Notice Information
Notice Title
Waltham Secondary School Cluster Catering Tender
Notice Description
This cluster of three secondary schools are putting their catering contracts out to tender with contract start dates in April 2026. The schools are Frederick Bremer School, Heathcote School & Science College and Holy Family Catholic School & Sixth Form.
Lot Information
Frederick Bremer School
A community school for 900 pupils in Walthamstow.
Renewal: Renewal possible after 3 years subject to satisfactory performance.
Heathcote School & Science CollegeThis secondary school is based in Chingford and has a roll of 1,000 + students.
Renewal: Renewal possible after 3 years subject to satisfactory performance.
Holy Family Catholic School & Sixth FormThis school is based in Walthamstow and has a roll of 1,000 + students.
Renewal: Renewal possible after three years subject to satisfactory performance.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-059921
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/056064-2025
- 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
- £3 Under £100K
- Lots Value
- £3 Under £100K
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 12 Sep 20255 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 24 Oct 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 31 Mar 2026 - 31 Mar 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
- FREDERICK BREMER SCHOOL (RM&C)
- Additional Buyers
- Contact Name
- Tim Allen
- Contact Email
- s.lewis@bremer.waltham.sch.uk, tim.allen@rmandcconsultants.co.uk
- Contact Phone
- +44 7990327563
Buyer Location
- Locality
- WALTHAMSTOW
- Postcode
- E17 4EY
- Post Town
- East 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
- TLI53 Redbridge and Waltham Forest
-
- Local Authority
- South Oxfordshire
- Electoral Ward
- Goring
- Westminster Constituency
- Henley and Thame
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/056064-2025
12th September 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.mytenders.co.uk/Authority/NoticeBuilder/NoticeBuilder_FileDownload.aspx?id=611381
1) WSSC SQ Document Part 1 -
https://www.mytenders.co.uk/Authority/NoticeBuilder/NoticeBuilder_FileDownload.aspx?id=611382
2) WSSC SQ Document Part 2 -
https://www.mytenders.co.uk/Authority/NoticeBuilder/NoticeBuilder_FileDownload.aspx?id=611383
3) WSSC SQ Scoring Example
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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