Notice Information
Notice Title
Queenswell Schools Catering Tender
Notice Description
Queenswells Schools is putting its catering contract out to tender with a contract start date of 25th October 2025. See SQ Document Part 1 for more details.
Lot Information
Lot 1
Renewal: Renewal possible after three years subject to satisfactory performance.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-050c40
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/018767-2025
- Current Stage
- Tender
- All Stages
- Tender
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK4 - Tender Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Selective
- Procurement Method Details
- Competitive flexible 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
- £1
- Lots Value
- £1
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 2 May 20259 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 10 Jun 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 24 Oct 2025 - 24 Oct 2028 3-4 years
- 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
- QUEENSWELL SCHOOLS
- Additional Buyers
- Contact Name
- Elizabeth Johnston, Sue Allen
- Contact Email
- ejohnston@queenswellsch.org, sue.allen@rmandcconsultants.co.uk
- Contact Phone
- 07939599571
Buyer Location
- Locality
- LONDON
- Postcode
- N20 0NQ
- Post Town
- North London
- 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
- TLI71 Barnet
-
- Local Authority
- South Oxfordshire
- Electoral Ward
- Goring
- Westminster Constituency
- Henley and Thame
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/018767-2025
2nd May 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender
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