Notice Information
Notice Title
Discovery Educational Trust - Catering Tender
Notice Description
The supplier will provide excellent catering services to the Discovery Educational Trust a Multi Academy Trust, based in South Essex and currently comprising five schools - Chase High School in Southend, Hogarth Primary School, Kelvedon Hatch Community Primary School, Larchwood Primary School and St. Martin's School, all in Brentwood.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-b5fd17-054ac1ef-d92c-4608-aef6-7bcb68d53078
- Publication Source
- Contracts Finder
- Latest Notice
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/beb50ab0-b977-4bce-a7f7-488ac999b92c
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Award Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Selective
- Procurement Method Details
- Restricted procedure
- Tender Suitability
- SME, VCSE
- Awardee Scale
- Large
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
55 - Hotel, restaurant and retail trade services
-
- CPV Codes
55524000 - School catering services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £7,525,055 £1M-£10M
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- £7,525,055 £1M-£10M
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 25 Nov 20253 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 13 Jul 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 13 Jul 20257 months ago
- Contract Period
- 31 Aug 2025 - 31 Aug 2030 Over 5 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Not Specified
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- DISCOVERY EDUCATIONAL TRUST
- Contact Name
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Buyer Location
- Locality
- HUTTON
- Postcode
- CM13 2HG
- Post Town
- Chelmsford
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLH East (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLH3 Essex
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLH36 Heart of Essex
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- Brentwood
- Electoral Ward
- Hutton East
- Westminster Constituency
- Brentwood and Ongar
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/beb50ab0-b977-4bce-a7f7-488ac999b92c
25th November 2025 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder -
https://www.delta-esourcing.com/delta/respondToList.html?noticeId=978968748
Please follow this link to view the notice.
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