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PP-10176 Prince Regent Street Trust Catering

PRINCE REGENT STREET TRUST

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

Award

04 Aug 2026 at 10:26

UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Tender

06 May 2026 at 16:12

UK4 - Tender Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Prince Regent Street Trust, a multi-academy trust covering six primary schools, procured school catering and school-meal services for its schools in Stockton-on-Tees and Middlesbrough. The requirement covers the preparation and provision of meals across the Trust, with the Local Government Pension Scheme applying to the contract. It is a public-sector education catering service rather than a supply-only food contract. The buyer is Prince Regent Street Trust, with Place Group Ltd acting as procurement agent. Relevant businesses include contract caterers, school-meal providers and food-service operators able to manage catering across multiple primary-school sites, meet the Trust’s service requirements and take responsibility for delivery across the stated locations.

The procurement is complete and the contract was awarded to Cater Link Limited on 30 July 2026. It used an above-threshold open procedure under the light-touch regime. Five bids reached the final stage, including one from an SME. The tender enquiry period ended on 27 May 2026, the bid deadline was 5 June 2026 at 12:00, and the award period ended on 20 July 2026. The estimated value for the full potential five-year term was £4,800,000 excluding VAT, with a gross estimate of £5,760,000. The award value was £3,669,921.46 excluding VAT, or £4,403,906 gross. The contract runs from 1 January 2027 to 31 December 2029, with an option for two further one-year extensions at the client’s discretion. Quality counted for 60% and price for 40%.

This award demonstrates sustained demand from the Trust for a sizeable, multi-school catering operation in the Stockton-on-Tees and Middlesbrough area. A credible future competitor would need experience delivering school meals at several primary-school sites, with the operational capacity to coordinate production, staffing, logistics, food safety and service standards across the estate. Providers should be able to respond strongly on service quality as well as price, since quality was the dominant evaluation factor. Familiarity with education catering requirements, public-sector contract management and Local Government Pension Scheme obligations would strengthen a supplier’s position. The successful supplier is a large catering business, while one SME reached the final stage, indicating that smaller operators may be relevant where they can demonstrate sufficient capacity, resilience and multi-site experience.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

PP-10176 Prince Regent Street Trust Catering

Notice Description

Prince Regent Street Trust is a multi-academy trust with 6 primary schools in Stockton-on-Tees and Middlesborough. Catering for 6 schools within the Trust LGPS applies to this contract 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. The estimated contract value for this contract over the full potential 5 year period is PS4,800,000. (excluding VAT).

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-069299
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/073511-2026
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
Large

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
£4,800,000 £1M-£10M
Lots Value
£4,800,000 £1M-£10M
Awards Value
£3,669,921 £1M-£10M
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
4 Aug 20261 months ago
Submission Deadline
5 Jun 2026Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
30 Jul 20261 months ago
Contract Period
1 Jan 2027 - 31 Dec 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
PRINCE REGENT STREET TRUST
Contact Name
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Contact Email
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Contact Phone
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →

Buyer Location

Locality
STOCKTON-ON-TEES
Postcode
TS18 5BS
Postcode Area
Cleveland
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLC North East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLC3 Tees Valley
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLC31 Hartlepool and Stockton-on-Tees
Delivery Location
TLC11 Hartlepool and Stockton-on-Tees, TLC12 South Teesside
Local Authority
Stockton-on-Tees
Electoral Ward
Hartburn
Westminster Constituency
Stockton West

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Caterlink

Further Information

Notice Documents

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