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title: "Catering Tender - Murray Park Community School"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-078c3f"
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# Catering Tender - Murray Park Community School

Buyer: Murray Park Community School  
Current stage: Tender  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-078c3f

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## Summary

Murray Park Community School is seeking a contractor to provide school meals and catering services. The work is for the school in Derby. The procurement covers one lot and is classified as a service. Suppliers express interest by email to the catering consultant, then receive access to the BIDIFUL portal to view the tender documents and submit their response. The school is the buyer, with ACE Advice managing the procurement.

The buyer invited offers through an open procedure. The procurement reached tender, with supplier selection, shortlisting, presentations and reference checks forming part of the process; only shortlisted companies are invited to the ITT stage. Questions were due by 13 November 2026 at 12:00, and bids by 12 February 2027 at 12:00. The contract is scheduled to run from 1 August 2027 to 31 July 2030, with two optional one-year extensions by mutual agreement. Its estimated value is £2.5 million excluding VAT (£3 million including VAT). Evaluation is weighted 70% for quality and 30% for price; quality and financial submissions are assessed against criteria in the tender documents.

This opportunity is suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises that can deliver school catering and meal services. Suppliers should be able to provide a credible service proposal and a priced financial submission, and to take part in a staged selection process that includes shortlisting, a presentation and reference checks. The evaluation places greater weight on quality than price, so bidders will need to demonstrate how their service meets the school’s requirements as well as offer a competitive price. The multi-year arrangement, with the possibility of extensions, will suit catering providers able to sustain delivery for a school over an extended period. Further service requirements and scoring criteria are set out in the tender documents.

## Notice

Interested suppliers will be evaluated against specific objectives detailed in the tender documents. Selection Stage, shortlist Tender stage, shortlist presentation, and reference checking 4. The evaluation of the shortlisting process will be based on the information submitted by the bidding companies, the highest scoring companies progressing to the next stage. Only those companies invited to tender will progress to the ITT stage.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

Renewal: Two x one year contract extensions are available my mutual agreement between the school and the catering contractor.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/099193-2026 |
| Notice type | UK4 - Tender Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | SME |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Tender |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 20 Oct 2026 |
| Submission deadline | 12 Feb 2027 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 1 Aug 2027 - 31 Jul 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 | Murray Park Community School |
| Locality | DERBY |
| Postcode area | Derby |
| Postcode | DE3 9LL |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLF East Midlands (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLF1 Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire |
| ITL 3 | TLF11 Derby |
| Local authority | Derby |
| Electoral ward | Mickleover |
| Westminster constituency | Derby North |
| Delivery location | TLF11 Derby |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 15 - Food, beverages, tobacco and related products
- 55 - Hotel, restaurant and retail trade services

### Codes

- 15894210 - School meals
- 55523100 - School-meal services

## Release History

- 20 Oct 2026 at 16:55 - Tender - UK4 - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/099193-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/099193-2026
  20th October 2026 - Tender notice on Find a Tender
- https://bidiful-teamportal.app/p/aceadvice
  Bidders apply via email contacting dave.croshaw@ace-advice.co.uk and they are then issued access to a secure on-line portal, BIDIFUL, where they access the tender documents and submit their response

## Notice URLs

- https://bidiful-teamportal.app/p/aceadvice.Biddersexpressinteresttodave.croshaw@ace-advice.co.ukandarethengivenalinktoBIDIFULtoaccessthetenderdocumentandsubmittheirresponses
- https://www.ace-advice.co.uk/
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

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