Official UK procurement notice
Trinity Catholic High School ~ Catering Tender
Authority: Trinity Catholic High School ~ Catering Tender (Education)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe successful Supplier will be required to provide Catering services for Trinity Catholic High School services.
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The school is presenting an exciting opportunity to partner with a specialist Catering Supplier that is able to deliver their vision of promoting the health and wellbeing of their circa 1600pupils and 150 staff through the catering provision.
The school operates over two sites, both with their own kitchen and serveries. There is a two week lesson cycle which moves different year groups and classes over both sites. A recent timetable change, In January 2026, has meant that the flow of pupils has completely changed, so the catering teams on both sites are relearning supply/ demand under the new timetable. The rule of thumb is that at Break and at Lunchtime, that students should eat at the site that they are on and then move to the site where their next lesson is. The two sites are around 6 minutes walk apart.
Current catering sales revenue is around £400k per annum, over three services – breakfast, morning break and lunchtime over the two sites. Currently there are 4 till service points (three in main servery and a separate pod) on the Mornington Road site and 2 till points on the Sydney Road campus, all replicating the same service offer where possible. At lunchtime main meals vary daily but will include hot entrees with appropriate accompaniments, vegetarian alternatives, jackets & fillings and a selection of hot and cold sandwiches. Each entrée is bundled with Drink and dessert to make up the meal deal. The sixth form is nominally catered for by the adjacent pod on the Monington site, but this has not been consistently manned by the current caterer.
Please see PSQ Document for more information.
CPV: School catering services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£2,000,000
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
- Open 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
- 26 Feb 2026, 14:28 GMT
- Last source update
- 16 Jul 2026, 13:00 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 25 May 2026
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-017399- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-065d2aFind a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 2 Apr 2026, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 2 Apr 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
PSQ Link: litmustms.co.uk/respond/MQ372875BV ↗
ITT Link: litmustms.co.uk/respond/AWZW7482W7 ↗
Timeline
26 Feb 2026 → 1 Aug 2026 · 8 dates- Tender notice published243 days ago26 Feb 2026, 14:28 GMT
- Clarification questions by208 days ago2 Apr 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission deadline208 days ago2 Apr 2026, 12:00 BST
- Award decision expected by154 days ago25 May 2026, 23:59 BST
- Assessment summaries sent134 days ago15 Jun 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published103 days ago16 Jul 2026, 13:00 BST
- Standstill ends91 days ago27 Jul 2026, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts87 days ago1 Aug 2026, 00:00 BST
Notice history
4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 26 Feb 2026- Tender notice published26 Feb 2026, 14:28 GMTUK4
- Contract award notice published16 Jul 2026, 13:00 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete16 Jul 2026, 13:00 BST
- Contract signature expected28 Jul 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Olive Dining1 Aug 2026 – 31 Jul 2029 · up to 31 Jul 2031Extensions: 1+1 Please see PSQ Document for more information. | £2,000,000 inc. VAT | 15 Jun 2026standstill to 27 Jul 2026 | Standstill |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8final-stage tenders | 3 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Olive Dining 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