Notice Information
Notice Title
Whitings Hill Catering Tender - Award Decision
Notice Description
to provide term-time school lunch provision for a Primary school in the London Borough of Barnet. 3 year contract being offered
Planning Information
this UK2 notice will require the Selection Questionnaire and any supporting documents to be uploaded by the closing date of this stage.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05a6fc
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/012648-2026
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Planning, Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK6 - Contract Award Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- 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
- £493,500 £100K-£500K
- Lots Value
- £493,500 £100K-£500K
- Awards Value
- £555,195 £500K-£1M
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 11 Feb 20261 weeks ago
- Submission Deadline
- 24 Nov 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- 21 Nov 2025Expired
- Award Date
- 11 Feb 20261 weeks ago
- Contract Period
- 31 Mar 2026 - 31 Mar 2029 3-4 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Complete
- Awards Status
- Pending
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
Buyer Location
- Locality
- LEICESTER
- Postcode
- LE1 7LT
- Post Town
- Leicester
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLF East Midlands (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLF2 Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLF21 Leicester
- Delivery Location
- TLI7 Outer London - West and North West, TLI71 Barnet
-
- Local Authority
- Leicester
- Electoral Ward
- Castle
- Westminster Constituency
- Leicester South
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/012648-2026
11th February 2026 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/070816-2025
4th November 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/061785-2025
2nd October 2025 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.mytenders.co.uk/Authority/NoticeBuilder/NoticeBuilder_FileDownload.aspx?id=618272
Example Catering Agreement
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