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Catering Tender St Mary's Christian Brothers' Grammar School

St Mary's Christian Brothers' Grammar School

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

Award

07 Sep 2026 at 19:17

UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Tender

21 Jan 2026 at 19:09

UK4 - Tender Notice
Summary of the contracting process

St Mary's Christian Brothers' Grammar School in Belfast procured catering and food services for its pupils, staff and visitors. The requirement covers canteen and catering provision delivered at the school in Belfast. It is a public-sector school service contract rather than a supply-only purchase, requiring the successful provider to organise and deliver day-to-day food services for a school community. The procurement was categorised as services, with the stated classification covering catering services. The buyer is the school itself, located on Glen Road in Belfast. The requirement was structured as a single lot and was identified as suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises and voluntary, community or social enterprises. The process also stated that participation was reserved for sheltered workshops.

The procurement is complete and was awarded through a selective competitive flexible procedure. Five bids reached the final stage. Price carried 18% of the evaluation and quality 82%. The expression-of-interest deadline was 26 February 2026, and the award decision was dated 21 May 2026, with assessment summaries sent on 30 June 2026. CATER LINK LIMITED was selected for the single lot at an awarded value of £2,478,550 gross. The contract period runs from 18 September 2026 to 30 June 2029, with an option to extend by up to two years, subject to the client's absolute satisfaction; the maximum extent date is 30 June 2031. A standstill period was scheduled to end on 17 September 2026, with signature due on 18 September 2026.

For a future requirement of this kind, credible competitors would need established capability in delivering catering and canteen services in a school environment, serving pupils, staff and visitors reliably. The evaluation shows that service quality was substantially more important than price, so bidders would need to evidence strong operating standards, food-service quality, staffing, service management and the ability to maintain consistent performance throughout the contract. The buyer considered the opportunity suitable for SMEs and voluntary, community or social enterprises, indicating that smaller or mission-led providers could be viable where they can demonstrate sufficient delivery capability. The procedure used a pre-qualification stage followed by a shortlist and main tender, so suppliers would need clear evidence of relevant experience and capacity at the selection stage.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Catering Tender St Mary's Christian Brothers' Grammar School

Notice Description

Best Value Tender for Food Services to pupils and staff as well as visitors.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-060bb1
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/084647-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

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

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

55 - Hotel, restaurant and retail trade services

CPV Codes

55500000 - Canteen and catering services

55520000 - Catering services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£1,500,000 £1M-£10M
Lots Value
£1,500,000 £1M-£10M
Awards Value
£2,478,550 £1M-£10M
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
7 Sep 20261 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
21 May 20265 months ago
Contract Period
18 Sep 2026 - 30 Jun 2029 2-3 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
St Mary's Christian Brothers' Grammar School
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
BELFAST
Postcode
BT11 8NR
Postcode Area
Northern Ireland
Country
Northern Ireland
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLN Northern Ireland
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLN0 Northern Ireland
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLN06 Belfast
Delivery Location
TLN Northern Ireland
Local Authority
Belfast
Electoral Ward
Shaw's Road
Westminster Constituency
Belfast West

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Caterlink

Further Information

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