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Thornleigh Salesian Catering Tender 2025

RPJ3 Group - On behalf of Thornleigh Salesian College

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20 Aug 2025 at 13:23

UK4 - Tender Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Thornleigh Salesian College, represented by the RPJ3 Group, is currently in the tender stage for a procurement process titled "Thornleigh Salesian Catering Tender 2025." This process is aimed at selecting a provider for school catering services, classified under the CPV code 55524000. The college, located in the Wirral, UK region, intends to award a contract starting in March 2026 with a possible duration of up to five years, including extension options. Interested suppliers must submit their pre-qualification questionnaires by 15 September 2025. The competitive flexible procedure will involve site surveys in early October, a tender deadline in late October, and interviews in mid-November 2025. The procurement is conducted under the UK Public Contracts Regulation 2023/54, ensuring a best-value approach that supports the school's ethos and needs.

This tender presents a significant opportunity for companies specialising in catering services, especially those capable of delivering flexible and value-driven solutions. With a framework that includes both economic and qualitative selection criteria, businesses able to demonstrate robust technical capabilities and competitive pricing are well-suited to compete. This process encourages participation from SMEs, aligning with the college’s aim to ensure a diverse vendor engagement. Successful participation in this procurement could establish a lasting professional relationship with Thornleigh Salesian College and potentially expand a company’s service footprint within the educational sector.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Thornleigh Salesian Catering Tender 2025

Notice Description

Thornleigh Salesian College are seeking to procure a provider for catering services. The provision of the service must demonstrate the best value approach and be flexible in its delivery and operation to ensure that the needs and ethos of the school are supported. This tender process is targeted to have a catering contract in place to commence in March 2026. Please note that this process covers all catering services within Thornleigh Salesian College with full tender costings and proposals for the college for a contract start in March 2026. These details will be further explained in the ITT documents. The process will include the creation of a select bidder list following analysis of PSQ documents (within which the scoring criteria is included). Following the analysis of PSQ's the selected bidders will be invited to attend a site survey and tender briefing initially planned for early October 2025. Tender responses deadline is planned as late October 2025 and it is envisaged that interviews will take place in mid November 2025. The contract will be for a 3 +1 +1 period (5 years in total including the option to extend for 1 + 1years).

Lot Information

Lot 1

Renewal: Option of up to two further annual extensions after the initial 3 year term meaning a possible 5 year period in total

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-058b4a
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/050173-2025
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
£2,500,000 £1M-£10M
Lots Value
£2,500,000 £1M-£10M
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
20 Aug 20251 years ago
Submission Deadline
1 Sep 2025Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
1 Mar 2026 - 30 Apr 2029 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
RPJ3 Group - On behalf of Thornleigh Salesian College
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
WIRRAL
Postcode
CH46 3SA
Postcode Area
Chester
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLD North West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLD7 Merseyside
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLD74 Wirral
Delivery Location
TLD North West (England)
Local Authority
Wirral
Electoral Ward
Leasowe and Moreton East
Westminster Constituency
Wallasey

Further Information

Notice Documents

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