Notice Information
Notice Title
Catering Services Contract for Cressex Community School
Notice Description
The school is seeking a high quality secondary school catering service from a reputable supplier on a fixed cost basis. The school may work with other local primary schools over the life of the contract as a production / delivery kitchen - any future provision to these schools will be undertaken in partnership between the school, the successful bidder and the local school(s)
Lot Information
Lot 1
Renewal: Extensions will be available as 2 x 12 month periods, subject to both parties agreeing in writing
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05aa2f
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/063130-2025
- 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
- £1,000,000 £1M-£10M
- Lots Value
- £1,000,000 £1M-£10M
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 8 Oct 20254 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 31 Oct 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 31 Aug 2026 - 31 Aug 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
- CRESSEX COMMUNITY SCHOOL
- Contact Name
- Ian Henderson
- Contact Email
- ian@matriculateconsulting.co.uk
- Contact Phone
- +447833265675
Buyer Location
- Locality
- HIGH WYCOMBE
- Postcode
- HP12 4QA
- Post Town
- Hemel Hempstead
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLJ South East (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLJ1 Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLJ13 Buckinghamshire
- Delivery Location
- TLJ13 Buckinghamshire
-
- Local Authority
- Buckinghamshire
- Electoral Ward
- Booker, Cressex and Castlefield
- Westminster Constituency
- Wycombe
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/063130-2025
8th October 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender
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