Notice Information
Notice Title
Chelsea Academy Catering Tender
Notice Description
The Academy is putting its catering contract out to tender with a contract start date of 1st September 2026.
Lot Information
Lot 1
Renewal: Renewal possible after 3 years subject to satisfactory performance.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05e376
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/074829-2025
- 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
- Lots Value
- £1
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 18 Nov 20253 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 16 Jan 2026Expired
- 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
- CHELSEA ACADEMY (RM&C)
- Additional Buyers
- Contact Name
- David Allen
- Contact Email
- david.allen@rmandcconsultants.co.uk, diana.goodhugh@chelsea-academy.org
- Contact Phone
- +44 7786312805
Buyer Location
- Locality
- LONDON
- Postcode
- SW10 0AB
- Post Town
- South West London
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLJ South East (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLJ1 Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLJ14 Oxfordshire CC
- Delivery Location
- TLI33 Kensington & Chelsea and Hammersmith & Fulham
-
- Local Authority
- South Oxfordshire
- Electoral Ward
- Goring
- Westminster Constituency
- Henley and Thame
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/074829-2025
18th November 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.mytenders.co.uk/Authority/NoticeBuilder/NoticeBuilder_FileDownload.aspx?id=621415
1) CA SQ Document Part 1 -
https://www.mytenders.co.uk/Authority/NoticeBuilder/NoticeBuilder_FileDownload.aspx?id=621417
2) CA SQ Document Part 2 -
https://www.mytenders.co.uk/Authority/NoticeBuilder/NoticeBuilder_FileDownload.aspx?id=621418
3) CA SQ Scoring Example
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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