Notice Information
Notice Title
Cambrian Learning Trust - Catering and Cleaning Services
Notice Description
Cambrian Learning Trust is currently out to tender for the provision of full daily catering and cleaning services.The services at the Cambrian Learning Trust are outsourced. TUPE is expected to apply, details of which can be found in the tender documentation.Catering: The Contractor will be responsible for the provision of a full school food catering service for the pupils and staff at the Trust schools. This will consist of breakfast and morning breaks at some sites and full lunch service for each school day at all sites. Across the Trust there are currently 8004 pupils on roll for the academic year 2024/25. Of this figure, 1394 pupils are entitled to UIFSM and a further 1283 to Free School Meals. Cleaning: The contract is being offered for three years with the option to extend for a further two periods of 12 months. The contract commencement date is 01 September 2025.The contract is for a full daily cleaning service during term time and periodic cleaning outside of term.
Lot Information
Lot 1 - Catering-Primary Schools
Cambrian Learning Trust is currently out to tender for the provision of full daily catering for their Primary Schools under Lot1.The services at the Cambrian Learning Trust are outsourced.The Contractor will be responsible for the provision of a full school food catering service for the pupils and staff at the Trust Primary schools. This will consist of breakfast and morning breaks at some sites and full lunch service for each school day at all sites. The catering facilities at the schools include the main dining areas and servery.Across the Trust there are currently 8004 pupils on roll for the academic year 2024/25, of this 3673 pupils are in the Primary setting. Of this figure, 1240 pupils are entitled to UIFSM and a further 575 to Free School Meals in their primary schools. TUPE is expected to apply, details of which can be found in the tender documentation.Some members of the catering team (8 staff) are members of the Local Government Pension Scheme and all details are in the tender documentation.The Trust is keen to further increase uptake and continue the good work already in place for catering. It wishes to do so by working closely with the successful contractor in developing and continuously improving the service and partnership during the period of the contract and by introducing innovative and creative ideas as submitted in the tender process and ongoing.The Trust is aware that there are always opportunities to improve and modernise. They are interested in ensuring that the caterers provide the best possible service, introducing new menu ideas and initiatives so that pupils are all eating and utilising the service regularly. Additional information: The duration detailed above includes the initial term of three years as well as the two optional contract extension periods of 12 months each.
Options: The contract will be awarded for an initial period of three years with two possible extensions of 12 months meaning a maximum contract length of five years.
Lot 2 - Catering-Secondary SchoolsCambrian Learning Trust is currently out to tender for the provision of full daily catering for their Secondary and All-Through Schools under Lot2.The services at the Cambrian Learning Trust are outsourced.The Contractor will be responsible for the provision of a full school food catering service for the pupils and staff at the Secondary and All-Through Schools . This will consist of breakfast and morning breaks at some sites and full lunch service for each school day at all sites. The catering facilities at the schools include the main dining areas and servery.Across the Trust there are currently 8004 pupils on roll for the academic year 2024/25, of this 4331 pupils are in the Primary setting. Of this figure, 154 pupils are entitled to UIFSM and a further 708 to Free School Meals in their Secondary and All-Through Schools. TUPE is expected to apply, details of which can be found in the tender documentation.Some members of the catering team (10 staff) are members of the Local Government Pension Scheme and all details are in the tender documentation.The Trust is keen to further increase uptake and continue the good work already in place for catering. It wishes to do so by working closely with the successful contractor in developing and continuously improving the service and partnership during the period of the contract and by introducing innovative and creative ideas as submitted in the tender process and ongoing.The Trust is aware that there are always opportunities to improve and modernise. They are interested in ensuring that the caterers provide the best possible service, introducing new menu ideas and initiatives so that pupils are all eating and utilising the service regularly. Additional information: The duration detailed above includes the initial term of three years as well as the two optional contract extension periods of 12 months each.
Options: The contract will be awarded for an initial period of three years with two possible extensions of 12 months meaning a maximum contract length of five years.
Lot 3 - CleaningCambrian Learning Trust is currently out to tender for the provision of full daily cleaning services.The services at the Cambrian Learning Trust are outsourced.The contract is being offered for three years with the option to extend for a further two periods of 12 months. The contract commencement date is 01 September 2025.The contract is for a full daily cleaning service during term time and periodic cleaning outside of term time.TUPE is expected to apply, details of which can be found in the tender documentation.Some members of the cleaning team (5 staff) are members of the Local Government Pension Scheme and all details are in the tender documentation. Additional information: The duration detailed above includes the initial term of three years as well as the two optional contract extension periods of 12 months each.
Options: The contract will be awarded for an initial period of three years with two possible extensions of 12 months meaning a maximum contract length of five years.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-04cd97
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/039865-2025
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Tender Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Selective
- Procurement Method Details
- Restricted procedure
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Large, SME
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
55 - Hotel, restaurant and retail trade services
90 - Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services
-
- CPV Codes
55524000 - School catering services
90919300 - School cleaning services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £11,384,250 £10M-£100M
- Lots Value
- £11,384,250 £10M-£100M
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £16,727,224 £10M-£100M
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 15 Jul 20257 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 10 Feb 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 29 Jun 20257 months ago
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- Further notices will be published in 2027, 2028 or 2029 dependent on the exercising of contract extension options.
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Cancelled
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- CAMBRIAN LEARNING TRUST
- Contact Name
- Ben Jones
- Contact Email
- tenders@minervapcs.com
- Contact Phone
- +44 1256467107
Buyer Location
- Locality
- FARINGDON
- Postcode
- SN7 7LB
- Post Town
- Swindon
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLJ South East (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLJ1 Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLJ14 Oxfordshire CC
- Delivery Location
- TLJ14 Oxfordshire CC
-
- Local Authority
- Vale of White Horse
- Electoral Ward
- Faringdon
- Westminster Constituency
- Witney
Further Information
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