Notice Information
Notice Title
Three Primary Schools in Leicester - Catering contracts
Notice Description
Three primary schools are seeking to appoint new catering contractors for August 2026, following the closure of Leicestershire Traded Services catering department. The schools are collaborating during the procurement process to find new providers, while retaining their right to appoint and contract to their chosen suppliers individually, although they may be open to further collaboration, should the offers be attractive.
Lot Information
Evington Valley Primary School
Primary School catering contract - There is a kitchen on the school premises.
Renewal: Each school may award contract extensions as 2 x 12 month periods, subject to all parties agreeing in writing.
Parks Primary SchoolPrimary School catering services. The school has a kitchen on the premises
Renewal: Each school may award contract extensions as 2 x 12 month periods, subject to all parties agreeing in writing.
St John the Baptist Primary SchoolPrimary School Catering Contract - the school has a kitchen on the premises
Renewal: Each school may award contract extensions as 2 x 12 month periods, subject to all parties agreeing in writing.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-0604e7
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/002773-2026
- 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
- £2,200,000 £1M-£10M
- Lots Value
- £2,200,000 £1M-£10M
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 13 Jan 20261 months 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
- EVINGTON VALLEY PRIMARY SCHOOL
- Additional Buyers
- Contact Name
- Dave Croshaw
- Contact Email
- adoyle@parks.leicester.sch.uk, dave.croshaw@ace-advice.co.uk, mgreen@st-john.leicester.sch.uk, office@evingtonvalley.leicester.sch.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- LEICESTER
- Postcode
- LE5 5LL
- Post Town
- Leicester
- 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
- TLF21 Leicester
-
- 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/002773-2026
13th January 2026 - Tender notice on Find a Tender -
https://bidiful-teamportal.app/p/aceadvice
Documents for this tender will be available by contacting Dave Croshaw. They will be made available via the Bidiful App dave.croshaw@ace-advice.co.uk 07765 062169
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
View full OCDS Record for this contracting process
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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