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Bristol Schools Catering Tender Award

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Tender information last checkedLast checked 30 Sept 2026, 02:19.

Opportunity overview

2 stage competitive flexible tender resulting in presentation and award

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.

MiQuill

Match pending…
Contract value
£401.7k
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
2 Oct 2025
Including VAT
£482k
Award ID
1
Status
active
Identifier
GB-PPON PJPT-7655-VPNG
Location
Worcester, UKG12, WR1 2NT, United Kingdom

MiQuill

Match pending…
Contract value
£711k
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
2 Oct 2025
Including VAT
£853.2k
Award ID
2
Status
active
Identifier
GB-PPON PJPT-7655-VPNG
Location
Worcester, UKG12, WR1 2NT, United Kingdom

Classification

  • CPV55520000 — Catering services

Lots

  • St Bernadette Catholic Secondary School£875k
  • Hillcrest Primary School£600k

Documents and notices

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
ocds-h6vhtk-05192d
Status
complete
Above Threshold
Yes
Procurement Method
open
Main Procurement Category
services
Procurement Method Details
Competitive flexible procedure
Expression Of Interest Deadline
11 Jun 2025, 12:00

Covered By

GPA

Procedure

Features
two stage process with final interview presentation

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Expected award period

Ends
19 Sept 2025, 23:59

Submission terms

Electronic Submission Policy
allowed

Languages

en

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Title
St Bernadette Catholic Secondary School
Status
complete
Has Renewal
Yes
Description
provision of catering and hospitality services

Value

Amount
875,000
Currency
GBP
Including VAT
876,000

Renewal

Description
subject to service standards and meeting agreed kpi's

Suitability

Sme
Yes

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Name
Financial and qualitative
Type
cost
Description
calculated forms of tender showing the cost to deliver the service.

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
45
Weight
percentageExact
Criterion 2
Name
Technical Questions
Type
quality
Description
responses to questions relating to suitability, experience in delivering the service and contract support

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
55
Weight
percentageExact

Contract period

Ends
31 Oct 2030, 23:59
Starts
1 Nov 2025, 00:00
Max Extent Date
31 Oct 2031, 23:59
Entry 2
Id
2
Title
Hillcrest Primary School
Status
complete
Has Renewal
Yes
Description
catering service to provide school lunches for Primary age pupils

Value

Amount
600,000
Currency
GBP
Including VAT
601,000

Renewal

Description
meeting service standards and agreed kpi's

Suitability

Sme
Yes

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Name
Financial & qualitative
Type
cost
Description
calculated forms of tender showing the meal price cost to deliver the service

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
45
Weight
percentageExact
Criterion 2
Name
Technical
Type
quality
Description
response to questions relating to experience in delivering the service and contract support

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
55
Weight
percentageExact

Contract period

Ends
31 Oct 2030, 23:59
Starts
1 Nov 2025, 00:00
Max Extent Date
31 Oct 2031, 23:59

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKK11
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
55520000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Catering services
Item 2
Id
2
Related Lot
2

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKK11
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
55520000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Catering services

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
L-1
Description
Stage 1 Selection Questionnaire
Document Type
biddingDocuments
Entry 2
Id
L-2
Description
Stage 1 Example Catering Agreement
Document Type
biddingDocuments
Entry 3
Id
future
Document Type
biddingDocuments
Access Details
uploaded as additional documents through the My Tenders portal
Entry 4
Id
conflictOfInterest
Description
Not published
Document Type
conflictOfInterest
Entry 5
Id
023378-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK4
Description
Tender notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
tenderNotice
Published
20 May 2025, 15:37

Planning and budget

No Engagement Notice Rationale
all information is included in the tender documents with days added to the response time.

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-PPON-PPVP-3991-WRNY
Name
Educo

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKF21
Country
GB
Locality
Leicester
Postal Code
LE1 7LT
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
West Walk Building

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
publicUndertaking
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Description
Public undertaking

Identifier

Id
PPVP-3991-WRNY
Scheme
GB-PPON

Contact

Name
Emma Watkins
Telephone
07949501825
Organisation 2
Id
GB-PPON-PJPT-7655-VPNG
Name
MiQuill

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UKG12
Country
GB
Locality
Worcester
Postal Code
WR1 2NT
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Suite 109, 79 Friar St

Details

Vcse
No
Scale
large
Sheltered Workshop
No
Public Service Mission Organization
No

Identifier

Id
PJPT-7655-VPNG
Scheme
GB-PPON

Contact

Award information

Award 1
Id
1
Status
active
Main Procurement Category
services

Items

Item 1
Id
2
Related Lot
2

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKK11
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
55524000
Scheme
CPV
Description
School catering services

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-PPON-PJPT-7655-VPNG
Name
MiQuill

Related lots

2
Award 2
Id
2
Status
active
Main Procurement Category
services

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKK11
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
55524000
Scheme
CPV
Description
School catering services

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-PPON-PJPT-7655-VPNG
Name
MiQuill

Related lots

1

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
1
Title
Hillcrest
Status
active
Award ID
1
Date Signed
3 Oct 2025, 00:00
Has Renewal
Yes
Above Threshold
Yes

Value

Amount
401,679
Currency
GBP
Including VAT
482,014

Period

Ends
31 Dec 2028, 23:59
Starts
25 Oct 2025, 00:00
Max Extent Date
31 Dec 2030, 23:59

Renewal

Description
pursuant to annual performance reviews and attaining agreed kpi's

Documents

Entry 1
Id
071494-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK7
Description
Contract details notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
contractNotice
Published
6 Nov 2025, 09:55

Agreed Metrics

Entry 1
Id
4
Title
KPI1

Observations

Entry 1
Id
frequency

Period

Duration In Months
12
Entry 2
Id
5
Title
KPI2

Observations

Entry 1
Id
frequency

Period

Duration In Months
12
Entry 3
Id
6
Title
KPI3

Observations

Entry 1
Id
frequency

Period

Duration In Months
12
Entry 2
Id
2
Title
St Bernadette Catholic School
Status
active
Award ID
2
Date Signed
3 Oct 2025, 00:00
Has Renewal
Yes
Above Threshold
Yes

Value

Amount
711,000
Currency
GBP
Including VAT
853,200

Period

Ends
31 Dec 2028, 23:59
Starts
25 Oct 2025, 00:00
Max Extent Date
31 Dec 2030, 23:59

Renewal

Description
pursuant to annual review and attainment of agreed kpi's

Documents

Entry 1
Id
071494-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK7
Description
Contract details notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
contractNotice
Published
6 Nov 2025, 09:55

Agreed Metrics

Entry 1
Id
7
Title
KPI

Observations

Entry 1
Id
frequency

Period

Duration In Months
6
Entry 2
Id
8
Title
KPI2

Observations

Entry 1
Id
frequency

Period

Duration In Months
6
Entry 3
Id
9
Title
KPI3

Observations

Entry 1
Id
frequency

Period

Duration In Months
12

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Leicester · UKF21 · LE1 7LT · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKK11 · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. ocds-h6vhtk-05192d-2025-11-06T09:55:48ZTender notice on Find a Tender ·