Tender

catering Services Contract for Coombe Academies Trust

COOMBE ACADEMY TRUST

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Tender

05 Dec 2025 at 12:25

Summary of the contracting process

The Coombe Academy Trust, a public authority operating within sub-central government, has initiated a tender process for a catering services contract. The contract is to be implemented across its five schools—two secondary and three primary—located in New Malden, United Kingdom. The procedure is currently in the tender stage, featuring a selective procurement method. Interested parties must submit their expression of interest by 24th December 2025, with the award period concluding on 20th April 2026. The procurement is categorised under school catering services, with a fixed price contract valued at approximately £5.5 million (gross amount £6.6 million GBP). The actual contract period will span from 1st August 2026 to 31st July 2029, with potential extensions available.

This tender presents a substantial opportunity for businesses, particularly those specialising in high-quality school catering services and capable of engaging in competitive and flexible procedures. The selection process comprises various stages, including shortlisting and presentation, offering businesses the chance to showcase their quality and price competitiveness, which carry respective weights of 70% and 30% in the evaluation criteria. Suitable for SMEs, this tender could enable successful bidders to significantly expand their operations within the educational sector and potentially benefit from expanding Trust agreements as new schools might be incorporated over the contract's duration.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

catering Services Contract for Coombe Academies Trust

Notice Description

This five school Trust is looking for a contract caterer to provide a fixed price catering contract to the two secondary schools and three primary schools in the Trust.

Lot Information

Lot 1

Options: The Trust may expand over the life of this contract, and may choose to add any new schools into the agreement, subject to any pre existing contractual arrangements

Renewal: 2 x 12 month extensions will be available should both parties agree in writing

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-05ef9a
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/080120-2025
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
SME
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
£5,500,000 £1M-£10M
Lots Value
£5,500,000 £1M-£10M
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
5 Dec 20252 days 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
COOMBE ACADEMY TRUST
Additional Buyers

ACE ADVICE LTD

Contact Name
Andrew Chapman
Contact Email
andrew.chapman@iscc.co.uk, trustenquiries@coombe.org.uk
Contact Phone
07935 766679

Buyer Location

Locality
NEW MALDEN
Postcode
KT3 6NU
Post Town
Kingston upon Thames
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
TLI63 Merton, Kingston upon Thames and Sutton

Local Authority
Hackney
Electoral Ward
Hoxton West
Westminster Constituency
Hackney South and Shoreditch

Further Information

Notice Documents

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