Notice Information
Notice Title
Consortium Trust tender for catering services
Notice Description
Consortium Trust is a family of schools and educational provisions with the fundamental aim to not only maintain but to enhance quality education at the centre of their communities across East Anglia. They are seeking a contractor to provide catering services at 14 of their sites; 11 primary schools, 2 special through schools and 1 private nursery. The contract will be awarded for a period of 3 years commencing 1st September 2026 with an option to extend for a further one plus one years, which will be measured on the achievement of agreed Key Performance Indicators (KPI's), from Day One of the contract. The Client is seeking a partnership to continue to maximise the opportunity of the catering facilities and to further enhance the dining experience for both staff and students. There is an opportunity to consider investment proposals which can be used to update the current facilities.
Lot Information
Lot 1
Renewal: Extensions allowed: Yes (2 x 12 months)
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-061341
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/008572-2026
- Current Stage
- Tender
- All Stages
- Tender
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK4 - Tender Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Competitive flexible procedure
- Tender Suitability
- SME, VCSE
- 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
- £1,020,000 £1M-£10M
- Lots Value
- £1,020,000 £1M-£10M
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 30 Jan 20261 weeks ago
- Submission Deadline
- 9 Mar 20264 weeks to go
- 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
- CONSORTIUM TRUST
- Contact Name
- Diane Herbert
- Contact Email
- admin@wlpconsultancy.co.uk
- Contact Phone
- 01691 664234
Buyer Location
- Locality
- HELMINGHAM
- Postcode
- IP14 6EX
- Post Town
- Ipswich
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLH East (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLH6 Suffolk
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLH61 Babergh and Mid Suffolk
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- Mid Suffolk
- Electoral Ward
- Stonham
- Westminster Constituency
- Central Suffolk and North Ipswich
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/008572-2026
30th January 2026 - Tender notice on Find a Tender
Get an email alert for notices like this
D3 Tenders Premium - see the platform in action with a personalised demo.
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.
{
"tag": [
"compiled"
],
"id": "ocds-h6vhtk-061341-2026-01-30T15:26:26Z",
"date": "2026-01-30T15:26:26Z",
"ocid": "ocds-h6vhtk-061341",
"initiationType": "tender",
"parties": [
{
"id": "GB-PPON-PNBN-5791-QVMQ",
"name": "Consortium Trust",
"identifier": {
"scheme": "GB-PPON",
"id": "PNBN-5791-QVMQ"
},
"address": {
"streetAddress": "Helmingham School House, School Lane",
"locality": "Helmingham",
"postalCode": "IP14 6EX",
"country": "GB",
"countryName": "United Kingdom",
"region": "UKH14"
},
"contactPoint": {
"name": "Diane Herbert",
"email": "admin@wlpconsultancy.co.uk",
"telephone": "01691 664234"
},
"roles": [
"buyer"
],
"details": {
"classifications": [
{
"id": "publicUndertaking",
"scheme": "UK_CA_TYPE",
"description": "Public undertaking"
}
]
}
}
],
"buyer": {
"id": "GB-PPON-PNBN-5791-QVMQ",
"name": "Consortium Trust"
},
"tender": {
"id": "CA17079",
"legalBasis": {
"id": "2023/54",
"scheme": "UKPGA",
"uri": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents"
},
"title": "Consortium Trust tender for catering services",
"description": "Consortium Trust is a family of schools and educational provisions with the fundamental aim to not only maintain but to enhance quality education at the centre of their communities across East Anglia. They are seeking a contractor to provide catering services at 14 of their sites; 11 primary schools, 2 special through schools and 1 private nursery. The contract will be awarded for a period of 3 years commencing 1st September 2026 with an option to extend for a further one plus one years, which will be measured on the achievement of agreed Key Performance Indicators (KPI's), from Day One of the contract. The Client is seeking a partnership to continue to maximise the opportunity of the catering facilities and to further enhance the dining experience for both staff and students. There is an opportunity to consider investment proposals which can be used to update the current facilities.",
"status": "active",
"items": [
{
"id": "1",
"additionalClassifications": [
{
"scheme": "CPV",
"id": "55524000",
"description": "School catering services"
}
],
"deliveryAddresses": [
{
"region": "UK",
"country": "GB",
"countryName": "United Kingdom"
}
],
"relatedLot": "1"
}
],
"value": {
"amountGross": 1020000,
"amount": 1020000,
"currency": "GBP"
},
"procurementMethod": "open",
"procurementMethodDetails": "Competitive flexible procedure",
"procedure": {
"features": "Stage 1: SQ Stage 2: Advertisement Stage 3: ITT Stage 4: Standstill Stage 5: Award"
},
"mainProcurementCategory": "services",
"specialRegime": [
"lightTouch"
],
"aboveThreshold": true,
"submissionMethodDetails": "To access this opportunity, log in to https://suppliers.multiquote.com and view the opportunity. If you are not registered with MultiQuote, please visit https://suppliers.multiquote.com, complete the registration form on the log in page and quote the title and reference of the notice in your registration.",
"submissionTerms": {
"electronicSubmissionPolicy": "allowed",
"languages": [
"en"
]
},
"tenderPeriod": {
"endDate": "2026-03-09T10:00:00Z"
},
"enquiryPeriod": {
"endDate": "2026-03-02T12:00:00Z"
},
"awardPeriod": {
"endDate": "2026-09-01T23:59:59+01:00"
},
"lots": [
{
"id": "1",
"status": "active",
"value": {
"amountGross": 1020000,
"amount": 1020000,
"currency": "GBP"
},
"awardCriteria": {
"criteria": [
{
"type": "quality",
"name": "Clarification Meet",
"description": "Clarification Meet",
"numbers": [
{
"number": 10,
"weight": "percentageExact"
}
]
},
{
"type": "price",
"name": "Price",
"description": "Price",
"numbers": [
{
"number": 30,
"weight": "percentageExact"
}
]
},
{
"type": "quality",
"name": "Food Quality & Variety of Healthy Meal Choices",
"description": "Food Quality & Variety of Healthy Meal Choices",
"numbers": [
{
"number": 20,
"weight": "percentageExact"
}
]
},
{
"type": "quality",
"name": "Corporate, Social Responsibility & Added Value",
"description": "Corporate, Social Responsibility & Added Value",
"numbers": [
{
"number": 10,
"weight": "percentageExact"
}
]
},
{
"type": "quality",
"name": "Relationship Management & Support",
"description": "Relationship Management & Support",
"numbers": [
{
"number": 15,
"weight": "percentageExact"
}
]
},
{
"type": "quality",
"name": "Customer Experience And Innovation",
"description": "Customer Experience And Innovation",
"numbers": [
{
"number": 15,
"weight": "percentageExact"
}
]
}
]
},
"suitability": {
"sme": true,
"vcse": true
},
"contractPeriod": {
"startDate": "2026-09-01T00:00:00+01:00",
"endDate": "2029-08-31T23:59:59+01:00",
"maxExtentDate": "2031-08-31T23:59:59+01:00"
},
"hasRenewal": true,
"renewal": {
"description": "Extensions allowed: Yes (2 x 12 months)"
}
}
],
"documents": [
{
"id": "conflictOfInterest",
"documentType": "conflictOfInterest",
"description": "Not published"
},
{
"id": "008572-2026",
"documentType": "tenderNotice",
"noticeType": "UK4",
"description": "Tender notice on Find a Tender",
"url": "https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/008572-2026",
"datePublished": "2026-01-30T15:26:26Z",
"format": "text/html"
}
]
},
"language": "en"
}