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Catering Services
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01/ The notice
Key facts
- Value
- £850,000Estimated value stated in the notice
- Deadline (UK time)
- Mon 16 Nov 2026, 23:59 GMTOpen for bids.
- Published
- 14 Oct 2026
- Region
- Not stated
02/ The brief
What the notice says
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The Trust invites expressions of interest from suitably qualified catering providers for the provision of school catering services across nine schools within the Trust (based in Plymouth, Torquay and Newton Abbott).
Current value of contract is £850,000.
The contract will include:
• Daily pupil meal provision
• Free School Meal provision
• Hospitality services
• Nutritional compliance
• Sustainability objectives
• Social value commitments
The procurement will be conducted under the Competitive Flexible Procedure in accordance with the Procurement Act 2023.
Interested suppliers must demonstrate:
• Relevant education sector experience
• Financial stability
• Appropriate insurances
• Safeguarding compliance
• Food safety management systems
• TUPE experience
The estimated contract commencement date is 1 April 2027.
03/ Classification
CPV codes
Common Procurement Vocabulary codes, exactly as the notice lists them. No descriptions are added here.
- 55520000
04/ History
Releases of this notice
One release held, oldest first. Dates are UK time.
- 14 Oct 2026Tender notice
Tender notice published 14 October 2026.
Deadline in this release: Mon 16 Nov 2026, 23:59 GMT.
Release 096984-2026
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05/ Limits
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- Only one release is held, so there is no change history.
06/ Questions
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- Reference
- ocds-h6vhtk-078782
- Source
- Find a Tender
- Stage
- tender · Open
- Last verified
- Wed 14 Oct 2026, 23:17 BST
- Read at
- Thu 22 Oct 2026, 16:33 BST
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