--- title: "Primary Phase Catering - 2026" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-17273a36-b5dd-42df-95f5-130d347e0f25" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-17273a36-b5dd-42df-95f5-130d347e0f25" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-17273a36-b5dd-42df-95f5-130d347e0f25.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-17273a36-b5dd-42df-95f5-130d347e0f25.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "WEST SUSSEX COUNTY COUNCIL" published: "2024-09-04" --- # Primary Phase Catering - 2026 Buyer: WEST SUSSEX COUNTY COUNCIL Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-b5fd17-17273a36-b5dd-42df-95f5-130d347e0f25 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-17273a36-b5dd-42df-95f5-130d347e0f25) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-17273a36-b5dd-42df-95f5-130d347e0f25.json) ## Summary West Sussex County Council (WSCC) is initiating a procurement process for "Primary Phase Catering - 2026", engaging early with the school meal provider market. This planning stage, announced on 4th September 2024, aims to explore food solutions for primary phase schools located in the South East region of the United Kingdom, with key milestones including an engagement end date on 27th September 2024. This market testing activity is classified under "School catering services" (CPV code: 55524000), conducted via an electronic tendering portal, Atamis, and is suitable for SMEs and VCSEs. This tender presents significant growth opportunities for established school meal operators, particularly those with experience and capacity to deliver at scale. As WSCC seeks to collaborate with proven providers, businesses specialising in school catering and capable of offering innovative food solutions will find this engagement beneficial. Registering on the Atamis portal is essential for accessing further information and engaging in this request for information (RFI) process. The focus on specialist providers underscores the potential for businesses to expand their footprint in the educational catering sector. ## Notice West Sussex County Council (WSCC) wish to engage with the school meal Provider market to give opportunity to both parties to explore food solutions within our Primary phase schools in the future. This market testing exercise is not an invitation to tender or a request for formal expressions of interest. This document does not form any part of an invitation to tender. WSCC is issuing this request for information only. Given the specialist nature and size of these opportunities WSCC seek to engage with proven school meal operators and reserve the right to decline requests for meeting slots with Providers not operating at scale in this area of business. WSCC is utilising an electronic tendering portal (Atamis) to manage this RFI and as such interested individuals and organisations will need to register on the portal to access the RFI documentation. https://atamis-7669.my.salesforce-sites.com/ProSpend__CS_ContractPage?SearchType=Projects&uid=a07N100000TnCzmIAF&searchStr=&sortStr=Recently+Published&page=1&filters=&County= ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/a65c81ac-8d5c-4ac4-b726-460ca3001c42 | | Notice type | Market Engagement Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Not Specified | | Procurement method details | Not specified | | Tender suitability | SME, VCSE | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Planning | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 4 Sep 2024 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 27 Sep 2024 | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | Not specified | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | Not specified | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Planning | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | WEST SUSSEX COUNTY COUNCIL | | Locality | CHICHESTER | | Post town | Portsmouth | | Postcode | PO19 1RQ | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLJ South East (England) | | ITL 2 | TLJ2 Surrey, East and West Sussex | | ITL 3 | TLJ27 West Sussex (South West) | | Local authority | Chichester | | Electoral ward | Chichester Central | | Westminster constituency | Chichester | | Delivery location | TLJ South East (England) | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 55 - Hotel, restaurant and retail trade services ### Codes - 55524000 - School catering services ## Release History - 4 Sep 2024 at 13:23 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/a65c81ac-8d5c-4ac4-b726-460ca3001c42 - 4 Sep 2024 at 13:22 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/85e0a56d-9c81-4a5c-8ab8-4d1e1b89b7ab - 4 Sep 2024 at 11:08 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/89fab9ab-6910-40d6-b0c0-9bd6b3c8dea7 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/a65c81ac-8d5c-4ac4-b726-460ca3001c42 4th September 2024 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/85e0a56d-9c81-4a5c-8ab8-4d1e1b89b7ab 4th September 2024 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/89fab9ab-6910-40d6-b0c0-9bd6b3c8dea7 4th September 2024 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder ## Notice URLs - https://atamis-7669.my.salesforce-sites.com/ProSpend__CS_ContractPage?SearchType=Projects&uid=a07N100000TnCzmIAF&searchStr=&sortStr=Recently+Published&page=1&filters=&County= ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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