Notice Information
Notice Title
Catering Service for Tolworth School Federation
Notice Description
The Competitive Flexible Procedure will consist of two distinct stages, allowing for an initial assessment of interested suppliers. Suppliers will be evaluated against the specific objectives of the new contract through the following stages: * Selection Stage and Shortlisting * Invitation to Tender (ITT) and Shortlisting for Presentation The evaluation of the shortlisting process will be based on the information submitted by the bidding companies. This information will be moderated following the submission of the written statements, the presentations and the checking of supplier references.
Lot Information
Lot 1
Renewal: two x twelve month extension subject to mutual agreement in writing
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05dcf9
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/072111-2025
- 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
- 7 Nov 20253 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- 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
- TOLWORTH JUNIORS SCHOOL
- Contact Name
- Catering - Tolworth School Federation
- Contact Email
- bursar@tjs.rbksch.org
- Contact Phone
- 020 8399 4231
Buyer Location
- Locality
- SURBITON
- Postcode
- KT6 7SA
- Post Town
- Kingston upon Thames
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLI London
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLI6 Outer London - South
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLI63 Merton, Kingston upon Thames and Sutton
- Delivery Location
- TLJ25 West Surrey
-
- Local Authority
- Kingston upon Thames
- Electoral Ward
- Tolworth
- Westminster Constituency
- Kingston and Surbiton
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/072111-2025
7th November 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender -
https://bidiful-teamportal.app/p/aceadvice
The Tender Management is being undertaken by Dave Croshaw. Dave.croshaw@ace-advice.co.uk 07765 062169
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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