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CHALKWELL HALL JUNIOR SCHOOL AND CHALKWELL INFANT SCHOOL CATERING SERVICE CONTRACT

Southend-on-Sea City Council · Transparency notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 27 Sept 2026, 02:51.

Opportunity overview

To provide catering service for both Chalkwell Junior School and Chalkwell Infant School, Leigh-on-Sea. The catering service replaces the current arrangement of inhouse catering to further support the Schools' commitment to providing healthy, nutritious, safe, and appealing meals that contribute positively to pupils' wellbeing, educational outcomes, and overall school experience. The service is valued at £678,000 over 3 years.

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.

Harrison Catering Services Limited

Matched by exact name
Published award value
£542k
Awarded
Not supplied
Award ID
1
Status
pending
Identifier
GB-PPON PLXW-1227-ZLHZ
Location
Thame, UKJ14, OX9 2AH, 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-06c940
Status
complete
Procurement Method
direct
Procurement Method Details
Direct award
Why this procedure was chosen
Southend-on-Sea City Council is publishing this notice on behalf of Chalkwell Hall Infant School and Chalkwell Hall Junior School, maintained schools within the local authority area. The Schools require the continued provision of catering services to ensure uninterrupted delivery of school meals and compliance with School Food Standards from September 2026. Prior to seeking an external provider, the Schools undertook three separate recruitment exercises to appoint a Head Cook and maintain an in-house catering service. These recruitment exercises were unsuccessful despite reasonable attempts to recruit suitably qualified staff. The Schools also undertook market engagement with a number of catering providers, with evidence retained within the procurement file. In the absence of a viable in-house solution and to mitigate the risk of disruption to essential catering provision for pupils, the Schools determined that a direct award was necessary to secure service continuity and maintain operational delivery from the start of the academic year. This notice is published through Southend-on-Sea City Council's procurement profile because the Schools are maintained schools and do not operate a separate contracting authority publication profile. The contract relates specifically to catering services for Chalkwell Hall Infant School and Chalkwell Hall Junior School.

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Procedure reasons

Entry 1
Id
urgency

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
complete

Suitability

Sme
Yes

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
conflictOfInterest
Document Type
conflictOfInterest
Description
Not published

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
Southend-on-Sea City Council
Id
GB-PPON-PJDT-6566-GZNX

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PJDT-6566-GZNX

Address

Street Address
Civic Centre, Victoria Avenue, Southend On Sea, Essex
Locality
Southend-on-Sea
Postal Code
SS2 6FA
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKH31

Contact

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Id
publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment
Description
Public authority - sub-central government
Organisation 2
Name
Harrison Catering Services Limited
Id
GB-COH-2856316
Role Details
CONTRACTOR

Identifier

Scheme
GB-COH
Id
2856316

Additional Identifiers

Entry 1
Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PLXW-1227-ZLHZ

Address

Street Address
Oxford House, Oxford Road
Locality
Thame
Postal Code
OX9 2AH
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKJ14

Contact

Roles

procuringEntity

Details

Organisation 3
Name
Harrison Catering Services Limited
Id
GB-PPON-PLXW-1227-ZLHZ

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PLXW-1227-ZLHZ

Additional Identifiers

Entry 1
Scheme
GB-COH
Id
2856316

Address

Street Address
Oxford House, Oxford Road
Locality
Thame
Postal Code
OX9 2AH
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKJ14

Contact

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale
large
Vcse
No

Award information

Award 1
Id
1
Status
pending
Main Procurement Category
services
Above Threshold
Yes

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
55500000
Description
Canteen and catering services
Entry 2
Scheme
CPV
Id
80100000
Description
Primary education services

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKC
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 2
Region
UKD
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 3
Region
UKE
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 4
Region
UKF
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 5
Region
UKG
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 6
Region
UKH
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 7
Region
UKI
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 8
Region
UKJ
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 9
Region
UKK
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Value

Including VAT
678,000
Amount
542,000
Currency
GBP

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-PPON-PLXW-1227-ZLHZ
Name
Harrison Catering Services Limited

Contract period

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

Related lots

1

Documents

Entry 1
Id
065489-2026
Document Type
awardNotice
Notice Type
UK5
Description
Transparency notice on Find a Tender
Published
13 Jul 2026, 10:32
Format
text/html

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
1
Type
futureSignatureDate
Due
24 Jul 2026, 23:59
Status
scheduled

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Southend-on-Sea · UKH31 · SS2 6FA · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. 065489-2026Transparency notice on Find a Tender ·