Contract

Winchmore School Catering

  • Winchmore School Catering Tender

F03: Contract award notice

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-069182

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-04ada9 (view related notices)

Published 28 October 2025, 7:13pm



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

Winchmore School Catering Tender

Laburnum Grove

London

N21 3HS

Contact

Procurement Team at Cohesion

Email

info@cohesionconsultingltd.co.uk

Telephone

+44 1892251001

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UKI54 - Enfield

Internet address(es)

Main address

www.cohesionconsulting.co.uk

Buyer's address

https://www.winchmore.enfield.sch.uk

one.4) Type of the contracting authority

Body governed by public law

one.5) Main activity

Education


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

Winchmore School Catering

Reference number

CCL_053

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 55524000 - School catering services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

Winchmore School is a thriving mixed, community secondary school and sixth form in Laburnum Grove in the London Borough of Enfield. It has 1834 students aged between 11 and 18 years of age and is supported by a team of approximately 200 teaching and support staff. A number of staff in the catering team have LGPS pension schemes. There is one busy main restaurant with a modern, well-equipped kitchen and a separate sixth form café. There is a new sixth building adjacent to the main campus which opens in November 2024, with a new sixth form café scheduled to open as soon as possible after. Once the new café is operational, the existing sixth form café in the main building will remain open to serve sixth form students attending lessons in the main block, as well as some year 11 students.

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

two.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)

Value excluding VAT: £1,956,000

two.2) Description

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 55524000 - School catering services

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKI54 - Enfield
Main site or place of performance

Winchmore School, London, N21 3HS

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

Winchmore School is a thriving mixed, community secondary school and sixth form in Laburnum Grove in the London Borough of Enfield. It has 1834 students aged between 11 and 18 years of age and is supported by a team of approximately 200 teaching and support staff. A number of staff in the catering team have LGPS pension schemes. There is one busy main restaurant with a modern, well equipped kitchen and a separate sixth form café. There is a new sixth building adjacent to the main campus which opens in February 2025. The School Business Manager, Justine Marlowe, is developing the services to reflect the high aspirations of the Headteacher and SLT; she is tendering their catering services to deliver the very best service for every student at the school. The contract will commence on 25th March 2025 for an initial three years, with an option to extend for a further two years subject to client satisfaction and client agreement on budgets and service levels. This contract will reward maximising sales and FSM uptake through pro-active management, consistently high food quality and tangible contract support. The School and CCL expect the successful Contractor to reasonably guarantee their financial proposal and maintain excellent standards.The School use a two stage ‘Competitive Flexible’ process, beginning with a Selection Questionnaire (SQ) stage followed by an Invitation to Tender (ITT) stage after shortlisting. This process is managed under the Light Touch Regime, and the School reserves the right to refine the award criteria throughout.

two.2.5) Award criteria

Price

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: No

two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds

The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No


Section four. Procedure

four.1) Description

four.1.1) Type of procedure

Restricted procedure

four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: No

four.2) Administrative information

four.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure

Notice number: 2024/S 000-033733


Section five. Award of contract

Contract No

CCL_053

Title

Winchmore School Catering Tender

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

10 September 2025

five.2.2) Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 4

Number of tenders received from SMEs: 0

Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: 0

Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0

Number of tenders received by electronic means: 4

The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

Innovate IFG

Woking

GU21 6EB

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UKJ2 - Surrey, East and West Sussex
The contractor is an SME

No

five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)

Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: £1,250,000

Total value of the contract/lot: £1,300,000


Section six. Complementary information

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

The Cabinet Office

70 Whitehall

London

SW1A 2AS

Email

cocommercial@crowncommercial.gov.uk

Telephone

+44 207261234

Country

United Kingdom

Internet address

https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/cabinet-office/about/procurement

six.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures

Cohesion Consulting Ltd

16 Mount Pleasant

Tunbridge Wells

TN1 1QU

Email

info@cohesionconsultingltd.co.uk

Telephone

+44 1892251001

Country

United Kingdom

Internet address

www.cohesionconsulting.co.uk