Jo Richardson Community School - Catering Tender

JO RICHARDSON COMMUNITY SCHOOL

This public procurement record has 3 releases in its history.

Award

26 May 2026 at 10:46

TenderUpdate

08 Dec 2025 at 16:05

Tender

05 Dec 2025 at 12:05

Summary of the contracting process

The public procurement process led by Jo Richardson Community School in Dagenham, Essex, involves a catering tender valued at £3,375,000 over a three-year term starting from 1st August 2026, with a possibility of extension until 2031. The objective is to deliver high-quality catering services, emphasizing fresh, locally sourced ingredients while supporting the school's ethos and enhancing its extra-curricular offerings. Using the Competitive Flexible Procedure, the procurement follows a two-stage process, focusing 65% on quality and 35% on cost evaluations. This tender has recently moved to the award stage as of 26th May 2026, having selected Olive Dining Ltd as the supplier, with the school aiming to secure "best value" rather than the lowest bid.

This tender offers robust growth opportunities for businesses, particularly those with a minimum annual turnover of £1 million and the ability to deliver a flexible, high-standard catering service in an educational environment. Businesses specialising in school catering services, especially SMEs, will find this opportunity attractive, as it encourages innovative service proposals that align with the school’s requirements and budget constraints. The contract also supports London living wage commitments, ensuring it aligns with social value responsibilities, making it particularly appealing for businesses looking to expand their portfolio in the education sector in the United Kingdom.

How relevant is this notice?

Notice Title

Jo Richardson Community School - Catering Tender

Notice Description

Our motto "Success for All" underpins everything that we do at the school and puts the students' achievements at the centre of our vision. We have a commitment to the highest academic standards combined with a wide range of curricular and extra-curricular activities aimed at enhancing the opportunities offered to all our students. Further information regarding the School can be obtained here: https://jorichardson.org.uk/ Tender information: The successful tenderer will be required to provide excellent catering services to Jo Richardson Community school, which has 1713 pupils and 220 teaching and support staff. The contract term being tendered is for three years, 1st August 2026 - 31st July 2029. There is an option for a further extension period for up to two additional years to 31st July 2031. The contract offers an excellent opportunity to review and propose enhancements to the current catering services at the School. This includes but is not limited to; breakfast, morning break, lunchtime and after school services, over the academic year, plus hospitality services upon request. The school is keen to secure a high quality catering service including fresh locally sourced ingredients prepared on site. It is imperative that the menu is flexible to suit the requirements of the school's specific students and their budgets. The school is proud of its 'family ethos' and expects both a tightly managed service and a management style delivered by the successful contractor that supports, encourages and develops the catering staff. Management must be efficient and effective and management reporting must be both timely and accurate. The school is not obliged to accept the lowest price submitted for this tender, rather the school is keen to secure 'best value' from this contract and to deliver 'best value' to its students. Innovative and creative ideas as to how the services can be developed and value added, will be welcomed. The school seeks a contractor that is keen to work in partnership and who will deliver to its highest abilities, at all times. Competitive Flexible Procedure This procurement will be run under the Competitive Flexible Procedure. This will follow a two stage approach, with stage 1 being the Procurement Specific Questionnaire (PSQ). Here a minimum of 5 candidates (or less, in the event less than 5 meet the minimum criteria) and a maximum of 10 candidates, will progress to stage 2. Any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement and a minimum score of 60% must be achieved. Selected tenderers will then be invited to stage 2, the Invitation To Tender (ITT). Here, the evaluation of tender response will be set as 35% price and 65% quality. Value of contract: The annual value of the current contract is PS675,000 Therefore the value of this contract is PS3,375,000 The contract shall be a guaranteed performance contract with any hospitality requirements billed separately, at cost. Additional requirements and information: *The school has a minimum requirement for a contractor's employers' liability and public liability insurances of PS5 million *The minimum annual turnover that your company must have achieved to be considered for this opportunity is PS1 million *This is a London living wage contract *There are 4 incumbent catering staff currently within the Local Government Pension Scheme *The catering services are currently contracted to Innovate (Impact Food Group)

Lot Information

Lot 1

Renewal: There is an option for a further extension period for up to two additional years to 31st July 2031.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-05ef91
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/048585-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Competitive flexible procedure
Tender Suitability
SME, VCSE
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

55 - Hotel, restaurant and retail trade services


CPV Codes

55524000 - School catering services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£3,375,000 £1M-£10M
Lots Value
£3,375,000 £1M-£10M
Awards Value
£3,113,945 £1M-£10M
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
26 May 20264 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
5 Jan 2026Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
25 May 20261 months ago
Contract Period
31 Jul 2026 - 31 Jul 2029 3-4 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Pending
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
JO RICHARDSON COMMUNITY SCHOOL
Additional Buyers

RIVA PARTNERSHIP LTD

Contact Name
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Contact Email
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Contact Phone
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →

Buyer Location

Locality
ESSEX
Postcode
RM9 4UN
Post Town
Romford
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLJ South East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLJ2 Surrey, East and West Sussex
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLJ25 West Surrey
Delivery Location
TLI52 Barking & Dagenham and Havering

Local Authority
Waverley
Electoral Ward
Farnham Moor Park
Westminster Constituency
Farnham and Bordon

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

OLIVE DINING

Further Information

Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)

View full OCDS Record for this contracting process

JSON Markdown

The Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS) is a framework designed to increase transparency and access to public procurement data in the public sector. It is widely used by governments and organisations worldwide to report on procurement processes and contracts.

{
    "tag": [
        "compiled"
    ],
    "id": "ocds-h6vhtk-05ef91-2026-05-26T11:46:57+01:00",
    "date": "2026-05-26T11:46:57+01:00",
    "ocid": "ocds-h6vhtk-05ef91",
    "initiationType": "tender",
    "parties": [
        {
            "id": "GB-PPON-PHDL-4968-CRXW",
            "name": "Jo Richardson Community School",
            "identifier": {
                "scheme": "GB-PPON",
                "id": "PHDL-4968-CRXW"
            },
            "address": {
                "streetAddress": "Castle Green, Gale Street, Dagenham",
                "locality": "Essex",
                "postalCode": "RM9 4UN",
                "country": "GB",
                "countryName": "United Kingdom",
                "region": "UKI52"
            },
            "contactPoint": {
                "name": "Rachel OGrady",
                "email": "tenders@rivapartnership.co.uk",
                "telephone": "+44 1252 977017"
            },
            "roles": [
                "buyer"
            ],
            "details": {
                "classifications": [
                    {
                        "id": "publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment",
                        "scheme": "UK_CA_TYPE",
                        "description": "Public authority - sub-central government"
                    }
                ]
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "GB-PPON-PPWL-9222-MYRJ",
            "name": "RIVA Partnership Ltd",
            "identifier": {
                "scheme": "GB-PPON",
                "id": "PPWL-9222-MYRJ"
            },
            "address": {
                "streetAddress": "Hones Business Park, 1 Waverley Lane",
                "locality": "Farnham",
                "postalCode": "GU9 8BB",
                "country": "GB",
                "countryName": "United Kingdom",
                "region": "UKJ25"
            },
            "contactPoint": {
                "name": "Rachel OGrady",
                "email": "tenders@rivapartnership.co.uk",
                "telephone": "+44 1252 977017"
            },
            "roles": [
                "procuringEntity"
            ],
            "roleDetails": "Procurement Consultancy supporting the Contracting Authority"
        },
        {
            "id": "GB-PPON-PLTB-8182-GTZN",
            "name": "Olive Dining Ltd",
            "identifier": {
                "scheme": "GB-PPON",
                "id": "PLTB-8182-GTZN"
            },
            "address": {
                "streetAddress": "Office FF10, Brooklands House, 58 Marlborough Road, Lancing",
                "locality": "West Sussex",
                "postalCode": "BN15 8AF",
                "country": "GB",
                "countryName": "United Kingdom",
                "region": "UKJ27"
            },
            "contactPoint": {
                "name": "Kelly Spratt",
                "email": "kelly.spratt@olivedining.co.uk"
            },
            "roles": [
                "supplier"
            ],
            "details": {
                "scale": "sme",
                "vcse": false,
                "publicServiceMissionOrganization": false,
                "shelteredWorkshop": false
            }
        }
    ],
    "buyer": {
        "id": "GB-PPON-PHDL-4968-CRXW",
        "name": "Jo Richardson Community School"
    },
    "tender": {
        "id": "ocds-h6vhtk-05ef91",
        "legalBasis": {
            "id": "2023/54",
            "scheme": "UKPGA",
            "uri": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents"
        },
        "title": "Jo Richardson Community School - Catering Tender",
        "description": "Our motto \"Success for All\" underpins everything that we do at the school and puts the students' achievements at the centre of our vision. We have a commitment to the highest academic standards combined with a wide range of curricular and extra-curricular activities aimed at enhancing the opportunities offered to all our students. Further information regarding the School can be obtained here: https://jorichardson.org.uk/ Tender information: The successful tenderer will be required to provide excellent catering services to Jo Richardson Community school, which has 1713 pupils and 220 teaching and support staff. The contract term being tendered is for three years, 1st August 2026 - 31st July 2029. There is an option for a further extension period for up to two additional years to 31st July 2031. The contract offers an excellent opportunity to review and propose enhancements to the current catering services at the School. This includes but is not limited to; breakfast, morning break, lunchtime and after school services, over the academic year, plus hospitality services upon request. The school is keen to secure a high quality catering service including fresh locally sourced ingredients prepared on site. It is imperative that the menu is flexible to suit the requirements of the school's specific students and their budgets. The school is proud of its 'family ethos' and expects both a tightly managed service and a management style delivered by the successful contractor that supports, encourages and develops the catering staff. Management must be efficient and effective and management reporting must be both timely and accurate. The school is not obliged to accept the lowest price submitted for this tender, rather the school is keen to secure 'best value' from this contract and to deliver 'best value' to its students. Innovative and creative ideas as to how the services can be developed and value added, will be welcomed. The school seeks a contractor that is keen to work in partnership and who will deliver to its highest abilities, at all times. Competitive Flexible Procedure This procurement will be run under the Competitive Flexible Procedure. This will follow a two stage approach, with stage 1 being the Procurement Specific Questionnaire (PSQ). Here a minimum of 5 candidates (or less, in the event less than 5 meet the minimum criteria) and a maximum of 10 candidates, will progress to stage 2. Any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement and a minimum score of 60% must be achieved. Selected tenderers will then be invited to stage 2, the Invitation To Tender (ITT). Here, the evaluation of tender response will be set as 35% price and 65% quality. Value of contract: The annual value of the current contract is PS675,000 Therefore the value of this contract is PS3,375,000 The contract shall be a guaranteed performance contract with any hospitality requirements billed separately, at cost. Additional requirements and information: *The school has a minimum requirement for a contractor's employers' liability and public liability insurances of PS5 million *The minimum annual turnover that your company must have achieved to be considered for this opportunity is PS1 million *This is a London living wage contract *There are 4 incumbent catering staff currently within the Local Government Pension Scheme *The catering services are currently contracted to Innovate (Impact Food Group)",
        "status": "complete",
        "items": [
            {
                "id": "1",
                "additionalClassifications": [
                    {
                        "scheme": "CPV",
                        "id": "55524000",
                        "description": "School catering services"
                    }
                ],
                "deliveryAddresses": [
                    {
                        "region": "UKI52",
                        "country": "GB",
                        "countryName": "United Kingdom"
                    },
                    {
                        "region": "UKI52",
                        "country": "GB",
                        "countryName": "United Kingdom"
                    }
                ],
                "relatedLot": "1"
            }
        ],
        "value": {
            "amountGross": 4050000,
            "amount": 3375000,
            "currency": "GBP"
        },
        "procurementMethod": "open",
        "procurementMethodDetails": "Competitive flexible procedure",
        "procedure": {
            "features": "This procurement will be run under the Competitive Flexible Procedure. This will follow a two stage approach, with stage 1 being the Procurement Specific Questionnaire (PSQ). Here a minimum of 5 candidates (or less, in the event less than 5 meet the minimum criteria) and a maximum of 10 candidates, will progress to stage 2. Any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement and a minimum score of 60% must be achieved. Selected tenderers will then be invited to stage 2, the Invitation To Tender (ITT). Here, the evaluation of tender response will be set as 35% price and 65% quality."
        },
        "mainProcurementCategory": "services",
        "aboveThreshold": true,
        "coveredBy": [
            "GPA",
            "CPTPP"
        ],
        "submissionMethodDetails": "https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/87G9K9KP7V",
        "submissionTerms": {
            "electronicSubmissionPolicy": "allowed",
            "languages": [
                "en"
            ]
        },
        "expressionOfInterestDeadline": "2026-01-05T12:00:00+00:00",
        "enquiryPeriod": {
            "endDate": "2026-01-05T12:00:00+00:00"
        },
        "awardPeriod": {
            "endDate": "2026-05-22T23:59:59+01:00"
        },
        "lots": [
            {
                "id": "1",
                "status": "complete",
                "value": {
                    "amountGross": 4050000,
                    "amount": 3375000,
                    "currency": "GBP"
                },
                "awardCriteria": {
                    "criteria": [
                        {
                            "type": "quality",
                            "name": "Quality",
                            "numbers": [
                                {
                                    "number": 65,
                                    "weight": "percentageExact"
                                }
                            ]
                        },
                        {
                            "type": "price",
                            "name": "Price",
                            "numbers": [
                                {
                                    "number": 35,
                                    "weight": "percentageExact"
                                }
                            ]
                        },
                        {
                            "type": "quality",
                            "name": "Quality",
                            "numbers": [
                                {
                                    "number": 65,
                                    "weight": "percentageExact"
                                }
                            ]
                        },
                        {
                            "type": "price",
                            "name": "Price",
                            "numbers": [
                                {
                                    "number": 35,
                                    "weight": "percentageExact"
                                }
                            ]
                        }
                    ]
                },
                "suitability": {
                    "sme": true,
                    "vcse": true
                },
                "contractPeriod": {
                    "startDate": "2026-08-01T00:00:00+01:00",
                    "endDate": "2029-07-31T23:59:59+01:00",
                    "maxExtentDate": "2031-07-31T23:59:59+01:00"
                },
                "hasRenewal": true,
                "renewal": {
                    "description": "There is an option for a further extension period for up to two additional years to 31st July 2031."
                }
            }
        ],
        "documents": [
            {
                "id": "conflictOfInterest",
                "documentType": "conflictOfInterest",
                "description": "Not published"
            },
            {
                "id": "080101-2025",
                "documentType": "tenderNotice",
                "noticeType": "UK4",
                "description": "Tender notice on Find a Tender",
                "url": "https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/080101-2025",
                "datePublished": "2025-12-05T12:05:46Z",
                "format": "text/html"
            },
            {
                "id": "080751-2025",
                "documentType": "tenderNotice",
                "noticeType": "UK4",
                "description": "Tender notice on Find a Tender",
                "url": "https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/080751-2025",
                "datePublished": "2025-12-08T16:05:20Z",
                "format": "text/html"
            }
        ],
        "amendments": [
            {
                "id": "080751-2025",
                "description": "This notice has been re-published due to an error with the link to the PSQ within Delta. This has now been changed and all responders should submit the SQ via this link (which can also be found within the revised Tender Notice). https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/87G9K9KP7V"
            }
        ]
    },
    "language": "en",
    "bids": {
        "statistics": [
            {
                "id": "1",
                "measure": "bids",
                "value": 4,
                "relatedLot": "1"
            },
            {
                "id": "2",
                "measure": "finalStageBids",
                "value": 4,
                "relatedLot": "1"
            },
            {
                "id": "3",
                "measure": "smeFinalStageBids",
                "value": 2,
                "relatedLot": "1"
            },
            {
                "id": "4",
                "measure": "vcseFinalStageBids",
                "value": 0,
                "relatedLot": "1"
            }
        ]
    },
    "awards": [
        {
            "id": "1",
            "status": "pending",
            "date": "2026-05-26T00:00:00+01:00",
            "value": {
                "amountGross": 3736734,
                "amount": 3113945,
                "currency": "GBP"
            },
            "mainProcurementCategory": "services",
            "aboveThreshold": true,
            "suppliers": [
                {
                    "id": "GB-PPON-PLTB-8182-GTZN",
                    "name": "Olive Dining Ltd"
                }
            ],
            "items": [
                {
                    "id": "1",
                    "additionalClassifications": [
                        {
                            "scheme": "CPV",
                            "id": "55524000",
                            "description": "School catering services"
                        }
                    ],
                    "deliveryAddresses": [
                        {
                            "region": "UKI52",
                            "country": "GB",
                            "countryName": "United Kingdom"
                        }
                    ],
                    "relatedLot": "1"
                }
            ],
            "standstillPeriod": {
                "endDate": "2026-06-04T23:59:59+01:00"
            },
            "contractPeriod": {
                "startDate": "2026-08-01T00:00:00+01:00",
                "endDate": "2029-07-31T23:59:59+01:00",
                "maxExtentDate": "2031-07-31T23:59:59+01:00"
            },
            "hasRenewal": true,
            "renewal": {
                "description": "There is an option for a further extension period for up to two additional years to 31st July 2031."
            },
            "relatedLots": [
                "1"
            ],
            "documents": [
                {
                    "id": "048585-2026",
                    "documentType": "awardNotice",
                    "noticeType": "UK6",
                    "description": "Contract award notice on Find a Tender",
                    "url": "https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/048585-2026",
                    "datePublished": "2026-05-26T11:46:57+01:00",
                    "format": "text/html"
                }
            ],
            "assessmentSummariesDateSent": "2026-05-26T00:00:00+01:00",
            "milestones": [
                {
                    "id": "1",
                    "type": "futureSignatureDate",
                    "dueDate": "2026-06-26T23:59:59+01:00",
                    "status": "scheduled"
                }
            ]
        }
    ]
}