School Catering Services for South Farnham Educational Trust Primary Schools
Estimated value
—
Awarded value
£4.8m
Suppliers
1
Lots
1
Published
30 Mar 2026
Description
Contract Award of procurement exercise to source a suitable catering provider for 8 primary and nursery schools within the South Farnham Educational Trust (SFET). Eight of the Trust's schools are seeking a new catering services contract from 1st September 2026, for a contract term of 3 years (plus possible 2 year extension on a +1year, +1year basis). SFET undertook this tender exercise to source a flexible and best value catering contractor with whom they can partner with to achieve service excellence through the provision of a great tasting food, made with authentic recipes and ingredients. Healthy eating, service innovation and added value through food education and sustainability initiatives are equally as important.
Scope
- Reference
- ocds-h6vhtk-05e462
- Commercial tool
- Standalone contract
- Contract dates
- 31 Jul 2026 to 31 Jul 2029Possible extension to 31 Jul 2031
Up to 2 year extension, on a +1year, +1year basis.
- CPV classifications
- 55524000
- Contract locations
- West Sussex, United Kingdom
Award criteria
Criteria the buyer will use to evaluate bids.
| Name | Description | Type | Weighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quality/Technical | — | quality | 70.00% |
| Price | — | price | 30.00% |
Participation
Conditions suppliers must meet to bid.
Scoring criteria listed in PSQ document.
Submission & procedure
- Procedure
- Competitive flexible procedure
Award details
Awarded supplier(s), contract period and value as published in the award notice.
Awarded value
£4.8m
Award date
29 Mar 2026
Contract start
31 Aug 2026
Contract end
31 Aug 2029