Notice Information
Notice Title
PP-10150a Forward As One Church of England Multi Academy Trust Catering
Notice Description
Forward As One Church of England Multi Academy Trust is a non-profit educational charity and multi-academy trust whose charitable purpose is the advancement of education for public benefit, based in the north of Greater Manchester. The nine primary schools within the Trust that are seeking a catering provider for this contract each share a commitment to creating safe, inclusive and supportive learning environments where pupils can thrive. These schools require a catering supplier that can provide nutritious, high-quality meals that support pupil wellbeing and complement the Trust's educational and welfare objectives. Further information on the Client's requirements can be found at Attachment 1 Specification and Attachment 2 Client Data. The Contract period will be for 3 years initially, with the option to extend for two further one-year periods at the discretion of the Client.
Lot Information
Lot 1
Renewal: Option to extend for two further one-year periods at the discretion of the Client.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-064eed
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/029224-2026
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK6 - Contract Award Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- SME
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
15 - Food, beverages, tobacco and related products
55 - Hotel, restaurant and retail trade services
-
- CPV Codes
15894210 - School meals
55523100 - School-meal services
55524000 - School catering services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £4,650,000 £1M-£10M
- Lots Value
- £4,650,000 £1M-£10M
- Awards Value
- £3,409,937 £1M-£10M
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 30 Mar 20263 weeks ago
- Submission Deadline
- 13 Mar 2026Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 29 Mar 20263 weeks ago
- Contract Period
- 16 Jul 2026 - 31 Jul 2029 3-4 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Complete
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- FORWARD AS ONE CHURCH OF ENGLAND MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Additional Buyers
- Contact Name
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Buyer Location
- Locality
- BOLTON
- Postcode
- BL1 8QA
- Post Town
- Bolton
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLK South West (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLK3 Cornwall and Isles of Scilly
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLK30 Cornwall and Isles of Scilly
- Delivery Location
- TLD3 Greater Manchester
-
- Local Authority
- Cornwall
- Electoral Ward
- Penzance Promenade
- Westminster Constituency
- St Ives
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/029224-2026
30th March 2026 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/012846-2026
12th February 2026 - Tender notice on Find a Tender -
https://in-tendhost.co.uk/placegroup
Tender documentation and all correspondence will be managed via the InTend portal under project reference PP-10150a. Please register on the portal and express interest in the project to access the tender documentation.
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