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title: "Gillingham School Catering Services"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-030907"
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# Gillingham School Catering Services

Buyer: GILLINGHAM SCHOOL CATERING SERVICES  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-030907

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## Summary

The Gillingham School Catering Services procurement process is being conducted by Gillingham School Catering Services, located in Gillingham, Dorset, UK. This tender, titled "Gillingham School Catering Services," falls under the school catering services category and is classified as a service procurement. Currently, the tender is in the Award stage, with an active contract valued at £236,441, which was signed on 24th May 2022. This contract specifies the provision of outsourced catering services for one secondary school over a three-year period, with the possibility of extending the contract for an additional two years.

This opportunity presents significant potential for growth, particularly for businesses specialising in food services, catering, and hospitality management. Companies experienced in providing high-quality school-based catering solutions could find this procurement process advantageous. With the emphasis on quality and cost in the award criteria—where 55% is allocated for price and 45% for quality—competitors who can demonstrate nutritional excellence and value for money will be well-positioned to succeed in securing this contract.

## Notice

Gillingham School is one of the oldest schools in Dorset, indeed in the country. The history of how it started continues to have benefits for the school that we have today, and we hope that the spirit in which it was founded is still reflected in our culture and ethos. Gillingham School provides education for all types of young people in our area: boys and girls; rich and poor; academic, sporty, artistic, practical or caring. Students achieve across the whole breadth of school life and all its facets - they are a credit to their school, their families and themselves, and we are very proud of them.We believe in the value of education in its broadest sense:* that may be excellence in sport, or enthusiasm for engaging in a healthy lifestyle;* it may be the skills to play a musical instrument or a lifelong appreciation of the arts;* some will take a particular skill or knowledge that they have learned, that is important to them;* some will leave with a sense of what is right, of ho

### Lot Information

Lot 1

Outsourced catering services for one secondary school. 3 year contract with option of 2 further 1 year extensions.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/014242-2022 |
| Notice type | Tender Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 24 May 2022 |
| Submission deadline | 17 Feb 2022 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 23 May 2022 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £387,500 |
| Lots value | £387,500 |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £236,441 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Cancelled |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | GILLINGHAM SCHOOL CATERING SERVICES |
| Locality | GILLINGHAM |
| Post town | Salisbury |
| Postcode | SP8 4QP |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLK South West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLK6 North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset |
| ITL 3 | TLK64 Dorset |
| Local authority | Dorset |
| Electoral ward | Gillingham |
| Westminster constituency | North Dorset |
| Delivery location | TLK25 Dorset |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | ASPENS SERVICES |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 55 - Hotel, restaurant and retail trade services

### Codes

- 55524000 - School catering services

## Release History

- 24 May 2022 at 11:24 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/014242-2022
- 10 Jan 2022 at 13:08 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/000623-2022

## Notice URLs

- https://aspens-services.co.uk
- https://in-tendhost.co.uk/thebuyingclub
- https://www.gillingham-dorset.co.uk

## Provenance

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