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EE-0017 Tonbridge Grammar School Catering

TONBRIDGE GRAMMAR SCHOOL

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27 Aug 2026 at 15:11

UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Tonbridge Grammar School procured school catering services for its pupils and school community. The requirement covers the provision of catering services as described in the Tonbridge Catering Call-Off Contract Order Form. The buying organisation is Tonbridge Grammar School, based in Tonbridge, Kent, and the service will be delivered there. This is a public-sector education catering requirement, classified under CPV 55524000 for school catering services. The procurement was managed with support from Place Group Ltd, acting as procurement agent for the school. The opportunity concerns operational catering provision rather than the supply of standalone food products or catering equipment, so it is most relevant to school caterers and contract food-service operators.

The procurement is complete and has been awarded through a selective procedure under a framework agreement, without a competitive call-off. One lot was awarded to Compass Contract Services (U.K) Limited trading as Chartwells on 27 August 2026. The award value is £1,170,000 excluding VAT and £1,404,000 including VAT. The contract period is from 1 April 2027 to 31 March 2029. A contract signature milestone was scheduled for 9 September 2026. The award is active and the tender is recorded as complete. The procurement is subject to the light-touch regime and is above the relevant threshold. The published outcome relates to the full catering requirement rather than separate awards to multiple suppliers.

For a supplier that did not win this procurement, the award provides a clear benchmark for the scale and route of school catering demand at Tonbridge Grammar School. A credible future competitor would need to deliver an end-to-end catering service in a school environment, understand the operational demands of serving pupils and staff, and be able to work through a framework-based public procurement route. The selected supplier is a large contract food-service operator, indicating that organisational capacity, established delivery systems and the ability to sustain service over a multi-year school contract are commercially relevant. School catering specialists and larger food-service businesses with public-sector experience are therefore the closest comparator suppliers for this requirement.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

EE-0017 Tonbridge Grammar School Catering

Notice Description

Provision of Catering services to the Customer as further described in EE-0017 Tonbridge Catering Call-Off Contract Order Form

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06edcb
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/081850-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Selective
Procurement Method Details
Award under framework
Tender Suitability
Not specified
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
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£1,170,000 £1M-£10M
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
27 Aug 20262 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
27 Aug 20262 weeks ago
Contract Period
1 Apr 2027 - 31 Mar 2029 2-3 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
TONBRIDGE GRAMMAR SCHOOL
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
DEAKIN LEAS, TONBRIDGE
Postcode
TN9 2JR
Postcode Area
Tonbridge
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
Not specified
Local Authority
Tonbridge and Malling
Electoral Ward
Vauxhall
Westminster Constituency
Tonbridge

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Compass Contract Services (UK) Ltd

Further Information

Notice Documents

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