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Catering Tender - Murray Park Community School
Published 20 Oct 2026
20 Oct 2026
Deadline in 103 days
- Primary CPV
-
15894210 *
School meals
- Location
- 🇬🇧 Derby, East Midlands
- Value
- £2,500,000
- Contract
-
3 years Duration
01/08/2027 31/07/2030
- Contract Types
-
15 *Food, beverages & tobaccoFull CPV Breakdown
- SME suitable
- Not stated
Publisher Address
Murray Road, Derby, DE3 9LL, United Kingdom · UKF11
Contact
Award Criteria
- Quality (70%)
- Price (30%)
- Bidders apply via email contacting dave.croshaw@ace-advice.c... · Bidding Documents
Reference: ocds-h6vhtk-078c3f
Interested suppliers will be evaluated against specific objectives detailed in the tender documents.
Selection Stage, shortlist Tender stage, shortlist presentation, and reference checking 4.
The evaluation of the shortlisting process will be based on the information submitted by the bidding companies, the highest scoring companies progressing to the next stage. Only those companies invited to tender will progress to the ITT stage.
Full CPV breakdown
- 15894210 — School meals (primary)
Notice details
- Buyer type
- Local authority
- Competition
- Open competition (any supplier can bid)
- Contract type
- Services
- Procurement method
- Open procedure
- Main category
- Services
- Above threshold
- Yes
- Legal basis
- UKPGA 2023/54
- Notice status
- Active
- Renewal
- Two x one year contract extensions are available my mutual agreement between the school and the catering contractor.
- Submission method
- https://bidiful-teamportal.app/p/aceadvice. Bidders express interest to dave.croshaw@ace-advice.co.uk and are then given a link to BIDIFUL to access the tender document and submit their responses
- Enquiries close
- 13 Nov 2026
- Award decision expected
- 31 May 2027
- Language
- EN
- Published
- 20 Oct 2026 16:55
- Deadline
- 12 Feb 2027 12:00
- OCID
- ocds-h6vhtk-078c3f
- Notice ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-078c3f
Organisations on this notice
ACE Advice
Procuring Entity, Process Contact Point
20 Wenlock Road, London, N1 7GU, United Kingdom
Dave Croshaw
07765062169
GB-COH 12873828
Full notice record
76 detailsEverything the publisher included in this notice, organised by section.
Organisations
| Party 1 › Name | Murray Park Community School |
| Party 1 › Address › Street | Murray Road |
| Party 1 › Address › Town / city | Derby |
| Party 1 › Address › Postcode | DE3 9LL |
| Party 1 › Address › Country | GB |
| Party 1 › Address › Country | United Kingdom |
| Party 1 › Address › Region (NUTS) | UKF11 |
| Party 1 › Contact › Email | dave.croshaw@ace-advice.co.uk |
| Party 1 › Contact › Telephone | 07765062169 |
| Party 1 › Role | buyer |
| Party 1 › Classification › Description | Public authority - sub-central government |
| Party 2 › Name | ACE Advice |
| Party 2 › Address › Street | 20 Wenlock Road |
| Party 2 › Address › Town / city | London |
| Party 2 › Address › Postcode | N1 7GU |
| Party 2 › Address › Country | GB |
| Party 2 › Address › Country | United Kingdom |
| Party 2 › Address › Region (NUTS) | UKI41 |
| Party 2 › Contact › Name | Dave Croshaw |
| Party 2 › Contact › Email | dave.croshaw@ace-advice.co.uk |
| Party 2 › Contact › Telephone | 07765062169 |
| Party 2 › Role › Role 1 | Procuring entity |
| Party 2 › Role › Role 2 | Process contact point |
| Party 2 › Role Details | Catering Consultant |
| Party 2 › Link | https://www.ace-advice.co.uk/ |
Buyer
| Name | Murray Park Community School |
Tender
| Title | Catering Tender - Murray Park Community School |
| Description | Interested suppliers will be evaluated against specific objectives detailed in the tender documents. Selection Stage, shortlist Tender stage, shortlist presentation, and reference checking 4. The evaluation of the shortlisting process will be based on the information submitted by the bidding companies, the highest scoring companies progressing to the next stage. Only those companies invited to tender will progress to the ITT stage. |
| Status | active |
| Item › CPV › CPV 1 › Description | School meals |
| Item › CPV › CPV 2 › Description | School-meal services |
| Item › Delivery › Region (NUTS) | UKF11 |
| Item › Delivery › Country | GB |
| Item › Delivery › Country | United Kingdom |
| Value › Value incl. VAT | £3,000,000 |
| Value › Value | £2,500,000 |
| Value › Currency | GBP |
| Procedure type | open |
| Procedure | Open procedure |
| Category | services |
| Above threshold | Yes |
| How to submit | https://bidiful-teamportal.app/p/aceadvice. Bidders express interest t... |
| Submission Terms › Electronic submission | allowed |
| Submission Terms › Languages | en |
| Bidding period › End | 12 Feb 2027 |
| Questions period › End | 13 Nov 2026 |
| Award decision period › End | 31 May 2027 |
| Lot › Status | active |
| Lot › Value › Value incl. VAT | £3,000,000 |
| Lot › Value › Value | £2,500,000 |
| Lot › Value › Currency | GBP |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 1 › Type | quality |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 1 › Name | Quality |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 1 › Description | Bidders are scored based on criteria contained in the tender documents |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 1 › Weighting › Weight | 70 |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 1 › Weighting › Weight type | Percentage exact |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 2 › Type | price |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 2 › Name | Price |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 2 › Description | Bidders are required to complete and submit a financial submission which is scored against criteria contained in the tender documentation. |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 2 › Weighting › Weight | 30 |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 2 › Weighting › Weight type | Percentage exact |
| Lot › Suitable for › SMEs | Yes |
| Lot › Contract period › Start | 1 Aug 2027 |
| Lot › Contract period › End | 31 Jul 2030 |
| Lot › Contract period › Can be extended to | 31 Jul 2032 |
| Lot › Can be renewed | Yes |
| Lot › Renewal › Description | Two x one year contract extensions are available my mutual agreement between the school and the catering contractor. |
| Document › Document 1 › Document type | Conflict of interest |
| Document › Document 1 › Description | Not published |
| Document › Document 2 › Document type | Bidding documents |
| Document › Document 2 › Description | Bidders apply via email contacting dave.croshaw@ace-advice.co.uk and they are then issued access to a secure on-line portal, BIDIFUL, where they access the tender documents and submit their response |
| Document › Document 2 › Link | https://bidiful-teamportal.app/p/aceadvice |
| Document › Document 3 › Document type | Tender notice |
| Document › Document 3 › Description | Tender notice on Find a Tender |
| Document › Document 3 › Link | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/099193-2026 |
| Document › Document 3 › Published | 20 Oct 2026 |