Catering Service (non staff)for New Wave Federation Primary Schools

What the buyer is asking for

The New Wave Federation of schools are seeking a contractor to provide a catering service (non staff) for their primary schools. This will be a 2 year contract with an option to extend for a further 2 years. We are seeking an experienced Provider to work in partnership with the school Catering teams to deliver a high quality, nutritious catering service that meets the needs of the Schools and its pupils. The estimated maximum budget for the contract is £600,000 per annum and up to £2,880,000 if the contract is extended up to 4 years.

How this is scored

Published by the buyer. A winning response is written to these weightings, not to the question.

• qualityQuality65%
• pricePrice35%

What you must already have

Conditions of participation. These are pass or fail, so check them before writing anything.

• economic

  See tender documents

• technical

  Experienced in providing catering services to primary schools See tender documents for further details

How contested is this?

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Timeline

4 published dates · Europe/London

1. Tender notice published10 days ago

   27 Oct 2026, 22:02 GMT
2. Clarification questions byin 7 days

   13 Nov 2026, 12:00 GMT
3. Submission deadlinein 17 days

   23 Nov 2026, 12:00 GMT
4. Award decision expected byin 73 days

   18 Jan 2027, 23:59 GMT

Commercial outcome and contract awards

Nothing awarded yet

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender

1. Tender notice27 Oct 2026, 22:02 GMT101800-2026

Documents

• Project reference DN8354122 Catering Service (non staff) for New Wave Federation Primary Schools
• Tender notice on Find a Tender