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Saint Cecilia's CofE School - Catering Services

Saint Cecilia's CofE School · compiled

Tender information last checkedLast checked 29 Sept 2026, 20:00.

Opportunity overview

Saint Cecilia's CofE School is currently out to tender for the provision of a full daily catering service.The services at the school is an outsourced provision.The Contractor will be responsible for the provision of a full school food catering service for the pupils and staff at the Saint Cecilia's. This will consist of breakfast, morning breaks and full lunch service for the school day.There is one kitchen and dining area with a separate 6th form cafe. An extension to the refectory is currently being built and will be completed at Easter 2025. Once complete the refectory will serve plated food and the extension will serve the grab and go items. Across the School there are currently 1107 pupils on roll for the academic year 2024/2025. Of this figure, 226 pupils are entitled to Free School Meals. TUPE is expected to apply, details of which can be found in the tender documentation.Some members of the catering team (1) are members of the Local Government Pension Scheme.

Awarded to

Amounts belong to published awards or contracts. Where several suppliers share one value, it is labelled as shared and is not a supplier-specific allocation.

Stir Food Ltd

Matched by exact name
Contract value
£2.8m
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
14 May 2025
Award ID
032483-2025-Saint Cecilia's CofE School-1
Status
active
Location
Worcestershire, UKG12, WR14 2JS, United Kingdom

Classification

  • CPV55524000 — School catering services

Lots

  • Saint Cecilia's CofE School is currently out to tender for the provision of a full daily catering service.The services at the school is an outsourced provision.The Contractor will be responsible for the provision of a full school food catering service for the pupils and staff at the Saint Cecilia's. This will consist of breakfast, morning breaks and full lunch service for the school day.There is one kitchen and dining area with a separate 6th form cafe. An extension to the refectory is currently being built and will be completed at Easter 2025. Once complete the refectory will serve plated food and the extension will serve the grab and go items. Across the School there are currently 1107 pupils on roll for the academic year 2024/2025. Of this figure, 226 pupils are entitled to Free School Meals. TUPE is expected to apply, details of which can be found in the tender documentation.Some members of the catering team [1] are members of the Local Government Pension Scheme. Please refer to the tender documents and TUPE for further information. Additional information: The duration detailed above includes the initial term of 2 years as well as the 3 optional contract extension periods of 12 months each.Value not stated

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
MPN-10303
Status
complete
Has Recurrence
Yes
Review Details
Saint Cecilia's CofE School incorporated a standstill period at the point information on the award of the contract was communicated to tenderers. That notification provided full information on the award decision. The standstill period, which was for a minimum of 10 calendar days, provided time for unsuccessful tenderers to challenge the award decision before the contract was entered into. The Public Contracts Regulations 2015 provide for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are at risk of harm by a breach of the rules to take action in the High Court (England, Wales and Northern Ireland).
Procurement Method
selective
Main Procurement Category
services
Procurement Method Details
Restricted procedure

Legal basis

Id
32014L0024
Scheme
CELEX

Recurrence

Description
Further notices will be published in 2026, 2027 or 2028 dependent on the exercising of contract extension options

Second Stage

Invitation Date
14 Jan 2025, 00:00

Tender Period

Ends
20 Nov 2024, 17:00

Classification

Id
55524000
Scheme
CPV
Description
School catering services

Submission terms

Languages

en

Submission Method

electronicSubmission
written

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
cancelled
Has Options
Yes
Has Renewal
No
Description
Saint Cecilia's CofE School is currently out to tender for the provision of a full daily catering service.The services at the school is an outsourced provision.The Contractor will be responsible for the provision of a full school food catering service for the pupils and staff at the Saint Cecilia's. This will consist of breakfast, morning breaks and full lunch service for the school day.There is one kitchen and dining area with a separate 6th form cafe. An extension to the refectory is currently being built and will be completed at Easter 2025. Once complete the refectory will serve plated food and the extension will serve the grab and go items. Across the School there are currently 1107 pupils on roll for the academic year 2024/2025. Of this figure, 226 pupils are entitled to Free School Meals. TUPE is expected to apply, details of which can be found in the tender documentation.Some members of the catering team [1] are members of the Local Government Pension Scheme. Please refer to the tender documents and TUPE for further information. Additional information: The duration detailed above includes the initial term of 2 years as well as the 3 optional contract extension periods of 12 months each.

Options

Description
The contract will be awarded for an initial period of 2 years with 3 possible extensions of 12 months meaning a maximum contract length of 5 years.

Second Stage

Maximum Candidates
5
Minimum Candidates
5

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Name
All criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
Type
quality
Description
90
Criterion 2
Type
price
Description
10

Contract period

Duration In Days
1,800

Submission terms

Variant Policy
allowed

Selection criteria

Description
Objective criteria as detailed in the tender document.A maximum of five suppliers will be taken forward to the Invitation to Tender stage of the process. Where less than five suppliers meet the minimum standards, only those that meet the minimum standards will be taken through to the Invitation to Tender stage. Where more than five suppliers meet the minimum standard, those suppliers with the highest scores will proceed to the Invitation to Tender stage.

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery Location

Description
Full details in tender documentation

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKI6
Entry 2
Region
UKI6
Entry 3
Region
UKI6

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
55524000
Scheme
CPV
Description
School catering services

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
economic
Document Type
economicSelectionCriteria
Entry 2
Id
technical
Document Type
technicalSelectionCriteria

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-FTS-127754
Name
Saint Cecilia's CofE School

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKI6
Locality
London
Postal Code
SW18 5JR
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Saint Cecilia’s Church of England School, Sutherland Grove, London, SW18 5JR

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
TED_CA_TYPE
Description
Education Institute
Entry 2
Id
09
Scheme
COFOG
Description
Education

Identifier

Legal Name
Saint Cecilia's CofE School

Contact

Name
Maria Robinson
Telephone
+44 1256467107
Organisation 2
Id
GB-FTS-4468
Name
High Court

Roles

reviewBody

Address

Locality
London
Postal Code
WC2A 2LL
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Strand

Identifier

Legal Name
High Court
Organisation 3
Id
GB-FTS-151396
Name
Stir Food Ltd

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UKG12
Locality
Worcestershire
Postal Code
WR14 2JS
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Granta Lodge, 71 Graham Road, Malvern,

Details

Scale
sme

Identifier

Legal Name
Stir Food Ltd

Award information

Award 1
Id
032483-2025-Saint Cecilia's CofE School-1
Title
Catering Services
Status
active

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-FTS-151396
Name
Stir Food Ltd

Related lots

1

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
032483-2025-Saint Cecilia's CofE School-1
Title
Catering Services
Status
active
Award ID
032483-2025-Saint Cecilia's CofE School-1
Date Signed
15 May 2025, 00:00

Value

Amount
2,847,401.99
Currency
GBP

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · London · UKI6 · SW18 5JR · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKI6

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
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