--- title: "Whalley Range 11-18 High School Catering Tender 2026/27" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06f420" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-06f420" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-06f420.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-06f420.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "RPJ3 Group" published: "2026-09-08" --- # Whalley Range 11-18 High School Catering Tender 2026/27 Buyer: RPJ3 Group Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06f420 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-06f420) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-06f420.json) ## Summary RPJ3 Group is procuring a complete catering service for Whalley Range 11-18 High School. The requirement covers all school catering operations, including delivery and day-to-day service, with proposals expected to demonstrate value for money, flexibility and an approach that supports the school’s needs and ethos. The work is classified as school catering services and will be delivered for the school in the United Kingdom. The provider will be responsible for operating and supporting the catering provision rather than supplying a single product or isolated service. The requirement is suitable for catering businesses able to provide an end-to-end school food service, maintain consistent standards and adapt their operation to the school environment. The procurement has reached tender: interested suppliers first complete a Procurement Specific Questionnaire (PSQ), which is scored, and the highest-scoring suppliers are invited to submit a full tender. It uses a selective competitive flexible procedure, with 5 to 10 candidates progressing to the second stage and a final interview or presentation before award. Expressions of interest were due by 2 October 2026 at 12:00. The planned tender response deadline is late November 2026, with interviews envisaged for mid-December and award by 18 December 2026. The contract is valued at £2,500,000 excluding VAT (£3,000,000 including VAT), from 1 April 2027 to 31 March 2030, with two one-year extensions available to 31 March 2032. Financial and qualitative proposals each carry 50% of the evaluation weighting. This opportunity suits established school catering providers and other SMEs with the infrastructure, operational capacity and local support network to run and maintain a full school catering service. The buyer places particular importance on a reliable labour resource and relief cover, so suppliers need sufficient staffing resilience to sustain service levels. Providers must be able to produce detailed financial schedules, including a fixed annual price, and respond to 11 qualitative schedules covering their proposed approach. The PSQ assesses economic and technical capability before suppliers are shortlisted, followed by site surveys, tender briefing, full tender evaluation and interviews or presentations. Employers’ liability insurance of at least £10 million is compulsory. Suppliers able to combine cost control, flexible delivery and consistent service quality are best placed to compete. ## Notice Whalley Range 11-18 High School are seeking to procure a provider for catering services. The provision of the service must demonstrate the best value approach and be flexible in its delivery and operation to ensure that the needs and ethos of the school are supported. This tender process is targeted to have a catering contract in place to commence in April 2027. Please note that this process covers all catering services within Whalley Range 11-18 High School with full tender costings and proposals for the school for a contract start in April 2027. These details will be further explained in the ITT documents. The process will be through a competitive flexible procedure commencing with a participation stage to create a select bidder list following analysis of a PSQ document (within which the scoring criteria will be included). The nature of the contract demands a good local infrastructure to provide and maintain the level and standard of catering services and support required by the school. Labour resource/relief cover is very important. We have set a minimum Employer's (compulsory) liability insurance of 10,000,000 GBP). Following the analysis of PSQ's the selected bidders will be invited to attend site surveys and tender briefing initially planned for late October 2026. Tender response deadline is planned as late November 2026 and it is envisaged that interviews will take place in mid-December 2026. The contract will be for a 3 +1 +1 period (5 years in total including the option to extend for 1 + 1years after the initial 3 year term). ### Lot Information Lot 1 Renewal: The contract is for 3 years with the option to extend for a further 1 +1 years therefore 5 years in total ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/084699-2026 | | Notice type | UK4 - Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Selective | | Procurement method details | Competitive flexible procedure | | Tender suitability | SME | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 8 Sep 2026 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 1 Apr 2027 - 31 Mar 2030 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £2,500,000 | | Lots value | £2,500,000 | | 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 | RPJ3 Group | | Locality | WIRRAL | | Postcode area | Chester | | Postcode | CH46 3SA | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLD North West (England) | | ITL 2 | TLD7 Merseyside | | ITL 3 | TLD74 Wirral | | Local authority | Wirral | | Electoral ward | Leasowe and Moreton East | | Westminster constituency | Wallasey | | Delivery location | TLD3 Greater Manchester | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 55 - Hotel, restaurant and retail trade services ### Codes - 55524000 - School catering services ## Release History - 8 Sep 2026 at 09:12 - Tender - UK4 - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/084699-2026 ## Documents - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/084699-2026 8th September 2026 - Tender notice on Find a Tender - https://www.mytenders.co.uk/Authority/NoticeBuilder/NoticeBuilder_FileDownload.aspx?id=652503 PSQ document for the Whalley Range 11-18 High School Catering Tender 2026/27 ## Notice URLs - https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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