Notice Information
Notice Title
Catering Tender - 15 schools - Focus-Trust - Northern England
Notice Description
Catering Tender for the provision of school meals, across 15 schools within Focus-Trust. Tender Timetable PQQ for completion and return - 7.3.25 - Please contact fergus.small@scrutiny-outsourcing.ltd.uk for the PQQ documentation. Contract documentation released - 25.2.25 Site Visits - W/C 17.3.25 Tender Submissions - 22.4.25 (noon) Presentations by shortlisted companies - 9.5.25 Contract commences 1.8.25
Lot Information
Greater Manchester
Catering service
Renewal: An option to extend for a further 2 years, (1+1) after the initial three years dependant upon performance and Trust Board decision.
YorkshireCatering Service
Renewal: Option to extend for 2 years (1+1) after the initial three years subject to performance and Trust Board decision.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-04de26
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/004738-2025
- Current Stage
- Tender
- All Stages
- Tender
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Tender Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
55 - Hotel, restaurant and retail trade services
-
- CPV Codes
55524000 - School catering services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 12 Feb 20251 years ago
- Submission Deadline
- 22 Apr 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Active
- Lots Status
- Active
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- FOCUS ACADEMY TRUST (UK) LTD
- Contact Name
- Fergus Small
- Contact Email
- fergus.small@scrutiny-outsourcing.ltd.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- OLDHAM
- Postcode
- OL9 9RH
- Post Town
- Oldham
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLD North West (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLD3 Greater Manchester
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLD37 Greater Manchester North East
- Delivery Location
- TLD North West (England), TLE Yorkshire and The Humber
-
- Local Authority
- Oldham
- Electoral Ward
- Chadderton South
- Westminster Constituency
- Oldham West, Chadderton and Royton
Further Information
Notice URLs
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