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Published 22 May 2026, 09:24 BST

Official UK procurement notice

School Meals Catering Service

Official notice

Authority: THE OLIVE TREE PRIMARY SCHOOL BOLTON LIMITED (Education)

Dynamic marketServicesRestricted procedure
Dynamic market estimateValue not publishedmarket-wide estimate, not attributable revenue
Awarded 11 Mar 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The 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 published
Lot #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.

Delivery: North West · The Olive Tree Primary School. Adelaide House, Adelaide Street, Bolton, BL3 3NY.
Extensions: 1.2 Expiry Date 1.2.1 This Contract shall expire on: 1.2.1.1 20/04/29 unless extended at the Customer's sole discretion for 1 or 2 Years 1.2.1.2 [Completion in accordance with the terms of the Contract, of the Contract Services specified in this Appendix 1] whichever is the earlier, unless terminated earlier pursuant to this Contract.

What it takes to win
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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 more
How bids were scored
  • Price
What this means for your bid
  • “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)
School catering services
Delivery area
North West (UKD)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06a049 Find a Tender

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Suppliers appointed 1admitted to the panel · see the list ↓
Bids received 4
Contracts signed 1latest 11 Mar 2026

1 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

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
4bids · 4 electronic———

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

THE OLIVE TREE PRIMARY SCHOOL BOLTON LIMITED

Contracting authorityEducationBody governed by public lawEducation Adelaide House, Adelaide Street,, Bolton, North West, BL3 3NYContact name, email, phone

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • High Court of England & WalesReview body London

Suppliers admitted to the dynamic market

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Taste Bakery LimitedAdmitted to the marketGB-COH: 07969372 58 High Street, Bolton, North West, BL3 6SZ

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.