 3-4 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Not Specified
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Alcester Grammar school
Contact Name
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Contact Email
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Contact Phone
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →

Buyer Location

Locality
WARWICKSHIRE
Postcode
B49 5ED
Postcode Area
Birmingham
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLG West Midlands (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLG1 Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLG13 Warwickshire CC
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Stratford-on-Avon
Electoral Ward
Alcester West
Westminster Constituency
Stratford-on-Avon

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Culinera Limited

Further Information

Notice Documents

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