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Catering Service (non staff)for New Wave Federation Primary Schools
Published Yesterday
27 Oct 2026
Deadline in 26 days
- Primary CPV
-
55524000 *
School catering services
- Location
- 🇬🇧 Hackney and Newham, London
- Value
- £2,400,000
- Contract
-
2 years Duration
01/04/2027 31/03/2029
- Contract Types
-
55 *Hotel, restaurant & retail trade service...Full CPV Breakdown
- SME suitable
- Not stated
Publisher Address
Hackney Service Centre, Hackney, E8 1DY, United Kingdom · UKI41
Contact
Ashaki Bailey
Award Criteria
- Quality
- Price
- Project reference DN8354122 Catering Service (non staff) for... · Bidding Documents
Reference: DN834122
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.
Full CPV breakdown
- 55524000 — School catering services (primary)
Notice details
- Buyer type
- Local authority
- Competition
- Open competition (any supplier can bid)
- Contract type
- Services
- Procurement method
- Competitive flexible procedure
- Main category
- Services
- Above threshold
- Yes
- Legal basis
- UKPGA 2023/54
- Notice status
- Active
- Renewal
- The contract includes the option to extend by a further 2 years in annual increments
- Submission method
- Tenders must be submitted electronically via the London Tender Portal https://www.londontenders.org/
- Enquiries close
- 13 Nov 2026
- Award decision expected
- 18 Jan 2027
- Covered by GPA
- Yes
- Reserved / special regime
- Light Touch
- Language
- EN
- Published
- 27 Oct 2026 22:02
- Deadline
- 23 Nov 2026 12:00
- OCID
- ocds-h6vhtk-0791ce
- Notice ID
- DN834122
Full notice record
79 detailsEverything the publisher included in this notice, organised by section.
Organisations
| Party 1 › Name | New Wave Federation |
| Party 1 › Address › Street | Hackney Service Centre |
| Party 1 › Address › Town / city | Hackney |
| Party 1 › Address › Postcode | E8 1DY |
| Party 1 › Address › Country | GB |
| Party 1 › Address › Country | United Kingdom |
| Party 1 › Address › Region (NUTS) | UKI41 |
| Party 1 › Contact › Name | Ashaki Bailey |
| Party 1 › Contact › Email | ashaki.bailey@hackney.gov.uk |
| Party 1 › Role | buyer |
| Party 1 › Link | http://www.hackney.gov.uk |
| Party 1 › Classification › Description | Public authority - sub-central government |
| Party 2 › Name | London Borough of Hackney |
| Party 2 › Address › Street | 1 Hillman Street |
| Party 2 › Address › Town / city | London |
| Party 2 › Address › Postcode | E8 1DY |
| Party 2 › Address › Country | GB |
| Party 2 › Address › Country | United Kingdom |
| Party 2 › Address › Region (NUTS) | UKI41 |
| Party 2 › Contact › Name | Ashaki Bailey |
| Party 2 › Contact › Email | ashaki.bailey@hackney.gov.uk |
| Party 2 › Role | buyer |
| Party 2 › Classification › Description | Public authority - sub-central government |
Buyer
| Name | New Wave Federation |
Planning
| No Engagement Notice Rationale | Due to time scales it was not possible to carry out preliminary market engagement for this procurement. |
Tender
| Title | Catering Service (non staff)for New Wave Federation Primary Schools |
| Description | 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. |
| Status | active |
| Item › CPV › Description | School catering services |
| Item › Delivery › Region (NUTS) | UKI41 |
| Item › Delivery › Country | GB |
| Item › Delivery › Country | United Kingdom |
| Value › Value incl. VAT | £2,880,000 |
| Value › Value | £2,400,000 |
| Value › Currency | GBP |
| Procedure type | open |
| Procedure | Competitive flexible procedure |
| Procedure › Features | This procurement will use the competitive flexible procedure. Please see tender documents for details. |
| Category | services |
| Special regime | Light touch |
| Above threshold | Yes |
| Covered by | GPA |
| How to submit | Tenders must be submitted electronically via the London Tender Portal https://www.londontenders.org/ |
| Submission Terms › Electronic submission | allowed |
| Submission Terms › Languages | en |
| Bidding period › End | 23 Nov 2026 |
| Questions period › End | 13 Nov 2026 |
| Award decision period › End | 18 Jan 2027 |
| Lot › Status | active |
| Lot › Value › Value incl. VAT | £2,880,000 |
| Lot › Value › Value | £2,400,000 |
| Lot › Value › Currency | GBP |
| Lot › Award criteria › Weighting Description | Quality:Price ratio 65% quality and 35% price |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 1 › Type | quality |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 1 › Name | Quality |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 1 › Description | 65% |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 2 › Type | price |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 2 › Name | Price |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 2 › Description | 35% |
| Lot › Selection Criteria › Criterion › Criterion 1 › Type | economic |
| Lot › Selection Criteria › Criterion › Criterion 1 › Description | See tender documents |
| Lot › Selection Criteria › Criterion › Criterion 2 › Type | technical |
| Lot › Selection Criteria › Criterion › Criterion 2 › Description | Experienced in providing catering services to primary schools See tender documents for further details |
| Lot › Suitable for › SMEs | Yes |
| Lot › Contract period › Start | 1 Apr 2027 |
| Lot › Contract period › End | 31 Mar 2029 |
| Lot › Contract period › Can be extended to | 31 Mar 2031 |
| Lot › Can be renewed | Yes |
| Lot › Renewal › Description | The contract includes the option to extend by a further 2 years in annual increments |
| Document › Document 1 › Document type | Bidding documents |
| Document › Document 1 › Description | Project reference DN8354122 Catering Service (non staff) for New Wave Federation Primary Schools |
| Document › Document 1 › Link | https://www.londontenders.org/ |
| Document › Document 2 › Document type | Conflict of interest |
| Document › Document 2 › Description | Not published |
| 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/101800-2026 |
| Document › Document 3 › Published | 27 Oct 2026 |
| Risk Details | The supplier must meet the key performance indicators set. Failure to meet these may result in the contract being terminated early. |