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The tender invites experienced contractors to provide comprehensive catering services for Waverley Education Foundation and Al‑Furqan Primary School, two large educational institutions located in the UK. Waverley School, with approximately 1,800 pupils aged 4‑19 and a Studio College of 230 pupils, occupies a modern purpose‑built facility that has grown significantly since its 2013 opening. Al‑Furqan Primary School serves around 630 children and operates for 185 trading days annually, inclusive of Eid holidays and celebrations. Both schools aim to enhance the quality and variety of meals offered, thereby increasing parental participation and demonstrating value for money.

The contract requires the selected contractor to deliver all catering services across both schools, encompassing meal preparation, delivery, hospitality, and free‑issue provisions. It demands a high‑quality, consistent food offering that meets the evolving needs of the student populations while encouraging innovation and flexibility. The contractor will be expected to engage regularly with parents and students through digital platforms and social media, ensuring continuous feedback loops and the ability to adapt meal plans to community preferences. The contract provision will cover both schools, recognizing that separate contractors may ultimately be appointed for each site.

The service agreement will commence on 1 April 2027 and span three years, with the option for a further three‑year renewal under a guaranteed performance basis. All catering activities must adhere to the relevant food safety, nutrition, and quality regulations applicable in the United Kingdom.

Kings Hill School and Nursery is seeking a catering contractor to provide all meal services for its 475 pupils and 78 teaching and support staff over a three‑year Guaranteed Performance Contract from January 2027 to December 2030. The role encompasses morning breakfast clubs, lunches, after‑school club meals and free‑issue services, with free school meals charged at net food cost, and requires a comprehensive review of the current menu and service offering with innovative, nutritionally balanced options that reflect local, seasonal produce.

The successful contractor will be expected to deliver an inclusive, customer‑focused catering experience that aligns with the school’s values, promotes healthy lifestyles, safeguards all participants, and accommodates the needs of pupils with SEND. Transparent pricing and detailed cost breakdowns are mandatory, but the governing body remains independent of the lowest bid when assessing overall value. Additionally, the contractor must demonstrate social value contributions through training, employment, community engagement, sustainability, and potential capital investment to enhance the dining environment and the wider school community.

All catering provisions must meet UK food safety regulations, provide diet‑inclusive menus adaptable to all pupils’ requirements, and uphold the school’s safeguarding and nutritional standards.

The tender seeks a qualified supplier to deliver comprehensive catering services for St Francis of Assisi Catholic College. The successful contractor will be responsible for all food and beverage provision across the campus, including meal preparation, on‑site hospitality, and free‑issue catering activities that support the day‑to‑day life of students and staff. The contract covers the full spectrum of the college’s catering needs, ensuring that meals meet the institution’s expectations for quality, nutritional value, and service excellence.

St Francis of Assisi Catholic College is a mixed secondary and sixth‑form establishment with a roll of 1,170 pupils, of whom 200 are post‑16 and reside in a dedicated sixth‑form centre. The college’s commitment to academic rigor and community values underscores the importance of a reliable catering partner who can support the daily routines, special events, and extra‑curricular activities of a diverse student body while maintaining high standards of hygiene, safety, and food quality. The contract is anticipated to sustain the current enrolment levels over its term and may be extended through a 3 + 3 renewal option.

The procurement will evaluate proposals primarily on quality (70 % of the weighting) followed by price (30 %). Suppliers must therefore demonstrate the capacity to deliver consistent, high‑standard meals and hospitality services that align with the college’s ethos and expectations, while offering competitive pricing. All proposals must comply with the relevant food safety and health and safety regulations.

Westminster City Council, responsible for 21,000 homes across the borough, is re‑procurring the delivery of maintenance and capital improvement services for its housing stock. The new procurement is organised as two separate lots under a single Term Alliance Contract (TAC‑1), with each lot represented by a distinct set of technical and commercial requirements. A strategic alliance framework will bind the selected contractors and establishes a set of common contractual conditions linked to the Council’s ambition to modernise and sustain its inventory of high‑rise, conservation, and listed properties.

Lot 1, titled “Responsive Repairs & Voids”, covers the provision of all urgent and scheduled remedial work on occupied dwellings, including statutory timescale compliance, communal area maintenance, the preparation of empty homes to lettable standards, as well as retrofit interventions for occupied and unoccupied units. The contractor will also deliver temporary works, resident liaison, and professional services to ensure that repairs and void works are completed efficiently and with minimal disruption to residents.

Lot 2, “Major Works”, delivers planned cyclical capital improvements, component replacements and major structural repairs across the council’s estate. Work will be instructed through a series of Task Briefs aligned with the RIBA Plan of Work 2020 and will be directed by asset‑management priorities and resident input. All tasks will be executed by the appointed contractor under the same strategic alliance terms and will be subject to performance‑based renewal options.

All work must comply with statutory repair timescales, RIBA Plan of Work 2020 and the technical and regulatory requirements specified in the Lot 1 and Lot 2 Technical Term Briefs.

The Scottish Procurement Alliance (SPA), through its LHC Procurement Group, seeks to establish a Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) for Energy Efficiency & Renewable Technology. This DPS will facilitate the ongoing procurement of goods and services related to the inspection, repair, and replacement of energy efficiency measures and renewable technology installations.

The scope of the DPS encompasses specific technologies including heating and ventilation (HVAC), electrical energy systems, insulation, metering and controls, and emerging technologies such as hydrogen heating, Building Information Modelling (BIM) solutions, and smart metering. The DPS is structured into eight distinct lots, each focusing on a particular technology: Commercial and Communal Heating systems; District Heating & network heating; Building Ventilation (HVAC); Air Source Heat Pumps (ASHP); Ground Source Heat Pumps (GSHP); Solar PV; Battery Storage; and Electric Vehicle Charging.

The award criteria for the DPS prioritize General Technical Capability (50%) and Lot Technical Capability (40%). The system is designed to be flexible and adaptable, allowing for the introduction of new lots in response to market demand and emerging technologies.