Notice Information
Notice Title
Catering Tender - King Athelstan Primary School and Ellingham Primary School
Notice Description
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 Presentation of Proposal to the Authority Reference Checking The evaluation of the shortlisting process will be based on the information submitted by the bidding companies. A shortlist of suppliers will be compiled, with the 4 highest-scoring submissions invited to progress to the subsequent stage of the procurement process. Only those companies that are selected and formally notified will be invited to submit a response during the ITT stage.
Lot Information
King Athelstan Primary School
Catering Services at King Athelstan Primary School
Renewal: Two x One Year (12 Months) Extensions
Ellingham Primary SchoolCatering Service at Ellingham Primary School
Renewal: Two x One Year (12 Months) Extensions
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05f1e8
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/081110-2025
- 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
- £1,750,000 £1M-£10M
- Lots Value
- £1,750,000 £1M-£10M
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 9 Dec 20252 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
- KING ATHELSTAN PRIMARY SCHOOL
- Additional Buyers
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- admin@kingathelstan.rbksch.org, bursar@elp.rbksch.org, dave.croshaw@ace-advice.co.uk
- Contact Phone
- 07765062169
Buyer Location
- Locality
- KINGSTON UPON THAMES
- Postcode
- KT1 3AR
- Post Town
- Kingston upon Thames
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLI London
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLI4 Inner London - East
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLI41 Hackney and Newham
- Delivery Location
- TLJ2 Surrey, East and West Sussex
-
- Local Authority
- Hackney
- Electoral Ward
- Hoxton West
- Westminster Constituency
- Hackney South and Shoreditch
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/081110-2025
9th December 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender -
https://bidiful-teamportal.app
Please request tender documents from Dave Croshaw by emailing dave.croshaw@ace-advice.co.uk.
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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