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Cleeve School & Sixth Form Centre of Excellence ~ Catering Tender

Cleeve School & Sixth Form Centre of Excellence · Education

In brief

Cleeve School & Sixth Form Centre of Excellence is looking for suppliers for catering work (South West).

The estimated value is £1,560,000 including VAT.

The contract runs for 3 years, starting 1 August 2027.

The buyer says it is suitable for small and medium-sized businesses.

Bids close at midday, Friday 8 January 2027.

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Can I win this?

Key dates

Questions by
midday, Friday 4 September 2026
Bids by
midday, Friday 8 January 2027

How bids are scored

Criterion 1 70% · Criterion 2 30%

Quality matters most. You can win without being the cheapest.

Competition

Typical: a median of 5 bids per contract for catering contracts in this region (from 54 awards in the last 12 months).

What the notice says

The successful Supplier will be required to provide Catering Services for Cleeve School & Sixth Form Centre of Excellence. Cleeve School offers consistently outstanding teaching and an innovative and highly personalised curriculum, where literacy and numeracy skills are secured as firm bedrocks. We aspire to be exceptional on everything we do, and we achieve this by collaborating, both in terms of teams within the School and in terms of organisations and ‘best practice’ elsewhere. The School provides a safe and stimulating environment, where mutual respect threads through the celebrated ethos of care, support and guidance. In preparing students for the world beyond school, we firmly…Read the full description
The successful Supplier will be required to provide Catering Services for Cleeve School & Sixth Form Centre of Excellence. Cleeve School offers consistently outstanding teaching and an innovative and highly personalised curriculum, where literacy and numeracy skills are secured as firm bedrocks. We aspire to be exceptional on everything we do, and we achieve this by collaborating, both in terms of teams within the School and in terms of organisations and ‘best practice’ elsewhere. The School provides a safe and stimulating environment, where mutual respect threads through the celebrated ethos of care, support and guidance. In preparing students for the world beyond school, we firmly believe in high standards of dress and attitude, so that good manners, tolerance and understanding underpin everything we do. Tradition is important ~ and we hold on to our traditions and high expectations, whilst also thoroughly embracing innovation and a 21st century approach to learning. The School has a well-defined vision for the period of this catering contract: ‘Our Students and staff see our catering as first rate and as a key part of the day’s offer’ https://www.cleeveschool.net/2030-vision-and-strategy/ There are currently 1894 pupils and 210 staff, this number has increased in recent years due to housing developments in the local area. In recent years the School has made significant investments to increase the size of the well-equipped kitchen and upgrade dining room furniture. A second satellite Bistro kitchen and indoor dining area has been developed; there is one outdoor pod. The Sixth Form Centre of Excellence also have their own dedicated and separate satellite kitchen and indoor seating areas. The catering contract being offered will commence on 1 August 2027 for an initial period of three years, concluding on 31 July 2030, 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. Annual spend is circa £520K. Please see PSQ Document for more information. For more information about this opportunity, please visit the eSourcing portal at: https://litmustms.co.uk/tenders/UK-UK-Gloucestershire:-School-catering-services./5YE448RN6V To respond to this opportunity, please click here: https://litmustms.co.uk/respond/5YE448RN6V

Should I bid?

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How to bid

  1. Read the full notice on Find a Tender, including any tender documents it links to.
  2. Register your organisation on the Central Digital Platform (through Find a Tender) if you have not already. Suppliers need to be registered to take part in procurements under the Procurement Act 2023.
  3. Submit your bid through the buyer's e-tendering portal: litmustms.co.uk.
  4. Send clarification questions before midday, Friday 4 September 2026.
  5. Make sure your bid arrives before midday, Friday 8 January 2027. Late bids are usually rejected.

Timeline

  1. Tender notice · UK4, notice 051565-2026

Last time this was bought

Cleeve School & Sixth Form Centre of Excellence ~ Cleaning Tender

Awarded
13 October 2026
Value
£1,450,000
Bids
5

Matched on Cleeve School & Sixth Form Centre of Excellence, the type of work and the title; it may be a related contract rather than the same one. Check the notice to be sure.

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From notice 051565-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 1 June 2026. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.