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Whalley Range 11-18 High School Catering Tender 2026/27

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Whalley Range 11-18 High School is procuring a provider for catering services covering all catering at the school. The contract should start in April 2027 and runs for 3 years with options to extend by 1 plus 1 years (5 years in total). The procedure is competitive and flexible, starting with a participation stage using a PSQ document to create a select bidder list; shortlisted bidders will attend site surveys and a tender briefing planned for late October 2026, with tender responses due late November 2026 and interviews planned for mid-December 2026. Bidders need good local infrastructure, reliable labour resource and relief cover, and Employer's liability insurance of at least 10,000,000 GBP.

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Whalley Range 11-18 High School are seeking to procure a provider for catering services. The provision of the service must demonstrate the best value approach and be flexible in its delivery and operation to ensure that the needs and ethos of the school are supported. This tender process is targeted to have a catering contract in place to commence in April 2027. Please note that this process covers all catering services within Whalley Range 11-18 High School with full tender costings and proposals for the school for a contract start in April 2027. These details will be further explained in the ITT documents. The process will be through a competitive flexible procedure commencing with a participation stage to create a select bidder list following analysis of a PSQ document (within which the scoring criteria will be included). The nature of the contract demands a good local infrastructure to provide and maintain the level and standard of catering services and support required by the school. Labour resource/relief cover is very important. We have set a minimum Employer's (compulsory) liability insurance of 10,000,000 GBP). Following the analysis of PSQ’s the selected bidders will be invited to attend site surveys and tender briefing initially planned for late October 2026. Tender response deadline is planned as late November 2026 and it is envisaged that interviews will take place in mid-December 2026. The contract will be for a 3 +1 +1 period (5 years in total including the option to extend for 1 + 1years after the initial 3 year term).

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