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.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-06c3de
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/063000-2026
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK7 - Contract Details Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Competitive flexible procedure
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Large
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
-
- CPV Codes
55524000 - School catering services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £1,558,178 £1M-£10M
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 3 Jul 20261 weeks ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 11 Jun 20261 months ago
- Contract Period
- 31 Aug 2026 - 31 Aug 2029 3-4 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Complete
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- CONSORTIUM 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
- 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/063000-2026
3rd July 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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