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Find a Tender Service (UK Cabinet Office / Crown Commercial Service) verified 2 days ago Contract notice

Cutenhoe Hill Primary School & Nursery _ Luton

Open United Kingdom Food & beverages

Buyer Cutenhoe Hill Primary School & Nursery

46 days left

Key facts

Closes
10:00 (UTC)
Estimated value
€567,399
converted from GBP
Procedure
Open procedure
  1. Published
  2. Today
  3. Deadline open for 49 days
  4. Awarded pending

Bidding window

48 days from publication to deadline

Longer than usual

Notices of this kind (United Kingdom, open procedure, above the EU threshold) give a median of 30 days, half of them between 26 and 36 days, based on 1,909 notices of the last two years.

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Description

Cutenhoe Hill Primary School Cutenhoe Hill Primary School is seeking to appoint an experienced, professional and forward-thinking catering partner to deliver high-quality school meals and associated catering services. The School is committed to ensuring that every pupil has access to freshly prepared, nutritious and enjoyable meals that support health, wellbeing and educational attainment. The successful contractor will share the School's commitment to putting children at the centre of decision-making and delivering a catering service that reflects the values and aspirations of the School community. This procurement seeks to establish a genuine partnership between the School and its chosen caterer. The School is not simply seeking a food provider, but a collaborative organisation that places quality, service excellence, pupil experience and long-term relationship management at the heart of its delivery model. The successful contractor will be expected to: Deliver fresh, high-quality and nutritious meals that exceed School Food Standards requirements. Demonstrate a strong commitment to fresh food preparation and menu innovation. Provide excellent value for money whilst maintaining high standards of food quality and service. Develop positive and constructive relationships with pupils, parents, staff and School leadership. Promote healthy eating and encourage increased meal uptake. Demonstrate a strong understanding of safeguarding, allergen management and food safety requirements within an educational environment. Deliver transparent and open-book financial management. Support the School's environmental and sustainability objectives. Work collaboratively with the School to continually improve the service throughout the contract term. The School is particularly interested in receiving submissions from organisations whose values align with its own and who can demonstrate a culture of honesty, integrity, responsiveness and continuous improvement. The initial contract period will be three (3) years, with the option, at the School's sole discretion, to extend the contract for a further two (2) years, creating a maximum potential contract term of five (5) years. Tenderers will be expected to demonstrate: Proven experience of delivering successful school catering services. Strong customer service and client relationship management credentials. High standards of operational performance and financial transparency. Evidence of innovation, continuous improvement and social value delivery. A clear commitment to supporting the wellbeing and experience of pupils. Cutenhoe Hill Primary School looks forward to receiving submissions from catering partners that share its vision of delivering an exceptional dining experience where fresh food, value for money, trusted relationships and doing the right thing for children are at the heart of everything they do.

Bid or no-bid?

Six questions before you commit a team. Under each one, what the register holds on it. The answers are yours.

  1. In your favour:

    Do we meet every eligibility criterion?

    Open procedure: any interested supplier may submit a bid.

  2. Your call:

    Can we deliver this with the team we have?

    Estimated at €567,399.

  3. Your call:

    Do we have two comparable references?

    Comparable work is in Food & beverages.

  4. In your favour:

    Is the deadline realistic for a proper offer?

    46 days left, 34 of them working days.

  5. Your call:

    Is there a margin at the likely winning price?

    In this country this kind of contract is usually awarded for between €122,039 and €980,504.

  6. Your call:

    Do we know this buyer?

    The register holds nothing on this. The official documents will.

Can I bid?

  • Open procedure: any interested supplier may submit a bid.
  • Documents in English.

Official source

Source: Find a Tender Service (UK Cabinet Office / Crown Commercial Service)

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Last verified against Find a Tender Service (UK Cabinet Office / Crown Commercial Service) 2 days ago

Documents on Find a Tender Service (UK Cabinet Office / Crown Commercial Service) (English)

What this market pays

The buyer has too few awards of its own in this sector, so this is the range of the last 36 awards for Food & beverages in United Kingdom.

This notice
€567,399
Median award
€245,236
Middle half of past awards
€122,039 to €980,504

The estimate sits inside the usual range.

Award values as published by the official sources. Use them as a guide, not a rule: scope, lots and duration differ between contracts.

Cutenhoe Hill Primary School & Nursery

United Kingdom

This is the only notice from this buyer in the register so far, so there is no record to show yet.

This buyer has no award history in this sector yet. Usual winners, Food & beverages - United Kingdom

Company Wins Total awarded Last win
Tiffin Sandwiches Ltd 3 €92.2M Sep 2026
BFS Group Ltd T/A Bidfood 2 €11.7M Sep 2026
William Yule & Son Limited 2 €8.2M Sep 2026
Sysco GB Limited (t/a Brakes) 2 €4.1M Sep 2026
Campbells Prime Meat Ltd 2 €1.2M Oct 2026

Based on 42 awards with a linked company profile over the last 2 years.

Market context

Larger than 67% of the open notices in Food & beverages across Europe.

open now in Food & beverages
2,773
median open notice
€278,000

Who wins in this market

Many suppliers

United Kingdom · Food & beverages

different companies won awards here
34
of the awards went to the three most frequent winners
17%
buyers awarded contracts here
28

Based on 42 awards with a named winner over the last 3 years. Counted by award, not by value, because lot and framework amounts are not comparable. Concentrated means the three most frequent winners took 65% or more of the awards; many suppliers, under 35% with at least ten different winners.

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