Notice Information
Notice Title
Langdon Park School Catering Tender
Notice Description
Langdon Park School is a co-educational secondary school in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets with a student population of 1400 aged between 11 and 18 years of age. The school is supported by a team of over 100 teaching and support staff, including the catering team have LGPS pension schemes. There is one busy main restaurant, equipped with a modern, well-maintained kitchen, serving as the hub of its catering provision. The School Business Manager, Jess Hughes, in collaboration with the Headteacher and Senior Leadership Team (SLT), is committed to enhancing the school's catering services. As part of this commitment, the school is tendering its catering contract to secure a provider that can deliver the very best service for every student at the school. The new contract will commence mid- August 2025 for an initial three-year term, with an option to extend for a further two years, subject to satisfactory performance and client agreement on budgets and service levels. Due to accelerated timelines, the procurement process will consist of a one stage Invitation to Tender (ITT) process, managed under the Light Touch Regime. The School reserves the right to refine the award criteria throughout. Compliance with the London Borough of Tower Hamlets Mayor's Free School Meals Conditions of Grant is mandatory. Food Standards are subject to review by the council. This contract is designed to reward proactive management, ensuring high meal uptake, consistently high food quality and tangible contract support. The School, alongside CCL, expects the successful Contractor to guarantee their financial proposal and maintain excellent service standards. The School Business Manager and SLT has outlined key priorities for this tender, including: A TUPE-compliant bid with recommendations for service equipment, serving points, staffing levels and a bespoke food concept to drive sales and uptake. In short, the School seeks a trusted catering partner who can deliver their promises, achieve their sales targets, deliver their service enhancements in full. If bidders fail to demonstrate their ability to meet expectations, the school reserves the right to revert to an 'insourced' solution or post no award. Any investment proposals will need to be consistent with ESFA guidelines.
Lot Information
Lot LOT-0001
Renewal: There is an an option to extend for a further two years, subject to satisfactory performance and client agreement on budgets and service levels.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-051524
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/069122-2025
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK7 - Contract Details Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Selective
- Procurement Method Details
- Competitive flexible procedure
- Tender Suitability
- SME
- Awardee Scale
- Large
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
55 - Hotel, restaurant and retail trade services
-
- CPV Codes
55524000 - School catering services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £7,000,000 £1M-£10M
- Lots Value
- £7,000,000 £1M-£10M
- Awards Value
- £1,412,700 £1M-£10M
- Contracts Value
- £1,412,700 £1M-£10M
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 28 Oct 20251 weeks ago
- Submission Deadline
- 4 Jun 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 24 Jun 20254 months ago
- Contract Period
- 31 Jul 2025 - 31 Jul 2028 3-4 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Complete
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- LANGDON PARK SCHOOL
- Additional Buyers
- Contact Name
- Cohesion Procurement Team, Procurement Team
- Contact Email
- info@cohesionconsulting.co.uk
- Contact Phone
- +441892251001
Buyer Location
- Locality
- LONDON
- Postcode
- E14 0RZ
- Post Town
- East London
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLJ South East (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLJ4 Kent
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLJ46 West Kent
- Delivery Location
- TLI42 Tower Hamlets
-
- Local Authority
- Tunbridge Wells
- Electoral Ward
- Park
- Westminster Constituency
- Tunbridge Wells
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/069122-2025
28th October 2025 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/035068-2025
25th June 2025 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/021980-2025
15th May 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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