Published date: 14 February 2025

Last edited date: 6 March 2025

Closed opportunity - This means that the contract is currently closed. The buying department may be considering suppliers that have already applied, or no suitable offers were made.


Closing: 1 April 2025, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Catering supplies - 39222000

  • School catering services - 55524000

Location of contract

England

Value of contract

£16,000,000 to £20,000,000

Procurement reference

BRISTOLCC001-DN754944-34056644

Published date

14 February 2025

Closing date

1 April 2025

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

25 October 2025

Contract end date

24 October 2028

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure (above threshold)

Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.

This procedure can be used for procurements above the relevant contract value threshold.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

The Council on behalf of the schools wish to appoint a single provider under framework agreement, for the provision of School Catering to schools under individual call-off contracts.
The contract period will be for 3 years with the option to extend for up to a further 1 year,
(3+1 year) by agreement with the council, schools, and the provider
The Framework will be available to the following organisations:
• Bristol City Council (BCC) Maintained Schools, Nursery Schools, Academy Schools,
and other educational establishments. Please see Section 10 - 'school profiles' for
listing and details of schools and nurseries.
• Academy Schools, who are in a group, included in the above-named Authorities, but
also in other Authorities where the Academy Group operates.
• The Local Authorities in the Southwest Region of England as follows:
• Bath and North East Somerset,
• Bournemouth,
• Christchurch and Poole,
• Bristol,
• Cornwall,
• Devon,
• Dorset,
• Gloucestershire,
• Isles of Scilly,
• North Somerset,
• Plymouth,
• Somerset,
• South Gloucestershire,
• Swindon,
• Torbay
• Wiltshire.

More information

Previous notice about this procurement

PEP/ED/TwS Provision of School Catering 2025

  • Opportunity
  • Published 14 February 2025

Links

About the buyer

Contact name

Caroline Bennet-Clark

Address

City Hall
College Green
Bristol
BS1 5TR
United Kingdom

Email

Caroline.bennet-clark@bristol.gov.uk

Website

https://www.bristol.gov.uk/