Notice Information
Notice Title
The Ashcombe School Outsourced Catering Services
Notice Description
The contract will start date 1st September 2025 for three years and two one year extension. The successful Supplier will be responsible for the provision of a full school food catering services for the 1,513 students on roll and staff at The Ashcombe School.
Lot Information
Lot 1
The Ashcombe School work closely with our catering provider, expecting them to provide good quality, nutritious, fresh food and to support the school in the all-round education of the students here on healthy choices and budgeting. We see the time spent in the dining halls as part of the educational day, both in the students putting into practice what they have learnt on nutrition and eating choices as well as managing their finances. The contract will start date 1st September 2025 for three years and two one year extension. The successful Supplier will be responsible for the provision of a full school food catering services for the 1,513 students on roll and staff at The Ashcombe School. The school is keen to further increase uptake and continue the good work already in place for the catering. It wishes to do so by working closely with the successful Supplier in developing and continuously improving the service and partnership during the period of the contract and by introducing
Options: 60 month(s) from the commencement date, with 36 initial month(s) and option to extend 2x12 month(s)
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-04e216
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/005215-2025
- Current Stage
- Tender
- All Stages
- Tender
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Tender Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open 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
- 14 Feb 20251 years ago
- Submission Deadline
- 4 Apr 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
- THE ASHCOMBE SCHOOL
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- m.bee@thecpc.ac.uk
- Contact Phone
- +44 1306886312
Buyer Location
- Locality
- DORKING
- Postcode
- RH4 1LY
- Post Town
- Redhill
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLJ South East (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLJ2 Surrey, East and West Sussex
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLJ26 East Surrey
- Delivery Location
- TLJ25 West Surrey, TLJ26 East Surrey
-
- Local Authority
- Mole Valley
- Electoral Ward
- Dorking North
- Westminster Constituency
- Dorking and Horley
Further Information
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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