Notice Information
Notice Title
The Gallery Trust - Catering Services
Notice Description
The Gallery Trust is currently out to tender for the provision of a full daily catering service at four of their schools that education and support young people with special needs and disabilities.The services at the Trust schools are a mix of delivered in and outsourced provision.The Contractor will be responsible for the provision of a full school food catering service for the pupils and staff at the the below Trust schools. This will consist of morning breaks at Orion Academy and full lunch service for each school day at all sites. - Bloxham Grove Academy- Mabel Prichard School (split sites)- Northern House Academy- Orion AcademyThe catering facilities at the schools include the main dining areas and servery, at Northern House Academy the children eat in their classrooms.Across the schools there are currently 355 pupils on roll for the academic year 2024/25. Of this figure, 12 pupils are entitled to UIFSM and a further 193 to Free School Meals.
Lot Information
Lot 1
The Gallery Trust is currently out to tender for the provision of a full daily catering service at four of their schools that education and support young people with special needs and disabilities.The services at the Trust schools are a mix of delivered in and outsourced provision.The Contractor will be responsible for the provision of a full school food catering service for the pupils and staff at the the below Trust schools. This will consist of morning breaks at Orion Academy and full lunch service for each school day at all sites. - Bloxham Grove Academy- Mabel Prichard School (split sites)- Northern House Academy- Orion AcademyThe catering facilities at the schools include the main dining areas and servery, at Northern House Academy the children eat in their classrooms.Across the schools there are currently 355 pupils on roll for the academic year 2024/25. Of this figure, 12 pupils are entitled to UIFSM and a further 193 to Free School Meals. Additional information: The duration detailed above includes the initial term of three years as well as the two optional contract extension periods of 12 months each.
Options: The contract will be awarded for an initial period of three years with two possible extensions of 12 months meaning a maximum contract length of five years.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-04dca4
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/042246-2025
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Tender, Award
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
- SME
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
55 - Hotel, restaurant and retail trade services
-
- CPV Codes
55524000 - School catering services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £460,000 £100K-£500K
- Lots Value
- £460,000 £100K-£500K
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £750,347 £500K-£1M
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 23 Jul 20257 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 10 Mar 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 11 Jul 20257 months ago
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- Further notices will be published in 2027, 2028 or 2029 dependent on the exercising of contract extension options.
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Cancelled
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- THE GALLERY TRUST
- Contact Name
- Ben Jones
- Contact Email
- tenders@minervapcs.com
- Contact Phone
- +44 1256467107
Buyer Location
- Locality
- OXFORD
- Postcode
- OX4 4DU
- Post Town
- Oxford
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLJ South East (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLJ1 Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLJ14 Oxfordshire CC
- Delivery Location
- TLJ14 Oxfordshire CC
-
- Local Authority
- Oxford
- Electoral Ward
- Rose Hill & Iffley
- Westminster Constituency
- Oxford East
Further Information
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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