Notice Information
Notice Title
Tanfield School - Catering & Cleaning Services
Notice Description
Lot 1 - Catering Services and Lot 2 - Cleaning Services Tanfield School is currently out to tender for the provision of a full daily catering and cleaning service. The school is a secondary academy based in Tanfield and part of Eden Learning Trust. The contract is being offered for three years with the option to extend for a further two periods of 12 months. The contract commencement date is: Catering - 05 April 2026 Cleaning - 31 May 2026 Lot 1 - Catering Services The services at the school are outsourced. The Contractor will be responsible for the provision of a full school food catering service for the pupils and staff at the school. This will consist of morning breaks and full lunch service for each school day. The catering facilities at the school include 2 dining halls both with servery's and take place over two sittings. Across the school there are currently 692 pupils on roll for the academic year 2024/25. Of this figure, 235 pupils are entitled to Free School Meals. TUPE is expected to apply, details of which can be found in the tender documentation. No members of the catering team are part of the Local Government Pension Scheme. The school is keen to further increase uptake and continue the good work already in place for catering. It wishes to do so by working closely with the successful contractor in developing and continuously improving the service and partnership during the period of the contract and by introducing innovative and creative ideas as submitted in the tender process and ongoing. The school is aware that there are always opportunities to improve and modernise. They are interested in ensuring that the caterers provide the best possible service, introducing new menu ideas and initiatives so that pupils are all eating and utilising the service regularly. Lot 2 - Cleaning Services The contract is for a full daily cleaning service during term time and periodic cleaning outside of term time. TUPE is expected to apply, details of which can be found in the tender documentation. One member of the cleaning team is a member of the Local Government Pension Scheme, and all details are in the tender documentation.
Lot Information
Catering Services
The services at the school are outsourced. The Contractor will be responsible for the provision of a full school food catering service for the pupils and staff at the school. This will consist of morning breaks and full lunch service for each school day. The catering facilities at the school include 2 dining halls both with servery's and take place over two sittings. Across the school there are currently 692 pupils on roll for the academic year 2024/25. Of this figure, 235 pupils are entitled to Free School Meals. TUPE is expected to apply, details of which can be found in the tender documentation. No members of the catering team are part of the Local Government Pension Scheme. The school is keen to further increase uptake and continue the good work already in place for catering. It wishes to do so by working closely with the successful contractor in developing and continuously improving the service and partnership during the period of the contract and by introducing innovative and creative ideas as submitted in the tender process and ongoing. The school is aware that there are always opportunities to improve and modernise. They are interested in ensuring that the caterers provide the best possible service, introducing new menu ideas and initiatives so that pupils are all eating and utilising the service regularly.
Renewal: The duration detailed above includes the initial term of 3 years as well as the 2 optional contract extension periods of 12 months each.
Cleaning ServicesThe contract is for a full daily cleaning service during term time and periodic cleaning outside of term time. TUPE is expected to apply, details of which can be found in the tender documentation. One member of the cleaning team is a member of the Local Government Pension Scheme, and all details are in the tender documentation.
Renewal: The duration detailed above includes the initial term of 3 years as well as the 2 optional contract extension periods of 12 months each.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-055e8a
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/006382-2026
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK6 - Contract Award Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Selective
- Procurement Method Details
- Competitive flexible procedure
- Tender Suitability
- SME
- Awardee Scale
- Large, SME
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
55 - Hotel, restaurant and retail trade services
90 - Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services
-
- CPV Codes
55524000 - School catering services
90919300 - School cleaning services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £1,412,500 £1M-£10M
- Lots Value
- £1,412,500 £1M-£10M
- Awards Value
- £2,273,957 £1M-£10M
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 23 Jan 20261 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 21 Jul 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 22 Jan 20261 months ago
- Contract Period
- 30 May 2026 - 30 May 2029 3-4 years
- Recurrence
- 2027-07-14
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Complete
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- EDEN LEARNING TRUST
- Additional Buyers
- Contact Name
- Maria Robinson
- Contact Email
- tenders@minervapcs.com
- Contact Phone
- +441256467107
Buyer Location
- Locality
- FERRYHILL
- Postcode
- DL17 8RW
- Post Town
- Darlington
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLJ South East (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLJ3 Hampshire and Isle of Wight
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLJ37 North Hampshire
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- Basingstoke and Deane
- Electoral Ward
- Norden
- Westminster Constituency
- Basingstoke
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/006382-2026
23rd January 2026 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/039613-2025
14th July 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender -
https://in-tendhost.co.uk/minervapcs/aspx/Home
All documents are being provided on publication of this Tender Notice. They will be hosted, and are freely available, on the In-tend portal for Minerva Procurement Consultancy Services Limited.
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