Notice Information
Notice Title
Food and Catering Supplies for Ark Schools Across the UK.
Notice Description
Ark Schools Multi Academy Trust ("Ark Schools") is seeking to appoint a number of suppliers for the provision of food products, catering consumables and associated goods to 32 Ark academies (London, Birmingham, Hastings and Portsmouth). The contract will be managed by ISCC Purchasing Ltd trading as Procure ("ISCC Procure"), acting as procurement manager and agent for supplier contracting, ordering and consolidated invoicing. For more information about this opportunity, please visit the eSourcing portal at: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-London:-Disposable-catering-supplies./5PK73U23SH To respond to this opportunity, please click here: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/5PK73U23SH
Lot Information
Grocery and Provisions
Single supplier to provide Grocery & Provisions to 32 of the Ark academies operated kitchens across London, Birmingham, Portsmouth and Hastings
Renewal: 1 x 24 month extension is available subject to agreement in writing by all parties
Frozen GoodsSingle supplier to provide Frozen goods to 32 of the Ark academies operated kitchens across London, Birmingham, Portsmouth and Hastings
Renewal: 1 x 24 month
ButcherySingle supplier to provide Butchery to 32 of the Ark academies operated kitchens across London, Birmingham, Portsmouth and Hastings.
Renewal: 1 x 24 month
Fruit and VegetableSingle supplier to provide fruit and Vegetables to 32 of the Ark academies operated kitchens across London, Birmingham, Portsmouth and Hastings.
Renewal: 1 x 24 month
ChilledSingle supplier to provide Chilled items to 32 of the Ark academies operated kitchens across London, Birmingham, Portsmouth and Hastings.
Renewal: 1 x 24 month
Non- FoodSingle supplier to provide Non-Food items to 32 of the Ark academies operated kitchens across London, Birmingham, Portsmouth and Hastings.
Renewal: 1 x 24 month
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-068e77
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/039478-2026
- Current Stage
- Tender
- All Stages
- Tender
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK4 - Tender Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Goods
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Competitive flexible procedure
- Tender Suitability
- SME
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
15 - Food, beverages, tobacco and related products
39 - Furniture (incl. office furniture), furnishings, domestic appliances (excl. lighting) and cleaning products
-
- CPV Codes
15000000 - Food, beverages, tobacco and related products
15110000 - Meat
15112000 - Poultry
15113000 - Pork
15130000 - Meat products
15300000 - Fruit, vegetables and related products
15500000 - Dairy products
15800000 - Miscellaneous food products
15890000 - Miscellaneous food products and dried goods
39222100 - Disposable catering supplies
39830000 - Cleaning products
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £25,000,000 £10M-£100M
- Lots Value
- £25,000,000 £10M-£100M
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 29 Apr 20263 days ago
- Submission Deadline
- 12 May 20262 weeks to go
- 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
- ARK
- 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
- LONDON
- Postcode
- W12 7TF
- Post Town
- West London
- 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
- TLG31 Birmingham, TLI London, TLJ South East (England), TLJ2 Surrey, East and West Sussex, TLJ31 Portsmouth
-
- 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/039478-2026
29th April 2026 - Tender notice on Find a Tender
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