Consortium Trust tender for catering services
Estimated value
—
Awarded value
£1.6m
Suppliers
1
Lots
1
Published
03 Jul 2026
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.
Scope
- Reference
- CA17079
- Commercial tool
- Standalone contract
- Contract dates
- 31 Aug 2026 to 31 Aug 2029Possible extension to 31 Aug 2031
Extensions allowed: Yes (2 x 12 months)
- CPV classifications
- 55524000
- Contract locations
- UK, United Kingdom
- Particular suitability
- Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)Voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSE)
Award criteria
Criteria the buyer will use to evaluate bids.
| Name | Description | Type | Weighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clarification Meet | Clarification Meet | quality | 10.00% |
| Price | Price | price | 30.00% |
| Food Quality & Variety of Healthy Meal Choices | Food Quality & Variety of Healthy Meal Choices | quality | 20.00% |
| Corporate, Social Responsibility & Added Value | Corporate, Social Responsibility & Added Value | quality | 10.00% |
| Relationship Management & Support | Relationship Management & Support | quality | 15.00% |
| Customer Experience And Innovation | Customer Experience And Innovation | quality | 15.00% |
Submission & procedure
- Procedure
- Competitive flexible procedure
Award details
Awarded supplier(s), contract period and value as published in the award notice.
Awarded value
£1.6m
Award date
11 Jun 2026
Contract start
31 Aug 2026
Contract end
31 Aug 2029