Notice Information
Notice Title
Catering Services for St Margarets CEVA Primary School and St Johns CEVA Primary School
Notice Description
Suffolk County Council on behalf of St Margarets CEVA Primary School and St Johns CEVA Primary have appointed a supplier for the provision of Catering Services for St Margarets CEVA Primary School and St Johns CEVA Primary School. The VAT included is 20% Standard Rate however in some circumstances VAT may be exempt or chargeable at a different rate. The contract was signed on 06 June 2026.
Lot Information
Lot 1
Renewal: There is an option to extend the contract for up to a further two years (24 months)
Planning Information
The purpose of this preliminary market engagement notice is to identify any suppliers who may be able to provide the required school catering services. This event will be held over Microsoft Teams on Monday 21st July 2025 at 10.30am. There will be a short presentation followed by any questions. If you are unable to attend this Microsoft Teams event the slides, questions and answers from the event will be shared to all suppliers who expressed an interest. To express an interest in this event, please email procurement4schools@suffolk.gov.uk by 4pm Friday 18th July 2025. Depending on the level of interest, we reserve the right to undertake further market engagement and/or change our approach to the procurement.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-0559ac
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/054993-2026
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Planning, Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK7 - Contract Details Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure
- Tender Suitability
- SME, VCSE
- Awardee Scale
- Large
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
-
- CPV Codes
55524000 - School catering services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £1,500,550 £1M-£10M
- Lots Value
- £1,500,550 £1M-£10M
- Awards Value
- £1,453,603 £1M-£10M
- Contracts Value
- £1,453,603 £1M-£10M
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 11 Jun 20262 weeks ago
- Submission Deadline
- 17 Nov 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- 24 Sep 2025Expired
- Award Date
- 10 Feb 20264 months ago
- Contract Period
- 31 Mar 2026 - 31 Mar 2029 3-4 years
- Recurrence
- 2028-10-01
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Complete
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- ST MARGARET'S CEVA PRIMARY SCHOOL
- Additional Buyers
- Contact Name
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Buyer Location
- Locality
- IPSWICH
- Postcode
- IP4 2BT
- Post Town
- Ipswich
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLH East (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLH6 Suffolk
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLH62 Ipswich
- Delivery Location
- TLH14 Suffolk CC
-
- Local Authority
- Ipswich
- Electoral Ward
- Gipping
- Westminster Constituency
- Ipswich
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/054993-2026
11th June 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/012820-2026
12th February 2026 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/066138-2025
17th October 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/037671-2025
7th July 2025 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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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