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
Catering Services in Infant, Primary and Secondary Schools
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 & SouthCatering Services for Infant, Primary and Secondary Schools
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
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/077039-2025
- Current Stage
- Tender
- All Stages
- Tender
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK4 - Tender Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Selective
- Procurement Method Details
- Competitive flexible 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
- £36,000,000 £10M-£100M
- Lots Value
- £30,000,000 £10M-£100M
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 25 Nov 20251 weeks ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 31 Jul 2026 - 31 Jul 2029 3-4 years
- 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
- GLF SCHOOLS
- Additional Buyers
- Contact Name
- Sam Winter
- Contact Email
- finance@bcjs.org.uk, procurement@glfschools.org
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- BANSTEAD
- Postcode
- SM7 1AG
- Post Town
- Sutton
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLJ South East (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLJ2 Surrey, East and West Sussex
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLJ26 East Surrey
- 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
- Reigate and Banstead
- Electoral Ward
- Banstead Village
- Westminster Constituency
- Reigate
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
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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