Notice Information
Notice Title
Catering Contract for 4 Special Schools in Hampshire
Notice Description
Solent Academies Trust is a MAT currently consisting of 4 schools. Mary Rose Academy, Gisors Road, Portsmouth, PO4 8GT Cliffdale Primary Academy, Battenburg Avenue, Portsmouth, PO2 0SN Redwood Park Academy, Portsmouth, PO6 2RY Dove House Academy, Sutton Road, Basingstoke RG21 5SU Multi Academy Trust governed by a board of trustees, who are also directors of the Limited company. The School/Trust website are linked below. The Trust is required to run a tender process to appoint one single Contractor for Catering Services for 4 academies to align with their new academic year, starting September 2025. Catering services are currently provided in house. This process is required to: * An open, collaborate partnership between the schools and the provider. * Meals served to pupils are appealing, nutritious, well-cooked and culturally appropriate. * Meals are value for money for the school. * Meals are prepared by a motivated, valued and well trained workforce. * Catering staff are paid the national Living Wage * Schools, pupils and parents are regularly consulted on the menu and service. * Increase school meal uptake. * Food waste is kept to a minimum. * Special diets and allergies are well catered for. * School food quality monitoring is adequate, including reporting to the principal and trust central team. * Achieve a more consistent and sustainable approach to Catering across the Multi Academy Company. * Address the challenge of differing Contractors and end dates seeking one Contractor with co-terminus date for this contract * Ensure a consistently high level of service across all schools * Ensure there is a uniform pricing model
Lot Information
Lot 1
Multi Academy Trust governed by a board of trustees, who are also directors of the Limited company. The School/Trust website are linked below. The Trust is required to run a tender process to appoint one single Contractor for Catering Services for 4 academies to align with their new academic year, starting September 2025. Catering services are currently provided in house. This process is required to: * An open, collaborate partnership between the schools and the provider. * Meals served to pupils are appealing, nutritious, well-cooked and culturally appropriate. * Meals are value for money for the school. * Meals are prepared by a motivated, valued and well trained workforce. * Catering staff are paid the national Living Wage * Schools, pupils and parents are regularly consulted on the menu and service. * Increase school meal uptake. * Food waste is kept to a minimum. * Special diets and allergies are well catered for. * School food quality monitoring is adequate, including reporting to the principal and trust central team. * Achieve a more consistent and sustainable approach to Catering across the Multi Academy Company. * Address the challenge of differing Contractors and end dates seeking one Contractor with co-terminus date for this contract * Ensure a consistently high level of service across all schools * Ensure there is a uniform pricing model
Renewal: Contract 3 years with option extend for 2 years
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-050081
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/014260-2025
- 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
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- CPV Codes
55524000 - School catering services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £140,000 £100K-£500K
- Lots Value
- £140,000 £100K-£500K
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 10 Apr 202510 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 11 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
- SOLENT ACADEMIES TRUST
- Contact Name
- Samantha Galloway
- Contact Email
- sam.galloway@solentacademiestrust.info
- Contact Phone
- +44 2394310805
Buyer Location
- Locality
- PORTSMOUTH
- Postcode
- PO6 3TH
- Post Town
- Portsmouth
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLJ South East (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLJ3 Hampshire and Isle of Wight
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLJ31 Portsmouth
- Delivery Location
- TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLE Yorkshire and The Humber, TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLH East (England), TLI London, TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England)
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- Local Authority
- Portsmouth
- Electoral Ward
- Cosham
- Westminster Constituency
- Portsmouth North
Further Information
Notice URLs
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
View full OCDS Record for this contracting process
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