Acer Trust - Catering Services (2024)
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Suppliers
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Lots
5
Published
14 Jul 2025
Description
Acer Trust is currently out to tender for the provision of a full daily catering service.The services at the Trust schools are a mix of in-house and outsourced provision.The Contractor will be responsible for the provision of a full school food catering service for the pupils and staff at the Trust schools. This will consist of breakfast and morning breaks at some sites and full lunch service for each school day at all sites. The catering facilities at the school include the main dining areas and servery, plus some sites also have a hot and cold Grab and Go section in the main servery as well as separate servery areas such as a food truck and/or pod to alleviate queuing issues. All outlets are available to all pupils.Across the Trust there are currently 5,688 pupils on roll for the academic year 2024/25. Of this figure, 368 pupils are entitled to UIFSM and a further 670 to Free School Meals.
Scope
- Reference
- MPN-10299
- Commercial tool
- Standalone contract
- Main category
- services
- CPV classifications
- 55524000
- Contract locations
- Oxfordshire
Award criteria
Criteria the buyer will use to evaluate bids.
| Name | Description | Type | Weighting |
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| All criteria are stated only in the procurement documents | 90 | quality | — |
| — | 10 | price | — |
Submission & procedure
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- Restricted procedure
Award details· 5 awards
Awarded supplier(s), contract period and value as published in the award notice.
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Lots · 5 total
Divisions of the contract. Each lot can be awarded separately.
| Lot | Title | Est. value | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Lot 2 - Icknield Community College | £1.1m | cancelled |
| 5 | Lot 5 - Wood Green School | £1.7m | cancelled |
| 1 | Lot 1 - Botley School, Chalgrove Community Primary School, Stadhampton Primary School and Watlington Primary School | £990k | cancelled |
| 3 | Lot 3 - Matthew Arnold School | £1.6m | cancelled |
| 4 | Lot 4 - The Cooper School and Glory Farm Primary School | £1.2m | cancelled |
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Total lots
5
Awarded
5
Estimated total
£6.6m
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Lot 2 - Icknield Community College
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£1.1m
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Lot 5 - Wood Green School
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£1.7m
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Lot 1 - Botley School, Chalgrove Community Primary School, Stadhampton Primary School and Watlington Primary School
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£990k
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Lot 3 - Matthew Arnold School
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£1.6m
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Lot 4 - The Cooper School and Glory Farm Primary School
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£1.2m
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| Title | Type | Value | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wessex Learning Trust~ Catering Tender | contract | — | 14 May 2026 |
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| PP-10177 Parkfield Primary School Catering | contract | — | 29 Apr 2026 |
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| Provision of Outsourced Catering | contract | — | 04 Mar 2026 |
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| Catering Services Framework - Light Touch | contract | — | 19 Dec 2025 |
| Westcountry Schools Trust Managed Catering Service | contract | £10.0m | 04 Nov 2025 |
| PROVISION OF OUTSOURCED CATERING SERVICE | contract | — | 22 Oct 2025 |
| Catering Services Contract for the Romsey Group of Primary Schools | contract | — | 12 Sept 2025 |