✓Tender information last checkedLast checked 16 Oct 2026, 20:00.
Opportunity overview
Cutenhoe Hill Primary School
Cutenhoe Hill Primary School is seeking to appoint an experienced, professional and forward-thinking catering partner to deliver high-quality school meals and associated catering services.
The School is committed to ensuring that every pupil has access to freshly prepared, nutritious and enjoyable meals that support health, wellbeing and educational attainment. The successful contractor will share the School's commitment to putting children at the centre of decision-making and delivering a catering service that reflects the values and aspirations of the School community.
This procurement seeks to establish a genuine partnership between the School and its chosen caterer. The School is not simply seeking a food provider, but a collaborative organisation that places quality, service excellence, pupil experience and long-term relationship management at the heart of its delivery model.
The successful contractor will be expected to:
Deliver fresh, high-quality and nutritious meals that exceed School Food Standards requirements.
Demonstrate a strong commitment to fresh food preparation and menu innovation.
Provide excellent value for money whilst maintaining high standards of food quality and service.
Develop positive and constructive relationships with pupils, parents, staff and School leadership.
Promote healthy eating and encourage increased meal uptake.
Demonstrate a strong understanding of safeguarding, allergen management and food safety requirements within an educational environment.
Deliver transparent and open-book financial management.
Support the School's environmental and sustainability objectives.
Work collaboratively with the School to continually improve the service throughout the contract term.
The School is particularly interested in receiving submissions from organisations whose values align with its own and who can demonstrate a culture of honesty, integrity, responsiveness and continuous improvement.
The initial contract period will be three (3) years, with the option, at the School's sole discretion, to extend the contract for a further two (2) years, creating a maximum potential contract term of five (5) years.
Tenderers will be expected to demonstrate:
Proven experience of delivering successful school catering services.
Strong customer service and client relationship management credentials.
High standards of operational performance and financial transparency.
Evidence of innovation, continuous improvement and social value delivery.
A clear commitment to supporting the wellbeing and experience of pupils.
Cutenhoe Hill Primary School looks forward to receiving submissions from catering partners that share its vision of delivering an exceptional dining experience where fresh food, value for money, trusted relationships and doing the right thing for children are at the heart of everything they do.
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Scope, procedure and submissions
Id
CA18577
Status
active
Procurement Method
open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Main Procurement Category
goods
Above Threshold
Yes
How to submit
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1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.
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098220-2026Tender notice on Find a Tender ·
PROCURAAXIS ANALYSIS
ProcuraAxis Analysis
Our approved analysis of the opportunity appears below the official tender information.
ANALYSIS PREVIEW
Opportunity intelligence at a glance
Cutenhoe Hill Primary School & Nursery is running an open tender for a catering partner to provide school meals and associated catering services. The stated initial term is 3 years, with a discretionary extension of up to 2 years. The notice lists a maximum value of £478,800.
Who this may suit
Best suited to experienced school catering providers able to deliver fresh, nutritious meals, food safety and allergen management, transparent financial management, and relationship-focused service improvement.
Key points identified
School catering experienceTenderers must demonstrate proven experience delivering successful school catering services.Evidence: "Tenderers will be expected to demonstrate: Proven experience of delivering successful school catering services."
Meal quality and standardsDeliver fresh, high-quality, nutritious meals exceeding School Food Standards requirements.Evidence: "Deliver fresh, high-quality and nutritious meals that exceed School Food Standards requirements."
Food preparation and menu innovationDemonstrate commitment to fresh food preparation and menu innovation.Evidence: "Demonstrate a strong commitment to fresh food preparation and menu innovation."
94% approved-analysis confidence7 supplier criteria identified4 risks or unknowns
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Cutenhoe Hill Primary School & Nursery is running an open tender for a catering partner to provide school meals and associated catering services. The stated initial term is 3 years, with a discretionary extension of up to 2 years. The notice lists a maximum value of £478,800.
Who this may suit
Best suited to experienced school catering providers able to deliver fresh, nutritious meals, food safety and allergen management, transparent financial management, and relationship-focused service improvement.
Key deliverables
Fresh, nutritious school meals
Associated school catering services
Menu innovation and healthy-eating promotion
Allergen management, food safety and safeguarding understanding
Open-book financial management
Environmental, sustainability and social-value support
SUPPLIER REQUIREMENTS
7 criteria identified
School catering experience
99% confidence
Tenderers must demonstrate proven experience delivering successful school catering services.
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"Tenderers will be expected to demonstrate: Proven experience of delivering successful school catering services."
Meal quality and standards
99% confidence
Deliver fresh, high-quality, nutritious meals exceeding School Food Standards requirements.
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"Deliver fresh, high-quality and nutritious meals that exceed School Food Standards requirements."
Food preparation and menu innovation
99% confidence
Demonstrate commitment to fresh food preparation and menu innovation.
View supporting evidence
"Demonstrate a strong commitment to fresh food preparation and menu innovation."
Safeguarding, allergen and food safety understanding
99% confidence
Demonstrate a strong understanding of safeguarding, allergen management and food safety in an educational environment.
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"Demonstrate a strong understanding of safeguarding, allergen management and food safety requirements within an educational environment."
Financial transparency
99% confidence
Provide transparent, open-book financial management.
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"Deliver transparent and open-book financial management."
Social value and continuous improvement
98% confidence
Provide evidence of innovation, continuous improvement and social value delivery.
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"Evidence of innovation, continuous improvement and social value delivery."
Eligibility requirements
96% confidence
Unknown; no specific legal, financial, insurance, accreditation or company-size eligibility criteria are supplied.
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The supplied notice description states service expectations but no specific eligibility thresholds or credentials.
COMMERCIAL AND DELIVERY
Contract intelligence
Commercial
Maximum stated value
99% confidence
£478,800.
View supporting evidence
Process value_max: 478800 GBP; Lot 1 value_amount: 478800 GBP.
Contract term
99% confidence
Initial 3 years, with a School-discretionary extension of up to 2 further years; maximum potential term 5 years.
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"The initial contract period will be three (3) years, with the option, at the School's sole discretion, to extend the contract for a further two (2) years."
Pricing/payment terms
98% confidence
Unknown.
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No pricing mechanism, payment terms or indexation details are supplied.
Delivery
Delivery setting
92% confidence
Educational environment at Cutenhoe Hill Primary School; buyer address is in Luton.
View supporting evidence
"food safety requirements within an educational environment"; buyer location: "Luton", "LU1 3NJ".
Delivery geography
95% confidence
The supplied delivery-location field is United Kingdom; the precise service site is not explicitly stated in the delivery-location record.
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Delivery location: country "United Kingdom", region "UK"; buyer location: Luton.
Service requirements
98% confidence
Fresh meal preparation, menu innovation, healthy-eating promotion, stakeholder relationships and ongoing service improvement.
View supporting evidence
"fresh food preparation and menu innovation"; "Promote healthy eating"; "Develop positive and constructive relationships"; "continually improve the service throughout the contract term."
submission_deadline: "2026-12-04T10:00:00Z"; Lot 1 submission_deadline matches.
Lots
99% confidence
One active lot is supplied, but it has no title or description.
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Lot 1 has status "active" and null title and description.
RISKS AND UNKNOWNS
Points requiring attention
Category and scope classification mismatch
99% confidence
The process main category is recorded as goods, while the description primarily seeks a catering partner delivering meals and associated catering services. This may affect categorisation but does not resolve whether the contract is treated as goods, services or mixed by the buyer.
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main_category: "goods"; description: "seeking to appoint ... catering partner to deliver high-quality school meals and associated catering services."
Lot information incomplete
99% confidence
The only supplied lot is active but has no title or description, so no lot-specific scope can be attributed.
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Lot 1 title: null; description: null; status: "active".
Commercial detail limited
98% confidence
Pricing structure, payment terms, mobilisation dates and contract start/end dates are unknown from the supplied content.
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contract_start_at and contract_end_at are null; no pricing or payment terms appear in the supplied description.
Mandatory credentials not specified
96% confidence
No named certification, accreditation, insurance requirement or formal food-safety credential is supplied, despite expectations around food safety and allergen management.
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The description requires understanding of safeguarding, allergen management and food safety but names no credential or certification.
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