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West Park School ~ Catering Tender

West Park School · Contract award notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 1 Oct 2026, 17:30.

Opportunity overview

The successful Supplier will be required to provide Catering services for West Park School “Outstanding schools have a burning desire to get the best possible deal for children in every respect. They are places where the culture of achievement runs deep. Through sheer hard work and determination West Park has become the school it has always wanted to be. Standards at West Park represent achievement of the highest order and place the school among the very best in the country. Without a first-rate teaching and associate staff, supportive parents, hard-working pupils and enlightened governance this would not be possible.” The percentage of our pupils known to be eligible for free school meals is 410 of the total number on roll of 1463 pupils. The catering contract being offered will commence on 1 August 2026 for an initial period of three years, concluding on 31 July 2029, and will be offered on a guaranteed performance basis, with a service on each of the 190 full academic days and by agreement for the 5 inset days. West Park School catering aims: •To ensure that the whole school community understands the importance of a nutritionally balanced diet in promoting health and wellbeing. •To offer pupils and staff a range of value for money options, suitable for all customer’s budgets to maximise uptake of the catering service. •To stimulate pupil interest in the service through promotions, variety, new foods and links between to the curriculum. The School has had the same catering contractor for a significant number of years, and this is the first time the contract has been placed at competitive tender for over 5 years. Annual catering revenue for the year ending 31 July 2025 was £506K. The successful contractor is expected to have a local operational presence, as specialist caterers in the Secondary School sector. Please see PSQ Document for more information.

Awarded to

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abm Catering Ltd

Matched by number
Published award value
£1.5m
Awarded
10 May 2026
Award ID
1
Status
pending
Identifier
GB-COH 04168334
Location
Warwick, UKG13, CV34 4AF, United Kingdom

Classification

No classification was supplied.

Lots

  • Lot 1Value not stated

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-05e699
Status
complete
Procurement Method
open
Procurement Method Details
Competitive flexible procedure

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
complete

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
West Park School
Id
GB-PPON-PCZD-7578-CGLP

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PCZD-7578-CGLP

Address

Street Address
West Road, Spondon
Locality
Derby
Postal Code
DE21 7BT
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKF11

Contact

Name
Neil Cook
Telephone
01276 673896

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Id
publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment
Description
Public authority - sub-central government
Organisation 2
Name
abm Catering Ltd
Id
GB-COH-04168334

Identifier

Scheme
GB-COH
Id
04168334

Address

Street Address
Eagle Court, 63-67 Saltisford
Locality
Warwick
Postal Code
CV34 4AF
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKG13

Contact

Name
Neil Cook
Telephone
01276 673896

Roles

supplier

Details

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

Award information

Award 1
Id
1
Status
pending
Date
11 May 2026, 00:00
Main Procurement Category
services
Above Threshold
Yes
Assessment Summaries Date Sent
11 May 2026, 00:00

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
55524000
Description
School catering services

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKF11
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Value

Including VAT
1,518,000
Currency
GBP

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-COH-04168334
Name
abm Catering Ltd

Standstill Period

Ends
3 Jun 2026, 23:59

Contract period

Starts
1 Aug 2026, 00:00
Ends
31 Jul 2029, 23:59

Related lots

1

Documents

Entry 1
Id
047699-2026
Document Type
awardNotice
Notice Type
UK6
Description
Contract award notice on Find a Tender
Published
22 May 2026, 11:34
Format
text/html

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
1
Type
futureSignatureDate
Due
3 Jun 2026, 23:59
Status
scheduled

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Derby · UKF11 · DE21 7BT · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

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