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Notice to Award - St John's Walham Green Catering Tender

Educo

This public procurement record has 4 releases in its history.

Award

23 Oct 2026 at 11:56

UK6 - Contract Award Notice
TenderUpdate

02 Jul 2026 at 11:32

UK4 - Tender Notice
TenderUpdate

26 Jun 2026 at 16:37

UK4 - Tender Notice
Tender

26 Jun 2026 at 15:15

UK4 - Tender Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Educo procured catering services for St John’s Walham Green. The requirement is school catering, covering the school’s food service and its operational management under a catering contract. Delivery is in London. The procurement was aimed at suppliers able to provide catering services in a school setting and manage the service for the client. The award identifies Olive Dining as the selected supplier. This is a single-lot requirement, rather than separate catering packages for different sites or services.

The procurement is complete and a supplier has been selected: Olive Dining. The award was dated 20 October 2026. The awarded value is £1,028,362.65 excluding VAT (£1,234,035.18 including VAT). The contract period runs from 1 January 2027 to 31 December 2029, with options for two further one-year extensions. The original estimated value was £542,610 excluding VAT (£612,132 including VAT). The open procedure invited suppliers to submit financial and operational proposals; four bids were received and all four reached the final stage. Evaluation weighted the financial tender proposal at 50%, operational responses at 40%, and company financial information at 10%. The initial submission deadline was 19 August 2026.

For catering suppliers, this award shows demand from Educo for a managed school catering service at a substantial scale, with continuity across multiple years and potential extensions. A credible competitor would need to demonstrate the operational capacity to run school catering reliably and answer detailed questions on contract management. Financial credibility also matters: bidders were assessed on company financial information and on a tender proposal setting out revenue and costs, with the commercial proposal carrying the largest evaluation weight. The competition also involved a site visit and proposals tailored to the school and client requirements. The four bids reaching the final stage indicate a competitive market; suppliers combining practical school-catering capability with clear, financially robust proposals are best placed to compete for a similar requirement from Educo.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Notice to Award - St John's Walham Green Catering Tender

Notice Description

Stage 1 UK4 notice posted to invite bidders to express interest, attend a site visit and submit a financial and operational proposal based on responses to questions within the RFI document. These responses were evaluated and scored with the 4 highest contractors being invited to present their proposal to the clients at the school. The clients independently selected their preferred bidder.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06be71
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/100396-2026
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
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
SME
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

55 - Hotel, restaurant and retail trade services

CPV Codes

55524000 - School catering services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£542,610 £500K-£1M
Lots Value
£542,610 £500K-£1M
Awards Value
£1,028,362 £1M-£10M
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
23 Oct 20264 days ago
Submission Deadline
19 Aug 2026Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
20 Oct 20261 weeks ago
Contract Period
1 Jan 2027 - 31 Dec 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
Educo
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
LEICESTER
Postcode
LE1 7LT
Postcode Area
Leicester
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLF East Midlands (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLF2 Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLF21 Leicester
Delivery Location
TLI33 Kensington & Chelsea and Hammersmith & Fulham
Local Authority
Leicester
Electoral Ward
Castle
Westminster Constituency
Leicester South

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Olive Dining Ltd

Further Information

Notice Documents

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