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Central Bedfordshire Council

CBC-0795-T-CE Leighton Buzzard School Provision of Catering Services - AWARD

HospitalityCPV 55000000 55500000 55520000
Value£21k
Awarded26 Oct 2017
Published3 Nov 2017
RegionUK-wide
Outcome — awarded

This is a contract result notice, not an open opportunity. Details from the official award data.

Contract value in context
£21ktotal contract value
median £606k
this tender£0£7.6m

This sits below the typical range for Hospitality & Catering contracts — a smaller, more accessible award. Based on 3,335 valued Hospitality & Catering tenders in our corpus.

The brief

Leighton Middle School is expanding to a five form entry Middle School.

Ultimately, pupil numbers will be 600 across the school.

The school is looking to appoint an experienced catering company to provide outstanding meals at lunchtime using quality raw ingredients in dishes that are expertly cooked and beautifully presented with a smile.

Contract Period 4 years + 1 year + 1 year + 1 year + 1 year extension Contract Commencement 01/02/2018 TUPE applies to this contract.

Completed Tenders and attachments should be submitted electronically, no later than 12:00 noon on 27/10/2017, tenders received after that time will be excluded.

Tenders must be uploaded via the "My Return" section of the system.

Tenders submitted through the correspondence facility will not be considered.

Help and support - The Council/School will provide as much support and information as it can to help guide you through the Tender process.

Questions asked together with the response, will be made available to all firms quoting, to ensure a fair and consistent approach to all.

If there is anything you are not sure of or need clarification of, then please contact us using the correspondence facility within the In-tend electronic tendering system.

Deadline for site visit closes: 17/10/2017 Deadline for questions closes: 18/10/2017 Please view the 'Clarification' tab for any updates or responses to questions raised.

Key requirements

What the supplier must deliver

01

The school is looking to appoint

The school is looking to appoint an experienced catering company to provide outstanding meals at lunchtime using quality raw ingredients in dishes that are expertly cooked and beautifully presented with a smile.

02

Completed Tenders and attachments should be submitted

Completed Tenders and attachments should be submitted electronically, no later than 12:00 noon on 27/10/2017, tenders received after that time will be excluded.

03

Tenders must be uploaded via the "My

Tenders must be uploaded via the "My Return" section of the system.

04

The Council/School will provide as much support

The Council/School will provide as much support and information as it can to help guide you through the Tender process.

05

Questions asked together with the response,

Questions asked together with the response, will be made available to all firms quoting, to ensure a fair and consistent approach to all.

Derived from the notice text — always confirm against the original documents.

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Source & provenance
OCID
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Stage
contract · Contract
Source
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CBC-0795-T-CE - AWARD
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