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title: "Jo Richardson Community School - Catering Tender"
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# Jo Richardson Community School - Catering Tender

Buyer: JO RICHARDSON COMMUNITY SCHOOL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-05ef91

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## Summary

The public procurement process led by Jo Richardson Community School in Dagenham, Essex, involves a catering tender valued at £3,375,000 over a three-year term starting from 1st August 2026, with a possibility of extension until 2031. The objective is to deliver high-quality catering services, emphasizing fresh, locally sourced ingredients while supporting the school's ethos and enhancing its extra-curricular offerings. Using the Competitive Flexible Procedure, the procurement follows a two-stage process, focusing 65% on quality and 35% on cost evaluations. This tender has recently moved to the award stage as of 26th May 2026, having selected Olive Dining Ltd as the supplier, with the school aiming to secure "best value" rather than the lowest bid.

This tender offers robust growth opportunities for businesses, particularly those with a minimum annual turnover of £1 million and the ability to deliver a flexible, high-standard catering service in an educational environment. Businesses specialising in school catering services, especially SMEs, will find this opportunity attractive, as it encourages innovative service proposals that align with the school’s requirements and budget constraints. The contract also supports London living wage commitments, ensuring it aligns with social value responsibilities, making it particularly appealing for businesses looking to expand their portfolio in the education sector in the United Kingdom.

## Notice

Our motto "Success for All" underpins everything that we do at the school and puts the students' achievements at the centre of our vision. We have a commitment to the highest academic standards combined with a wide range of curricular and extra-curricular activities aimed at enhancing the opportunities offered to all our students. Further information regarding the School can be obtained here: https://jorichardson.org.uk/ Tender information: The successful tenderer will be required to provide excellent catering services to Jo Richardson Community school, which has 1713 pupils and 220 teaching and support staff. The contract term being tendered is for three years, 1st August 2026 - 31st July 2029. There is an option for a further extension period for up to two additional years to 31st July 2031. The contract offers an excellent opportunity to review and propose enhancements to the current catering services at the School. This includes but is not limited to; breakfast, morning break, lunchtime and after school services, over the academic year, plus hospitality services upon request. The school is keen to secure a high quality catering service including fresh locally sourced ingredients prepared on site. It is imperative that the menu is flexible to suit the requirements of the school's specific students and their budgets. The school is proud of its 'family ethos' and expects both a tightly managed service and a management style delivered by the successful contractor that supports, encourages and develops the catering staff. Management must be efficient and effective and management reporting must be both timely and accurate. The school is not obliged to accept the lowest price submitted for this tender, rather the school is keen to secure 'best value' from this contract and to deliver 'best value' to its students. Innovative and creative ideas as to how the services can be developed and value added, will be welcomed. The school seeks a contractor that is keen to work in partnership and who will deliver to its highest abilities, at all times. Competitive Flexible Procedure This procurement will be run under the Competitive Flexible Procedure. This will follow a two stage approach, with stage 1 being the Procurement Specific Questionnaire (PSQ). Here a minimum of 5 candidates (or less, in the event less than 5 meet the minimum criteria) and a maximum of 10 candidates, will progress to stage 2. Any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement and a minimum score of 60% must be achieved. Selected tenderers will then be invited to stage 2, the Invitation To Tender (ITT). Here, the evaluation of tender response will be set as 35% price and 65% quality. Value of contract: The annual value of the current contract is PS675,000 Therefore the value of this contract is PS3,375,000 The contract shall be a guaranteed performance contract with any hospitality requirements billed separately, at cost. Additional requirements and information: *The school has a minimum requirement for a contractor's employers' liability and public liability insurances of PS5 million *The minimum annual turnover that your company must have achieved to be considered for this opportunity is PS1 million *This is a London living wage contract *There are 4 incumbent catering staff currently within the Local Government Pension Scheme *The catering services are currently contracted to Innovate (Impact Food Group)

### Lot Information

Lot 1

Renewal: There is an option for a further extension period for up to two additional years to 31st July 2031.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/048585-2026 |
| Notice type | UK6 - Contract Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Competitive flexible procedure |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 26 May 2026 |
| Submission deadline | 5 Jan 2026 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 25 May 2026 |
| Contract period | 31 Jul 2026 - 31 Jul 2029 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £3,375,000 |
| Lots value | £3,375,000 |
| Awards value | £3,113,945 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Complete |
| Awards status | Pending |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | JO RICHARDSON COMMUNITY SCHOOL |
| Additional buyers | RIVA PARTNERSHIP LTD |
| Locality | ESSEX |
| Post town | Romford |
| Postcode | RM9 4UN |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLJ South East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLJ2 Surrey, East and West Sussex |
| ITL 3 | TLJ25 West Surrey |
| Local authority | Waverley |
| Electoral ward | Farnham Moor Park |
| Westminster constituency | Farnham and Bordon |
| Delivery location | TLI52 Barking & Dagenham and Havering |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | OLIVE DINING |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 55 - Hotel, restaurant and retail trade services

### Codes

- 55524000 - School catering services

## Release History

- 26 May 2026 at 10:46 - Award - UK6 - Contract Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/048585-2026
- 8 Dec 2025 at 16:05 - TenderUpdate - UK4 - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/080751-2025
- 5 Dec 2025 at 12:05 - Tender - UK4 - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/080101-2025

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/048585-2026
  26th May 2026 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/080751-2025
  8th December 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/080101-2025
  5th December 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- https://jorichardson.org.uk/
- https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/87G9K9KP7V
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

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