Notice Information
Notice Title
Delivered in Catering Services - Primary School
Notice Description
The school is tendering their catering services to deliver the very best service for every child at the school. The initial contract duration is set for three years, starting on 23rd February 2026, with a potential extension for two more years contingent on client satisfaction and mutual agreement on budgets and service levels. The primary objective of this contract is to enhance services, maximising sales and Free School Meal (FSM) uptake through proactive management, consistent high-quality food and robust, tangible contract support. The School and CCL (Cohesion Consulting Ltd) expect the successful Contractor to guarantee their financial proposal within reason and uphold excellent standards. The business manager has requested that in this tender exercise the bidders focus on: A transformational working partnership, delivered via a TUPE compliant bid, with additional recommendations on service equipment, serving points, staffing levels and a bespoke food concept to drive sales and uptake. In essence, the School needs to be convinced the bidders can deliver on their promises, achieve sales targets, implement service enhancements effectively and support the School in day-to-day operations. The school reserves the right to award its own contract, with the provision to revert to an 'insourced' solution or a 'no award' decision if the proposals fail to convince. The estimated contract turnover for three years including VAT stands at approximately PS750,000. Due to the challenging contract timelines, the contract is being tendered under the light touch regime with an accelerated timeline. To express interest in the tender and access all contract documents (which are available free of charge), kindly register on https://in-tendhost.co.uk/cohesionconsulting/aspx/Home, if you haven't already, and declare your interest in the opportunity.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05f7c1
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/083793-2025
- Current Stage
- Tender
- All Stages
- Tender
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK4 - Tender Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- 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
- £750,000 £500K-£1M
- Lots Value
- £750,000 £500K-£1M
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 17 Dec 20251 weeks ago
- Submission Deadline
- 5 Jan 20266 days to go
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 23 Feb 2026 - 22 Feb 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 BREAKSPEAR SCHOOL
- Additional Buyers
- Contact Name
- Procurement Team
- Contact Email
- info@cohesionconsulting.co.uk
- Contact Phone
- 01892251001
Buyer Location
- Locality
- UXBRIDGE
- Postcode
- UB10 8JA
- Post Town
- Southall
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLJ South East (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLJ4 Kent
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLJ46 West Kent
- Delivery Location
- TLI7 Outer London - West and North West
-
- Local Authority
- Tunbridge Wells
- Electoral Ward
- Park
- Westminster Constituency
- Tunbridge Wells
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/083793-2025
17th December 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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