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title: "Early Engagement - School Catering"
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current_stage: "Planning"
buyer: "ROBERT SANDILANDS PRIMARY SCHOOL AND NURSERY"
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# Early Engagement - School Catering

Buyer: ROBERT SANDILANDS PRIMARY SCHOOL AND NURSERY  
Current stage: Planning  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-8443a648-0735-46b3-ba8e-dab241c7c6bf

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## Summary

The procurement process titled "Early Engagement - School Catering" is initiated by Robert Sandilands Primary School and Nursery in Newbury, within the South East region of the United Kingdom. This process falls within the education and training services industry category and is currently in the planning stage. The engagement end date is set for 13th March 2020, with plans to hold a pre-tender engagement event on that date to inform interested parties about the proposed service specifications and tender process. The new school meals service is expected to commence in September 2020, with contracts awarded before the end of July 2020.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses in the catering sector, particularly those providing school meal services. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) as well as voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs) are encouraged to participate. Engaging in the pre-tender event will allow businesses to better understand the requirements and tailor their proposals accordingly, potentially leading to a fruitful partnership with the school and the chance to secure a contract for providing a vital service to the community.

## Notice

Robert Sandilands Primary School and Nursery and Parsons Down Partnership of Schools, located in West Berkshire, are collaborating in the production of documentation for the procurement of a school meals service (although each School will contract separately). The new service will start in September 2020 with a contract let before the end of July 2020. Both schools wish to develop a clear understanding of the optimum specification and documentation for the procurement of the service. Some early market engagement has been undertaken and this has informed the production of an initial specification for the service. We now propose to hold a pre-tender engagement event on the morning of Friday 13th March 2020 to provide interested parties with information about our proposed specification and details of the tender process. To register to attend this event and receive details regarding the timing and location please email finance@sandilands.w-berks.sch.uk

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/323e44f3-1bd7-4201-9632-d06b281a19d7 |
| Notice type | Market Engagement Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Not specified |
| Procurement method | Not Specified |
| Procurement method details | Not specified |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Planning |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 9 Mar 2020 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | 13 Mar 2020 |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Planning |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Not specified |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | ROBERT SANDILANDS PRIMARY SCHOOL AND NURSERY |
| Locality | NEWBURY |
| Post town | Reading |
| Postcode | RG14 1TS |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLJ South East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLJ1 Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire |
| ITL 3 | TLJ16 Berkshire West |
| Local authority | West Berkshire |
| Electoral ward | Newbury Speen |
| Westminster constituency | Newbury |
| Delivery location | TLJ South East (England) |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 80 - Education and training services

### Codes

- 80000000 - Education and training services

## Release History

- 9 Mar 2020 at 11:32 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/323e44f3-1bd7-4201-9632-d06b281a19d7

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/323e44f3-1bd7-4201-9632-d06b281a19d7
  9th March 2020 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder

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