Notice Information
Notice Title
Framework for the Provision of Food and Outsourced Catering Services
Notice Description
Value Match and HEART are looking to source a single Supplier per Lot to service a Catering Framework with a focus on providing meals with high nutritional value that are accessible and appealing to students. The desired outcome of this process is to award a Framework for a catering offering with a focus on maximising learning outcomes for children. Meals with high nutritional value will enable students to focus and learn, this is particularly important as for some children, the school lunch may be the only meal, or the only healthy meal, of the day.
Lot Information
Catering Services
Value Match and HEART are looking to source a single Supplier per Lot to service a Catering Framework with a focus on providing meals with high nutritional value that are accessible and appealing to students. The desired outcome of this process is to award a Framework for a catering offering with a focus on maximising learning outcomes for children. Meals with high nutritional value will enable students to focus and learn, this is particularly important as for some children, the school lunch may be the only meal, or the only healthy meal, of the day.
Options: Subject to supplier performance, option to extend additional 12 months
Renewal: Subject to supplier performance, option to extend additional 12 months
Food OnlyValue Match and HEART are looking to source a single Supplier per Lot to service a Catering Framework with a focus on providing meals with high nutritional value that are accessible and appealing to students. The desired outcome of this process is to award a Framework for a catering offering with a focus on maximising learning outcomes for children. Meals with high nutritional value will enable students to focus and learn, this is particularly important as for some children, the school lunch may be the only meal, or the only healthy meal, of the day.
Options: Subject to supplier performance, option to extend for an additional 12 months
Renewal: Subject to supplier performance, option to extend for an additional 12 months
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-04e764
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/007009-2025
- 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
55520000 - Catering services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £200,000,000 £100M-£1B
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 21 Feb 20251 years ago
- Submission Deadline
- 28 Mar 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
- HEART ACADEMIES TRUST
- Contact Name
- Alex Doran
- Contact Email
- procurement@heartacademiestrust.co.uk
- Contact Phone
- +44 7827638029
Buyer Location
- Locality
- BEDFORD
- Postcode
- MK41 7PZ
- Post Town
- Milton Keynes
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLH East (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLH2 Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLH24 Bedford
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- Bedford
- Electoral Ward
- De Parys
- Westminster Constituency
- Bedford
Further Information
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
View full OCDS Record for this contracting process
The Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS) is a framework designed to increase transparency and access to public procurement data in the public sector. It is widely used by governments and organisations worldwide to report on procurement processes and contracts.
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