Notice Information
Notice Title
Castle School Catering Tender
Notice Description
The school is putting its catering tender out to contract with a contract start date of 1st September 2025. Castle School is an all age special educational needs school.
Lot Information
Lot 1
Pupil Numbers: Nursery 0 Reception 2 Year 1 3 Year 2 2 Year 3 11 Year 4 16 Year 5 19 Year 6 23 Year 7 11 Year 8 29 Year 9 25 Year 10 16 Year 11 11 Sixth Form 52 Total 220 Pricings/Sales Meal Deal Price - N/A UIFSM - Entitled: 7 (of which 3 are also FSM eligible) / Uptake: 6 hot lunch / 1 nil by mouth / Value: 2.65 GBP FSM - Entitled: 105 (of which 3 are also UIFSM) / Uptake: 69 / Value: 2.65 GBP Pupil Paid Meals - Uptake: 37 / Value: 2.65 GBP Staff Duty Meal - N/A Staff Paid Meals - No of Staff: 130 / Uptake: 1 / Value: 3.70 GBP Sales over 12 months UIFSM Sales 6,978 GBP FSM Sales 32,716 GBP Pupil Paid Meal Sales 7,586 GBP (primary, secondary and sixth form sales included) Staff Duty Meal Sales N/A Staff Cash Sales 694 GBP Hospitality Sales N/A Service Times Breakfast: N/A Break: N/A Lunch: 12:00, 12:30 and 13:00 Locked in Policy: Yes Current Contractor: Aspens Catering is for the main site on Courtney Way only
Renewal: Renewal possible after three years subject to satisfactory performance.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-04d43d
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/001711-2025
- Current Stage
- Tender
- All Stages
- Tender
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Tender Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Selective
- Procurement Method Details
- Restricted procedure
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- 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
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 17 Jan 20251 years ago
- Submission Deadline
- 7 Mar 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Active
- Lots Status
- Active
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- CASTLE SCHOOL
- Contact Name
- Lillian Leedham
- Contact Email
- finance@castle.cambs.sch.uk
- Contact Phone
- +44 7786312805
Buyer Location
- Locality
- CAMBRIDGE
- Postcode
- CB4 2EE
- Post Town
- Cambridge
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLH East (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLH4 Cambridgeshire and Peterborough
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLH42 Cambridgeshire CC
- Delivery Location
- TLH12 Cambridgeshire CC
-
- Local Authority
- Cambridge
- Electoral Ward
- West Chesterton
- Westminster Constituency
- Cambridge
Further Information
Notice URLs
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
View full OCDS Record for this contracting process
The Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS) is a framework designed to increase transparency and access to public procurement data in the public sector. It is widely used by governments and organisations worldwide to report on procurement processes and contracts.
{
"tag": [
"compiled"
],
"id": "ocds-h6vhtk-04d43d-2025-01-17T14:03:13Z",
"date": "2025-01-17T14:03:13Z",
"ocid": "ocds-h6vhtk-04d43d",
"description": "NOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the myTenders Web Site at https://www.mytenders.co.uk/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=233605. The buyer has indicated that it will accept electronic responses to this notice via the Postbox facility. A user guide is available at https://www.mytenders.co.uk/sitehelp/help_guides.aspx. Suppliers are advised to allow adequate time for uploading documents and to dispatch the electronic response well in advance of the closing time to avoid any last minute problems. (MT Ref:233605)",
"initiationType": "tender",
"tender": {
"id": "RM&C/2025/CS/458",
"legalBasis": {
"id": "32014L0024",
"scheme": "CELEX"
},
"title": "Castle School Catering Tender",
"status": "active",
"classification": {
"scheme": "CPV",
"id": "55524000",
"description": "School catering services"
},
"mainProcurementCategory": "services",
"description": "The school is putting its catering tender out to contract with a contract start date of 1st September 2025. Castle School is an all age special educational needs school.",
"lots": [
{
"id": "1",
"description": "Pupil Numbers: Nursery 0 Reception 2 Year 1 3 Year 2 2 Year 3 11 Year 4 16 Year 5 19 Year 6 23 Year 7 11 Year 8 29 Year 9 25 Year 10 16 Year 11 11 Sixth Form 52 Total 220 Pricings/Sales Meal Deal Price - N/A UIFSM - Entitled: 7 (of which 3 are also FSM eligible) / Uptake: 6 hot lunch / 1 nil by mouth / Value: 2.65 GBP FSM - Entitled: 105 (of which 3 are also UIFSM) / Uptake: 69 / Value: 2.65 GBP Pupil Paid Meals - Uptake: 37 / Value: 2.65 GBP Staff Duty Meal - N/A Staff Paid Meals - No of Staff: 130 / Uptake: 1 / Value: 3.70 GBP Sales over 12 months UIFSM Sales 6,978 GBP FSM Sales 32,716 GBP Pupil Paid Meal Sales 7,586 GBP (primary, secondary and sixth form sales included) Staff Duty Meal Sales N/A Staff Cash Sales 694 GBP Hospitality Sales N/A Service Times Breakfast: N/A Break: N/A Lunch: 12:00, 12:30 and 13:00 Locked in Policy: Yes Current Contractor: Aspens Catering is for the main site on Courtney Way only",
"contractPeriod": {
"durationInDays": 1800
},
"hasRenewal": true,
"renewal": {
"description": "Renewal possible after three years subject to satisfactory performance."
},
"secondStage": {
"minimumCandidates": 5,
"maximumCandidates": 5
},
"submissionTerms": {
"variantPolicy": "notAllowed"
},
"hasOptions": false,
"status": "active"
}
],
"items": [
{
"id": "1",
"additionalClassifications": [
{
"scheme": "CPV",
"id": "55524000",
"description": "School catering services"
}
],
"deliveryAddresses": [
{
"region": "UKH12"
}
],
"deliveryLocation": {
"description": "Castle School, Courtney Way, Cambridge, CB4 2EE - this contract is for catering at the main site only."
},
"relatedLot": "1"
}
],
"submissionMethod": [
"written"
],
"procurementMethod": "selective",
"procurementMethodDetails": "Restricted procedure",
"coveredBy": [
"GPA"
],
"tenderPeriod": {
"endDate": "2025-03-07T13:00:00Z"
},
"secondStage": {
"invitationDate": "2025-03-27T00:00:00Z"
},
"submissionTerms": {
"languages": [
"en"
]
},
"hasRecurrence": false
},
"parties": [
{
"id": "GB-FTS-42201",
"name": "Castle School",
"identifier": {
"legalName": "Castle School"
},
"address": {
"streetAddress": "Courtney Way",
"locality": "Cambridge",
"region": "UKH12",
"postalCode": "CB4 2EE",
"countryName": "United Kingdom"
},
"contactPoint": {
"name": "Lillian Leedham",
"telephone": "+44 7786312805",
"email": "finance@castle.cambs.sch.uk",
"url": "http://www.mytenders.co.uk"
},
"roles": [
"buyer"
],
"details": {
"url": "http://www.rmandcconsultants.co.uk",
"buyerProfile": "https://www.mytenders.co.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA9341",
"classifications": [
{
"scheme": "TED_CA_TYPE",
"id": "BODY_PUBLIC",
"description": "Body governed by public law"
},
{
"scheme": "COFOG",
"id": "09",
"description": "Education"
}
]
}
},
{
"id": "GB-FTS-103",
"name": "Public Procurement Review Service",
"identifier": {
"legalName": "Public Procurement Review Service"
},
"address": {
"streetAddress": "Cabinet Office",
"locality": "London",
"countryName": "United Kingdom"
},
"contactPoint": {
"telephone": "+44 3450103503",
"email": "publicprocurementreview@cabinetoffice.gov.uk"
},
"roles": [
"reviewBody"
],
"details": {
"url": "https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/public-procurement-review-service-scope-and-remit"
}
},
{
"id": "GB-FTS-135398",
"name": "RM&C Consultants LTd",
"identifier": {
"legalName": "RM&C Consultants LTd"
},
"address": {
"streetAddress": "Suthernwood View, Woodcote Road",
"locality": "South Stoke, Reading",
"postalCode": "RG8 0JJ",
"countryName": "United Kingdom"
},
"contactPoint": {
"telephone": "+44 7939599571",
"email": "Sue.allen@rmandcconsultants.co.uk"
},
"roles": [
"mediationBody"
],
"details": {
"url": "http://www.rmandcconsultants.co.uk"
}
}
],
"buyer": {
"id": "GB-FTS-42201",
"name": "Castle School"
},
"language": "en"
}