Notice Information
Notice Title
School Catering Services for Heston Community School, Hounslow
Notice Description
Heston Community School is a coeducational secondary school and sixth form situated in Heston in Hounslow, Middlesex. It caters for a wide range of children aged between 11 and 19. The School is looking to source a new catering contractor from September 2026 to end of August 2032 (6-year contract). The successful supplier is to provide a healthy, high quality and value for money catering service to all school pupils, staff and hospitality as required. There are currently 1,400 students at the school, including 400 sixth form students, who have their own outlet. There are approximately 150 staff.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05cfe8
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/066768-2025
- 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
- £1,917,366 £1M-£10M
- Lots Value
- £1,917,366 £1M-£10M
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 20 Oct 20254 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 31 Aug 2026 - 31 Aug 2032 Over 5 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
- HESTON COMMUNITY ACADEMY TRUST
- Additional Buyers
- Contact Name
- Procurement Team
- Contact Email
- gail@panacheconsultancy.co.uk, gailheath@panacheconsultancy.co.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- HESTON
- Postcode
- TW5 0QR
- Post Town
- Twickenham
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLK South West (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLK7 Gloucestershire and Wiltshire
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLK73 Gloucestershire CC
- Delivery Location
- TLI7 Outer London - West and North West
-
- Local Authority
- Tewkesbury
- Electoral Ward
- Badgeworth
- Westminster Constituency
- North Cotswolds
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/066768-2025
20th October 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fo/rqwas184xgsmafd26lrlr/AImH2v54qrY2MZLp2LEq7gw?rlkey=7i15aiidtsauiq4xfn0rihq6b&st=gxo1bqwr&dl=0
Interested parties are to complete a Procurement Specific Questionnaire, which can be accessed via the dropbox link provided. If you have any queries, please contact gail@panacheconsultancy.co.uk
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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