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EE-0008 Charlton Kings Catering

CHARLTON KINGS INFANTS' SCHOOL

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Summary of the contracting process

Charlton Kings Infants' School in Cheltenham procured catering services for the school, described as the provision of catering services and classified as school catering services (CPV 55524000). The requirement covers the school’s catering operation rather than the supply of standalone goods. The buyer is Charlton Kings Infants' School, with Place Group Ltd acting as procurement agent on its behalf. Delivery is associated with the school in Cheltenham. This is a public-sector education catering requirement under the light-touch regime, and it was organised as a single requirement rather than being divided into several separately described service areas. The selected service concerns the day-to-day delivery of catering to an infant school and is relevant to businesses providing managed school meals or comparable education-sector catering services.

The procurement is complete and has been awarded through a selective procedure under a framework, without a competitive call-off. Harrison Catering Services was awarded the contract on 28 August 2026. The award value is £729,305.50 excluding VAT, or £875,166.60 including VAT. The contract period runs from 17 September 2026 to 31 August 2029, with the client able to extend it for two further one-year periods, up to 31 August 2031. A future contract signature milestone was scheduled for 17 September 2026. There was one completed lot. The award is active, and the published award record includes a correction to the contract value. The evaluation basis is not set out beyond the selective framework award route.

This award shows sustained demand from a primary education setting for a managed school catering service delivered at substantial contract scale. A supplier competing for comparable work from this buyer would need to provide reliable school catering operations, including the capacity to serve an infant-school environment consistently over a multi-year arrangement. The successful supplier was a large catering business, so relevant organisational capacity and the ability to manage an established public-sector service are useful indicators of competitiveness. Businesses should also understand framework-based purchasing, because this requirement was awarded under a framework rather than through an open standalone competition. School catering specialists with public-sector delivery capability, dependable operational resources and experience maintaining service continuity are the closest fit for future requirements of this kind.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

EE-0008 Charlton Kings Catering

Notice Description

Provision of Catering services to Charlton Kings Infant School as further described in Attachment 1 Charlton Kings Quote_Harrisons.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06f46e
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/085025-2026
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
£729,305 £500K-£1M
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
8 Sep 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
28 Aug 20262 weeks ago
Contract Period
17 Sep 2026 - 31 Aug 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
CHARLTON KINGS INFANTS' SCHOOL
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
CHELTENHAM
Postcode
GL53 8AY
Postcode Area
Gloucester
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLK South West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLK7 Gloucestershire and Wiltshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLK73 Gloucestershire CC
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Cheltenham
Electoral Ward
Charlton Kings
Westminster Constituency
Cheltenham

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Harrison Catering Services Limited

Further Information

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