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title: "Pendle Vale College & Pendle Community High School and College ~ Catering Tender"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-04791c"
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current_stage: "Tender"
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published: "2024-07-02"
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# Pendle Vale College & Pendle Community High School and College ~ Catering Tender

Buyer: PENDLE VALE COLLEGE  
Current stage: Tender  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-04791c

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## Summary

The contract opportunity involves Pendle Vale College and Pendle Community High School seeking catering services for their shared facilities in Lancashire. The procurement process is currently in the Tender stage, with a submission deadline of August 30, 2024. The contract value is £670,000, with a contract period starting on September 1, 2025, and ending on August 31, 2030. The schools aim to expand their food service offer by utilising the local supply chain and farming in Lancashire.

This catering tender by Pendle Vale College and Pendle Community High School presents an opportunity for suppliers of bakery products, meat, fruit and vegetables, and dairy products. Businesses specialising in school catering services are well-suited for this contract. The procurement method is a selective procedure with a restricted procedure detail. Suppliers have the option to submit variant bids, and the schools encourage engagement with parents and local suppliers to enhance the food service standards within the establishments.

## Notice

The successful Supplier will be required to provide catering services for Pendle Vale College and Pendle Community High School and College. The two schools share the same building and kitchen facilities, but food is served in different dining rooms within the site.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

The high-quality service levels proposed, should maintain excellent standards throughout, resulting in a new food service offer with consistent high standards of food operations within the schools. Regular customer and parental engagement will be required to ensure this is the case moving into the contract term. These new standards of operation should meet the needs of the pupils' moving forwards into this contract term. The current range of foods needs to be expanded along with the service provision. It is one of the objectives of this tender that the successful contractor will utilise the local supply chain and farming "belt" in Lancashire to source all fresh produce, namely being: *Bakery Products *Meat *Fruit and Vegetables *Dairy Products Please see SQ Document for more information.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/020114-2024 |
| Notice type | Tender Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Selective |
| Procurement method details | Restricted procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Tender |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 2 Jul 2024 |
| Submission deadline | 30 Aug 2024 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 31 Aug 2025 - 31 Aug 2030 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £670,000 |
| Lots value | £670,000 |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | PENDLE VALE COLLEGE |
| Additional buyers | PENDLE COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL AND COLLEGE |
| Locality | LANCASHIRE |
| Post town | Blackburn |
| Postcode | BB9 8LF |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLD North West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLD4 Lancashire |
| ITL 3 | TLD46 East Lancashire |
| Local authority | Pendle |
| Electoral ward | Bradley |
| Westminster constituency | Pendle and Clitheroe |
| Delivery location | TLD4 Lancashire |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 55 - Hotel, restaurant and retail trade services

### Codes

- 55524000 - School catering services

## Release History

- 2 Jul 2024 at 13:05 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/020114-2024

## Notice URLs

- https://litmustms.co.uk/respond/R6NMMS85ZQ
- https://litmustms.co.uk/tenders/UK-UK-Lancashire:-School-catering-services./R6NMMS85ZQ
- https://www.pchs.lancs.sch.uk/
- https://www.pendlevale.lancs.sch.uk/

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