Catering Services Contract for Pontefract Academies Trust

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        "title": "Catering Services Contract for Pontefract Academies Trust",
        "description": "The Trust is seeking to appoint a single contractor to provide catering services to all of the schools in the Trust. The Trust currently has two secondary schools and seven primary schools.",
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                    "description": "Extensions are available as 2 x 12 month periods, agreed in writing by both parties"
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                    "description": "The Trust may grow in size over the life of the catering contract, and seeks to be able to include any additional schools who join the Trust into this contract, once the previous commercial agreements permit."
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