Official UK procurement notice
School Meals Catering Service
Authority: THE OLIVE TREE PRIMARY SCHOOL BOLTON LIMITED (Education)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Olive Tree Primary School Bolton Limited has awarded a further competition for School catering services through the 879 Building in Use Support Services DPS.
CPV: School catering services
How this dynamic market works
From the published notice- Type
- Dynamic market
- Bids received
- 4 bids received · 1 suppliers appointed
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1School Meals Catering ServiceAwarded
School Meals Catering Service.
The Contract was for the provision of catering services to the The Olive Tree Primary School and will include all food and staff provision to support the delivery of the catering services requirement.
The required catering provision for the lunch service at the school will include:
a) Two hot meal options, one of which must be suitable for a HMC Certified Halal diet and the other suitable for vegetarians. Note that the vegetarian option will be open to all pupils.
b) Mondays are a meat free day.
c) Jacket Potatoes with a minimum of 2 options of fillings.
d) A variety of sandwiches.
e) Freshly baked bread.
f) Homemade dessert, including options for a pudding or fresh fruit.
The successful Tenderer may be required to provide visitor meals up to 6 times per year for up to 20 people. Any dietary requirements to be coordinated ahead of any event in liaison with the school office.
There may be opportunities for the successful Tenderer to provide meeting/inset day refreshments/meals as required by the school, at least 48 hours' notice for this will be provided.
The successful Tenderer will ensure that pupils always have a choice of all meal options and do not run out of choice towards the end of the lunch service. The successful Tenderer will need to provide a catering service for all dietary requirements including HMC Certified Halal, vegetarian, nut allergy, shellfish/seafood allergy, gluten and dairy free, and any other special dietary requirements.
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
- Price
- “School Meals Catering Service” is a dynamic market: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Restricted procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Dynamic market
- Who may use this agreement
- Any qualifying supplier may apply while the market is open
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 22 May 2026, 09:24 BST
- Last source update
- 22 May 2026, 09:24 BST
- Authority reference
EPT-75250- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-047514- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06a049Find a Tender
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast1 suppliers are admitted to this dynamic market without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.
Contracts
Catering Services
- Signed
- 11 Mar 2026
- Value
- £427,500
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4bids · 4 electronic | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- High Court of England & WalesReview body
Suppliers admitted to the dynamic market
1 commercial party on the notice- Taste Bakery LimitedAdmitted to the market
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.