Notice Information
Notice Title
The Vale School _ Worthing
Notice Description
The Vale School is seeking a proven catering partner to sustain a quality fresh food service provision for their pupils and staff. The school has secured approval and funding for a brand new, fully equipped kitchen, scheduled for the Summer of 2026 and ready for food production from 2026. This development marks a major step forward for the school's food provision and is wonderful news for the pupils and the staff and future catering partner. The Vale School in its vision for a high quality, freshly prepared food service and the creation of a distinctive food brand. Once the the new provision is operating to an excellent standard, it is the intention to engage and work with other nearby schools currently reliant on 'delivered in' services. It is essential that all intersted catering companies understand and will support this forward thinking ambition from the outset.
Lot Information
Lot 1
Renewal: Maximum 2 extensions of 12 months per extension.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05d31b
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/068079-2025
- Current Stage
- Tender
- All Stages
- Tender
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK4 - Tender Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Goods
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure
- Tender Suitability
- SME, VCSE
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
15 - Food, beverages, tobacco and related products
-
- CPV Codes
15894210 - School meals
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £250,000 £100K-£500K
- Lots Value
- £250,000 £100K-£500K
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 24 Oct 20254 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 19 Jan 2026Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 31 Jul 2026 - 31 Jul 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
- THE VALE SCHOOL
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- n-edey@valeschool.org
- Contact Phone
- 01903 872322
Buyer Location
- Locality
- WORTHING
- Postcode
- BN14 0DB
- Post Town
- Brighton
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLJ South East (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLJ2 Surrey, East and West Sussex
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLJ27 West Sussex (South West)
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- Worthing
- Electoral Ward
- Offington
- Westminster Constituency
- East Worthing and Shoreham
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/068079-2025
24th October 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender
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