Official UK procurement notice
The BRIDGE Family of Schools ~ Catering Tender
Authority: St Peter's Anglican Methodist VC Primary School (Education)·Consortium: 5 public authorities
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe successful Supplier/s will be required to provide catering services at the following schools:
1.St Peter's Anglican Methodist VC Primary School, Bank Road, Pilning, South Gloucestershire, BS35 4JG
2.Almondsbury CofE Primary School, Sundays Hill, Almondsbury, South Gloucestershire, BS32 4DS
3.Oldbury on Severn CEVC Primary School, Church Road, Oldbury On Severn, Thornbury, South Gloucs BS35 1QG
4.St Chad's Patchway CofE Primary School, Cranham Dr, Patchway, Bristol BS34 6AQ
5.The Manor C of E Primary School, Roundways, Coalpit Heath, Bristol BS36 2LF
The Schools are known as ‘The Bridge family of Schools’ and whilst they will have individual contracts, they shall award all five contracts to the same supplier, following agreement regarding ‘best value’
The contract/s cover the scope for the provision of all catering services within the schools, which also includes free issue requirements.
The current contract is temporary, for the period of a year, ending 31.12.26. There are therefore no accurate trading figures for the schools, which are being invoiced on consumption at £2.76 per meal served. Contractors shall be required to submit bids based upon their experience of sales and costs in comparable schools.
Contract value for the cluster of schools is circa £246K per annum.
The tender will be managed on a group basis; however, each school will have their own individual operational budget and contract. Suppliers are required to submit a proposal for every school in the Family and to provide a consolidated view of their overall bid submission.
Please see PSQ Document for more information.
- How the procedure runs: Please see PSQ Document for more information.
CPV: School catering services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£1,230,000
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).
Published sub-criteria (2)
- Criterion 1: 70%
- Criterion 2: 30%
Published award criteria (2)
- Criterion 1
- Criterion 2
- Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Competitive flexible procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 4 Mar 2026, 09:41 GMT
- Last source update
- 26 Oct 2026, 15:44 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 9 Oct 2026
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-019306- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0661b4Find a Tender
- How it runs
Please see PSQ Document for more information.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 17 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 27 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
4 Mar 2026 → 1 Jan 2027 · 8 dates- Tender notice published239 days ago4 Mar 2026, 09:41 GMT
- Clarification questions by216 days ago27 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Submission deadline104 days ago17 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST
- Assessment summaries sent31 days ago28 Sept 2026, 00:00 BST
- Award decision expected by19 days ago9 Oct 2026, 23:59 BST
- Latest notice published2 days ago26 Oct 2026, 15:44 GMT
- Today29 Oct 2026
- Standstill endsin 6 days4 Nov 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Contract startsin 63 days1 Jan 2027
Notice history
4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 4 Mar 2026- Tender notice published4 Mar 2026, 09:41 GMTUK4
- Contract award notice published26 Oct 2026, 15:44 GMTUK6
- Status changed to complete26 Oct 2026, 15:44 GMT
- Contract signature expected5 Nov 2026, 23:59 GMTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| MIQUILL CATERING LIMITED1 Jan 2027 – 31 Dec 2029 · up to 31 Dec 2031Extensions: 3+2 Please see PSQ Document for more information. | £1,230,000 inc. VAT | 28 Sept 2026standstill to 4 Nov 2026 | Standstill |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3final-stage tenders | 2 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
5 public bodies on the noticeConsortium members and other public bodies
- Almondsbury CofE Primary SchoolContracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government
- Oldbury on Severn CEVC Primary SchoolContracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government
- St Chad's Patchway CofE Primary SchoolContracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government
- The Manor C of E Primary SchoolContracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- MiQuill Catering LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender