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Published 17 Jan 2025, 14:03 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Castle School Catering Tender

Official notice

Authority: Castle School (Education)

ServicesRestricted procedure
Budget not disclosedValue not published
Submissions closed 7 Mar 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The school is putting its catering tender out to contract with a contract start date of 1st September 2025. Castle School is an all age special educational needs school.

CPV: School catering services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Pupil Numbers:Renewal

Pupil Numbers:

Nursery 0

Reception 2

Year 1 3

Year 2 2

Year 3 11

Year 4 16

Year 5 19

Year 6 23

Year 7 11

Year 8 29

Year 9 25

Year 10 16

Year 11 11

Sixth Form 52

Total 220

Pricings/Sales

Meal Deal Price - N/A

UIFSM - Entitled: 7 (of which 3 are also FSM eligible) / Uptake: 6 hot lunch / 1 nil by mouth / Value: 2.65 GBP

FSM - Entitled: 105 (of which 3 are also UIFSM) / Uptake: 69 / Value: 2.65 GBP

Pupil Paid Meals - Uptake: 37 / Value: 2.65 GBP

Staff Duty Meal - N/A

Staff Paid Meals - No of Staff: 130 / Uptake: 1 / Value: 3.70 GBP

Sales over 12 months

UIFSM Sales 6,978 GBP

FSM Sales 32,716 GBP

Pupil Paid Meal Sales 7,586 GBP (primary, secondary and sixth form sales included)

Staff Duty Meal Sales N/A

Staff Cash Sales 694 GBP

Hospitality Sales N/A

Service Times

Breakfast: N/A

Break: N/A

Lunch: 12:00, 12:30 and 13:00

Locked in Policy: Yes

Current Contractor: Aspens

Catering is for the main site on Courtney Way only

Delivery: East of England · Castle School, Courtney Way, Cambridge, CB4 2EE - this contract is for catering at the main site only.
Extensions: Renewal possible after three years subject to satisfactory performance.Second stage: up to 5 candidates invited to tenderVariant bids: not allowed

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached
Procedure method
Restricted procedure
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Closed
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
17 Jan 2025, 14:03 GMT
Last source update
17 Jan 2025, 14:03 GMT
Authority reference
RM&C/2025/CS/458
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-001711
Classification (CPV)
School catering services
Delivery area
East of England (UKH12)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04d43d Find a Tender

Publisher note: NOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the myTenders Web Site at https://www.mytenders.co.uk/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=233605. The buyer has indicated that it will accept electronic responses to this notice via the Postbox facility. A user guide is available at https://www.mytenders.co.uk/sitehelp/help_guides.aspx. Suppliers are advised to allow adequate time for uploading documents and to dispatch the electronic response well in advance of the closing time to avoid any last minute problems. (MT Ref:233605)

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
7 Mar 2025, 13:00 GMT
Submission channel
{"written"}
Accepted languages
en

Timeline

17 Jan 2025 → 27 Mar 2025 · 3 dates
  1. Notice published
    17 Jan 2025, 14:03 GMT
  2. Submission deadline
    7 Mar 2025, 13:00 GMT
  3. Invitations to tender expected
    27 Mar 2025

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Castle School

Contracting authorityEducationBody governed by public lawEducation Courtney Way, Cambridge, East of England, CB4 2EEContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Public Procurement Review ServiceReview body LondonContact email, phone
  • RM&C Consultants LTdMediation body South Stoke, ReadingContact email, phone

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.