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title: "EE-0017 Tonbridge Grammar School Catering"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06edcb"
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buyer: "TONBRIDGE GRAMMAR SCHOOL"
published: "2026-08-27"
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# EE-0017 Tonbridge Grammar School Catering

Buyer: TONBRIDGE GRAMMAR SCHOOL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06edcb

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## Summary

Tonbridge Grammar School procured school catering services for its pupils and school community. The requirement covers the provision of catering services as described in the Tonbridge Catering Call-Off Contract Order Form. The buying organisation is Tonbridge Grammar School, based in Tonbridge, Kent, and the service will be delivered there. This is a public-sector education catering requirement, classified under CPV 55524000 for school catering services. The procurement was managed with support from Place Group Ltd, acting as procurement agent for the school. The opportunity concerns operational catering provision rather than the supply of standalone food products or catering equipment, so it is most relevant to school caterers and contract food-service operators.

The procurement is complete and has been awarded through a selective procedure under a framework agreement, without a competitive call-off. One lot was awarded to Compass Contract Services (U.K) Limited trading as Chartwells on 27 August 2026. The award value is £1,170,000 excluding VAT and £1,404,000 including VAT. The contract period is from 1 April 2027 to 31 March 2029. A contract signature milestone was scheduled for 9 September 2026. The award is active and the tender is recorded as complete. The procurement is subject to the light-touch regime and is above the relevant threshold. The published outcome relates to the full catering requirement rather than separate awards to multiple suppliers.

For a supplier that did not win this procurement, the award provides a clear benchmark for the scale and route of school catering demand at Tonbridge Grammar School. A credible future competitor would need to deliver an end-to-end catering service in a school environment, understand the operational demands of serving pupils and staff, and be able to work through a framework-based public procurement route. The selected supplier is a large contract food-service operator, indicating that organisational capacity, established delivery systems and the ability to sustain service over a multi-year school contract are commercially relevant. School catering specialists and larger food-service businesses with public-sector experience are therefore the closest comparator suppliers for this requirement.

## Notice

Provision of Catering services to the Customer as further described in EE-0017 Tonbridge Catering Call-Off Contract Order Form

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/081850-2026 |
| Notice type | UK6 - Contract Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Selective |
| Procurement method details | Award under framework |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 27 Aug 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 27 Aug 2026 |
| Contract period | 1 Apr 2027 - 31 Mar 2029 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £1,170,000 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | TONBRIDGE GRAMMAR SCHOOL |
| Locality | DEAKIN LEAS, TONBRIDGE |
| Postcode area | Tonbridge |
| Postcode | TN9 2JR |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLJ South East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLJ4 Kent |
| ITL 3 | TLJ46 West Kent |
| Local authority | Tonbridge and Malling |
| Electoral ward | Vauxhall |
| Westminster constituency | Tonbridge |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | Compass Contract Services (UK) Ltd |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 55 - Hotel, restaurant and retail trade services

### Codes

- 55524000 - School catering services

## Release History

- 27 Aug 2026 at 15:11 - Award - UK6 - Contract Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/081850-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/081850-2026
  27th August 2026 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- https://in-tendhost.co.uk/placegroup/aspx/Home
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/api/1.0/ocdsReleasePackages/ocds-h6vhtk-060718
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

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