Notice Information
Notice Title
Trumpington Federation Catering Tender
Notice Description
The Federation is putting the catering contracts in their two primary schools out to tender with a contract start date of 1st September 2026. The schools are located in Trumpington, Cambridge. You will be bidding for the schools as one Lot and the Federation will be able to select their preferred company from the companies shortlisted to make presentations.
Lot Information
Lot 1
Renewal: Renewal possible after 3 years subject to satisfactory performance.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-0602e0
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/001883-2026
- 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
- £1
- Lots Value
- £1
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 9 Jan 20261 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 23 Feb 2026Today
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 31 Aug 2026 - 31 Aug 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
- THE TRUMPINGTON FEDERATION (RM&C)
- Additional Buyers
- Contact Name
- Sue Allen
- Contact Email
- lleedham@trufed.org.uk, sue.allen@rmandcconsultants.co.uk
- Contact Phone
- +44 7939599571
Buyer Location
- Locality
- CAMBRIDGE
- Postcode
- CB2 9AY
- Post Town
- Cambridge
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLJ South East (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLJ1 Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLJ14 Oxfordshire CC
- Delivery Location
- TLH12 Cambridgeshire CC
-
- Local Authority
- South Oxfordshire
- Electoral Ward
- Goring
- Westminster Constituency
- Henley and Thame
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/001883-2026
9th January 2026 - Tender notice on Find a Tender
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