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title: "Lydiate Primary School ~ Catering Services Tender"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-031148"
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buyer: "LYDIATE PRIMARY SCHOOL"
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# Lydiate Primary School ~ Catering Services Tender

Buyer: LYDIATE PRIMARY SCHOOL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-031148

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## Summary

The Lydiate Primary School in Lancashire is seeking a supplier for catering services through a tender process. This contract, valued at £300,000 over three years with the option to extend for an additional two years, involves providing meals for approximately 351 pupils at the school and 130 meals for another local school. The tender process is currently active and follows a selective procurement method under a restricted procedure, with the submission deadline set for 11th March 2022. The contract is scheduled to commence on 1st September 2022.

This procurement opportunity presents a significant growth potential for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in the catering sector. Firms that specialise in school catering services or possess experience in providing mass meal services would be particularly well-suited to compete for this contract. The school’s commitment to quality and community engagement emphasises the necessity for bidders to demonstrate robust service delivery capabilities alongside competitive pricing.

## Notice

The successful Supplier will be required to provide catering services for Lydiate Primary School near Liverpool.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

The successful Supplier will be required to provide catering services for Lydiate Primary School near Liverpool Contract value PS300,000(3 years) based on meals for Lydiate primary school and approx. 130 meals delivered to another local school. The contract is for the delivery of catering services commencing 1st September 2022 for an initial period of three years with the option to extend for a further two years. Lydiate Primary School is a Community School of 351 3-11 year old pupils situated in the village of Lydiate in the borough of Sefton, Lydiate is situated between Liverpool and Southport. The school has a main kitchen and dining area which caters for the children on site and also currently provides food for two other schools. One school has confirmed that it wishes to continue with this arrangement and the other will not. Lydiate Primary Schools motto is 'Inspire, Achieve, Prepare for Life' the school is at thriving, happy school which is always striving to improve. This will be a first generation contract currently managed by Sefton Council. TUPE will apply and there will be the requirement for Admitted Body Status to the local government pension scheme if there is a change of provider. See SQ Document for further details.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/021159-2022 |
| Notice type | Tender Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Selective |
| Procurement method details | Restricted procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 2 Aug 2022 |
| Submission deadline | 11 Mar 2022 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 16 Jun 2022 |
| Contract period | 31 Aug 2022 - 31 Aug 2027 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £500,000 |
| Lots value | £500,000 |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £673,296 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | LYDIATE PRIMARY SCHOOL |
| Locality | LANCASHIRE |
| Post town | Liverpool |
| Postcode | L31 2JZ |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLD North West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLD7 Merseyside |
| ITL 3 | TLD73 Sefton |
| Local authority | Sefton |
| Electoral ward | Park |
| Westminster constituency | Sefton Central |
| Delivery location | TLD4 Lancashire |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | MELLORS CATERING SERVICES |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 55 - Hotel, restaurant and retail trade services

### Codes

- 55524000 - School catering services

## Release History

- 2 Aug 2022 at 15:05 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/021159-2022
- 31 Jan 2022 at 18:15 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/002734-2022

## Notice URLs

- https://litmustms.co.uk/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=710513794
- https://litmustms.co.uk/respond/M9N295H725
- https://www.lydiateprimary.co.uk/

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