---
title: "Catering Services for St Columba's Catholic Boys' School"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-03b68f"
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source: "Find A Tender Service"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "ST COLUMBA'S CATHOLIC BOYS' SCHOOL"
published: "2023-07-18"
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# Catering Services for St Columba's Catholic Boys' School

Buyer: ST COLUMBA'S CATHOLIC BOYS' SCHOOL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-03b68f

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## Summary

The St Columba's Catholic Boys' School has recently completed an award process for catering services, won by Taylor Shaw. The school aimed to appoint a contract caterer delivering services efficiently onsite. The procurement stage was an open procedure, with a focus on quality criteria and price. The contract is now active, with a signed date of 18th July 2023. The location of the contract is at St Columba's Catholic Boys' School in Bexleyheath, Kent. The industry category is school catering services.

This tender for catering services at St Columba's Catholic Boys' School presents an opportunity for businesses specialising in school catering services to grow their presence in the industry. Companies experienced in providing high-quality, affordable, and nutritious meals in educational settings would be well-suited to compete. With a focus on fostering healthy eating habits and delivering exceptional customer service, businesses that can meet these requirements effectively stand to benefit from participating in this procurement process.

## Notice

The school are looking to appoint a contract caterer to deliver their catering services on site.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

The school's objectives for the new contract are as follows: - * A catering service that is well managed and requires minimal involvement from the school's management team. * A strong Contractor Area Manager who will develop and lead the team to deliver exceptional customer service, a consistently high-quality food offer and spend a substantial amount of time on site at the outset to undertake this. * A Contractor who is proactive in their relationship management with the school, with good communication with key school staff. * Investment in the school's catering service through increased marketing, equipment to enhance the services and educational events in return for a tenure of contract. * A higher number of students and staff using the facilities by providing a high quality, affordable and nutritious meal. * A catering service that encourages students to take a healthy and balanced meal. * Food and drinks that look appetising and are attractively presented. * A hospitality service that will help showcase the school through events to parents and visitors. * A Contractor that adopts a flexible and proactive approach to all school activities. * A service that is professionally merchandised and marketed with discretion and to the mutual benefit of the school and the Contractor. * A Contractor that operates using the optimum level of staffing. * A service that is compliant with up-to-date health and safety legislation.

Renewal: Two optional one year extensions.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/020643-2023 |
| 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 | 18 Jul 2023 |
| Submission deadline | 25 May 2023 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 17 Jul 2023 |
| 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 | Complete |
| Lots status | Cancelled |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | ST COLUMBA'S CATHOLIC BOYS' SCHOOL |
| Additional buyers | RED BOX CONSULTANCY SERVICES LIMITED |
| Locality | HARROGATE |
| Post town | Harrogate |
| Postcode | HG2 8PL |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLE Yorkshire and The Humber |
| ITL 2 | TLE2 North Yorkshire |
| ITL 3 | TLE22 North Yorkshire |
| Local authority | North Yorkshire |
| Electoral ward | Stray, Woodlands & Hookstone |
| Westminster constituency | Harrogate and Knaresborough |
| Delivery location | TLJ4 Kent |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | TAYLOR SHAW |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 55 - Hotel, restaurant and retail trade services

### Codes

- 55524000 - School catering services

## Release History

- 18 Jul 2023 at 12:06 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/020643-2023
- 28 Mar 2023 at 10:06 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/008928-2023

## Notice URLs

- http://www.redboxcs.com
- https://st-columbas.bexley.sch.uk/

## Provenance

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