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Tandridge Learning Trust ~ Catering Tender

Tandridge Learning Trust

This public procurement record has 3 releases in its history.

Award

16 Jul 2026 at 14:51

UK6 - Contract Award Notice
TenderUpdate

29 Jan 2026 at 10:05

UK4 - Tender Notice
Tender

28 Jan 2026 at 21:05

UK4 - Tender Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Tandridge Learning Trust procured school catering services and any requested hospitality services for seven schools across Surrey, Kent and West Sussex. The scope covers one secondary school and six primary schools: Warlingham School and Sixth Form College; Bletchingley Village Primary School and Nursery; Felbridge Primary School; Hamsey Green Primary School; Hurst Green Infant School and Nursery; Tatsfield Primary School; and Woodlea Primary School. The appointed provider must deliver catering at each school in line with the specification. The requirement also covers catering for additional schools that join the Trust during the contract, using the successful tenderer's submitted costing model and ratios for the remaining contract period. The work is classified as school catering services, within the wider services category.

This procurement is complete and has reached award stage. It used an open competitive flexible procedure, with one lot covering the whole requirement. Olive Dining Ltd was selected on 2 July 2026 for a gross awarded value of £4,000,000. The contract period is 1 September 2026 to 31 August 2029, with renewal options described as 1+1 and a maximum extent date of 31 August 2031. The award is pending completion of the standstill period, which ends on 27 July 2026; the scheduled contract signature date is 28 July 2026. Evaluation was weighted 70% quality and 30% price. Four bids reached the final stage, including two from SMEs. The lot was identified as suitable for SMEs.

This requirement is relevant to established school catering operators able to manage a multi-site service across Surrey, Kent and West Sussex, covering both secondary and primary education settings. Credible competitors would need to provide day-to-day catering and respond to hospitality requests while maintaining consistent service standards across seven schools. The future requirement also favours suppliers with the operational capacity and systems to absorb additional schools joining the Trust, without changing the underlying costing model or ratios. Experience of coordinating dispersed teams, adapting provision to different school environments and demonstrating strong service quality would be important. The evaluation result shows that quality carried substantially more weight than price, so service delivery capability and evidence of quality would be central to competing for a similar requirement.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Tandridge Learning Trust ~ Catering Tender

Notice Description

The successful Supplier will be required to provide catering and any requested hospitality services for Tandridge Learning Trust. 7 schools are part of the tender, and we are seeking tender submissions for the whole contract. Tandridge Learning trust is a well-established trust situated across Surrey, Kent & West Sussex and will include at the commencement of this contract the following schools where the successful contractor will be required to deliver a service and meet the requirements of the specification at each school from the contract commencement. The schools which will be part of the tender are: 1 - Secondary School & 6 - Primary Schools *Warlingham School & Sixth Form College, Tithepit Shaw Lane, Warlingham, Surrey CR6 9YB *Bletchingley Village Primary School & Nursery, Coneybury, Bletchingley, Surrey, RH1 4PP *Felbridge Primary School, Crawley Down Road, Felbridge, East Grinstead, West Sussex, RH19 2NT *Hamsey Green Primary School, Tithepit Shaw Lane, Warlingham, Surrey, CR6 9AQ *Hurst Green Infant School & Nursery, Wolfs Wood, Hurst Green, Oxted, RH8 0HJ *Tatsfield Primary School, 3 Ship Hill, Tatsfield, Westerham, Kent, TN16 2AH *Woodlea Primary School, Long Hill, Woldingham, Surrey, CR3 7EP In addition, the Trust is expected to grow in the number of schools becoming part of the trust during this contract period, and the provision of catering services within these schools when they have joined the trust will fall under the scope of this contract. The successful contractor will be expected to provide the service within these additional schools using the same costing model, ratio's etc they applied to their successful tender submission for the Tandridge Learning Trust at the point of tender submission. The duration of the contract for these schools will not be increased, and they will join the contract for the remaining contract period that exists at the point of entry into the Trust. Please see PSQ Document for more information.

Lot Information

Lot 1

Renewal: 1+1 Please see PSQ Document for more information.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-061171
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/067333-2026
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
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
£4,000,000 £1M-£10M
Lots Value
£4,000,000 £1M-£10M
Awards Value
£4,000,000 £1M-£10M
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
16 Jul 20262 months ago
Submission Deadline
1 May 2026Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
2 Jul 20263 months ago
Contract Period
1 Sep 2026 - 31 Aug 2029 3-4 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
Tandridge Learning Trust
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
SURREY
Postcode
CR6 9YB
Postcode Area
Croydon
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLJ South East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLJ2 Surrey, East and West Sussex
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLJ26 East Surrey
Delivery Location
TLJ2 Surrey, East and West Sussex
Local Authority
Tandridge
Electoral Ward
Warlingham West
Westminster Constituency
East Surrey

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Olive Dining Ltd

Further Information

Notice Documents

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