Notice Information
Notice Title
GLF Schools Catering Contract
Notice Description
The Trust serves over 19,000 young people aged 2 to 19 in a diverse array of settings, with around 2,500 employees. Our schools are in Oxfordshire, Berkshire, Hampshire, Surrey, West Sussex and the London Boroughs of Wandsworth and Croydon. The Trust is seeking experienced caterers to provide high quality school catering services across the Trust, currently there are 8 secondary schools and 35 primary schools. It is anticipated the majority of the schools will be in scope, however the final number of schools will be defined later in the process. It is expected the contract will be divided into Lots, with bidders given the opportunity to apply for some or all of the various Lots.
Lot Information
West & Central
Options: The scope of the tender may develop over the contract, as additional schools join the Trust, these schools will join the contract, when their previous contracts allow.
Renewal: Two 12 month extension periods subject to being agreed in writing by both parties
East & SouthOptions: The scope of the tender may develop over the contract, as additional schools join the Trust, these schools will join the contract, when their previous contracts allow.
Renewal: Two 12 month extension periods subject to being agreed in writing by both parties
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05e8bb
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/040740-2026
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK6 - Contract Award Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Selective
- Procurement Method Details
- Competitive flexible procedure
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Large
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
55 - Hotel, restaurant and retail trade services
-
- CPV Codes
55524000 - School catering services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £36,000,000 £10M-£100M
- Lots Value
- £30,000,000 £10M-£100M
- Awards Value
- £44,430,000 £10M-£100M
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 1 May 20261 weeks ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 30 Apr 20261 weeks ago
- Contract Period
- 31 Jul 2026 - 31 Jul 2029 3-4 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Complete
- Awards Status
- Pending
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- GLF SCHOOLS
- 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
- BANSTEAD
- Postcode
- SM7 1AG
- Post Town
- Sutton
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLI London
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLI4 Inner London - East
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLI41 Hackney and Newham
- Delivery Location
- TLI62 Croydon, TLJ11 Berkshire, TLJ14 Oxfordshire CC, TLJ25 West Surrey, TLJ26 East Surrey, TLJ27 West Sussex (South West), TLJ3 Hampshire and Isle of Wight
-
- Local Authority
- Hackney
- Electoral Ward
- Hoxton West
- Westminster Constituency
- Hackney South and Shoreditch
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/040740-2026
1st May 2026 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/077039-2025
25th November 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender -
https://bidiful-teamportal.app/p/aceadvice
Please express interest by contacting Ian@matriculateconsulting.co.uk or 07833 265675
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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