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title: "Sapientia Education Trust ~ Catering Tender"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-042d4a"
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# Sapientia Education Trust ~ Catering Tender

Buyer: SAPIENTIA EDUCATION TRUST  
Current stage: Tender  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-042d4a

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## Summary

The Sapientia Education Trust is seeking catering services for fifteen schools in Norfolk and Northern Suffolk. The contract has an estimated value of £1.7 million and is expected to commence on September 1, 2024, with a five-year duration. The procurement process is at the selective stage, with a submission deadline of February 23, 2024, and an invitation date for the second stage scheduled for March 18, 2024.

This tender presents an opportunity for catering service providers to engage with a significant contract within the education sector. Businesses specialising in school catering services and capable of handling a diverse portfolio of primary and secondary schools are well-suited to compete. The tender process allows for variant bids and requires a minimum of 5 to a maximum of 10 suppliers to proceed to the tender stage, facilitating fair competition among service providers.

## Notice

The successful Supplier will be required to provide Catering Services for fifteen schools within the trust, six secondary schools and nine primaries, situated in Norfolk, centred around Norwich and Northern Suffolk.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

The Sapientia Education Trust (SET) was established in 2016 with the purpose of bringing like-minded schools together to work in partnership to deliver a world class education to pupils in Norfolk and Suffolk. The term Sapientia comes from the motto of the founding school, Wymondham College, and means wisdom. 'Our work is cross-phase and involves a strong commitment to staff development and on-going training for all staff in our schools. We believe that collaboration and partnership work helps raise standards and we work with a range of schools within and beyond our Trust.' SET currently consists of 7 secondary schools and 10 primary schools, educating 5,500 pupils. We range in size from the largest state boarding school in the UK, to several very small, rural schools.' SET's school facilities range from the very modern to old Victorian premises. Current catering service annual turnover for the fifteen schools in scope is estimated to be in excess of PS1.7million per annum. The contract is likely to be for an initial 3 year term with the opportunity to extend by mutual agreement for a further two years (3+1+1). The principle aim of this process will be to realise the benefits of a single specialist service provider. This Is a key strategic project for catering that will bundle six secondary schools together alongside nine primaries of varying size, that should attract in-form education sector caterers to make confident and commercially attractive bids. Please see SQ document for more information.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/001335-2024 |
| Notice type | Tender Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Selective |
| Procurement method details | Restricted procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Tender |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 15 Jan 2024 |
| Submission deadline | 23 Feb 2024 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 31 Aug 2024 - 31 Aug 2029 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £1,700,000 |
| Lots value | £1,700,000 |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Active |
| Lots status | Active |
| Awards status | Not specified |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | SAPIENTIA EDUCATION TRUST |
| Additional buyers | ATTLEBOROUGH ACADEMY; BURSTON PRIMARY SCHOOL; CITY ACADEMY NORWICH; FAKENHAM ACADEMY; FRAMINGHAM EARL HIGH SCHOOL; GHOST HILL INFANT AND NURSERY SCHOOL; GREAT HOCKHAM PRIMARY SCHOOL AND NURSERY; OLD BUCKENHAM HIGH SCHOOL; OLD BUCKENHAM PRIMARY SCHOOL; ROCKLAND PRIMARY SCHOOL; SEETHING & MUNDHAM PRIMARY SCHOOL; STRADBROKE HIGH SCHOOL; SURLINGHAM PRIMARY SCHOOL; TIVETSHALL PRIMARY SCHOOL; WHITE HOUSE FARM PRIMARY SCHOOL |
| Locality | NORFOLK |
| Post town | Norwich |
| Postcode | NR18 9SZ |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLH East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLH5 Norfolk |
| ITL 3 | TLH51 Norwich and East Norfolk |
| Local authority | Norwich |
| Electoral ward | University |
| Westminster constituency | Norwich South |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 55 - Hotel, restaurant and retail trade services

### Codes

- 55524000 - School catering services

## Release History

- 15 Jan 2024 at 16:06 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/001335-2024

## Notice URLs

- https://canorwich.org/
- https://litmustms.co.uk/respond/RH6TA7FX6G
- https://litmustms.co.uk/tenders/UK-UK-Norfolk:-School-catering-services./RH6TA7FX6G
- https://www.attleboroughacademy.org/
- https://www.burston-tivetshall-schools.co.uk/
- https://www.fakenhamacademynorfolk.org/
- https://www.framinghamearlhighschool.co.uk/
- https://www.ghosthill.norfolk.sch.uk/
- https://www.greathockhamprimary.org/
- https://www.obhs.co.uk/
- https://www.oldbuckprimary.org/
- https://www.rockland-surlingham-schools.co.uk/
- https://www.se-trust.org/
- https://www.seethingprimary.org/
- https://www.stradbrokehigh.co.uk/
- https://www.whitehousefarmprimary.org/

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