Official UK procurement notice
Notice to Award - St John's Walham Green Catering Tender
Procurement agent: Educo·On behalf of: St John's Walham Green (from the title)
Sectors: Hotel, restaurant and retail trade services (55) Delivery: London (UKI33)
Published estimate£542,610≈ £181k / year · £612,132 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 19 Aug 2026awarded 20 Oct 2026
Award (standstill) to Olive Dining
Contract term 3 yrsends 31 Dec 2029 · starts 1 Jan 2027
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionStage 1 UK4 notice posted to invite bidders to express interest, attend a site visit and submit a financial and operational proposal based on responses to questions within the RFI document.
These responses were evaluated and scored with the 4 highest contractors being invited to present their proposal to the clients at the school.
The clients independently selected their preferred bidder.
- No preliminary market engagement: The timeline of this notice has been extended to ensure contractors have sufficient time to present their proposal following the site visit.
CPV: School catering services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedPublished value£542,610
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).
How bids were scored
Published sub-criteria (3)
- Financial - Company: 10%
- Operational: 40%
- Financial - Form of Tender: 50%
Published award criteria (3)
- Financial - Company: completion of table to identify organisations financial status
- Financial - Form of Tender: Completion of Form of tender outlining proposed revenue and costs.
- Operational: Responses to operational questions within the RFI relating to the management of the contract
What this means for your bid
- Price carries 50 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 5 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Light touch regime
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 26 Jun 2026, 15:15 BST
- Last source update
- 23 Oct 2026, 11:56 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 25 Sept 2026
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-060445- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06be71Find a Tender
How it was run
Official noticeRun through: mytenders · Who buys & how to bid on myTenders
Access & registration note: Free publication showcase; bidding happens on buyer portals
- Submission deadline
- 19 Aug 2026, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 12 Aug 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Timeline
26 Jun 2026 → 1 Jan 2027 · 8 dates- Tender notice published123 days ago26 Jun 2026, 15:15 BST
- Clarification questions by76 days ago12 Aug 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission deadline69 days ago19 Aug 2026, 12:00 BST
- Award decision expected by32 days ago25 Sept 2026, 23:59 BST
- Assessment summaries sent8 days ago20 Oct 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published4 days ago23 Oct 2026, 11:56 BST
- Today28 Oct 2026
- Standstill endsin 6 days3 Nov 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Contract startsin 64 days1 Jan 2027
Notice history
6 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 26 Jun 2026- Tender notice published26 Jun 2026, 15:15 BSTUK4
- Tender notice published26 Jun 2026, 16:37 BSTUK4
- Tender notice published2 Jul 2026, 11:32 BSTUK4
- Contract award notice published23 Oct 2026, 11:56 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete23 Oct 2026, 11:56 BST
- Contract signature expected18 Dec 2026, 23:59 GMTscheduled
Published amendments (2)
Addition of documents required for Contractors to submit their financial and operational proposal
Amendment to RFI (site visit date)
Routine re-releases (4)
- 2026-06: 1 release · 26 Jun 2026
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1some still in standstill
Awarded value £1,028,3631 award exc. VAT
Bids received 4
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Olive DiningSt John's Walham Green - Catering 1 Jan 2027 – 31 Dec 2029 · up to 31 Dec 2031Extensions: completion of initial contract term with one year plus one year possible extensions | £1,028,363 | 20 Oct 2026standstill to 3 Nov 2026 | Standstill |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4final-stage tenders | 0 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeClients of the procurement agent
- St John's Walham GreenBeneficiary authoritynamed in the title
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Olive DiningAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (10)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Bidding documents and specifications Form of Tender - financial proposal
- Bidding documents and specifications Response requirements
- Bidding documents and specifications anonymised tupe data
- Bidding documents and specifications example catering agreement for review
- Bidding documents and specifications Catering Specification
- Bidding documents and specifications anonymised tupe data
Notices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender