The procurement contact named on the official notice.

The 4 Cs MAT currently has four member academies - one secondary and three primaries all in Cambridgeshire.

There are also two schools due to open in September 2022.

The Trust expect the catering services across its schools to be of high quality,delivering a positive dining experience to all customers The schools that form part of this tender are : Lot 1- Secondary -Arthur Mellows Village College – 1720 students on roll Lot 2 -Manor Drive Secondary (new build) - 60 in September 2022 rising to 900 and Manor Drive Secondary(new build)- 120 in September 2022 rising to 420 Lot 3 - Primary - Discovery Primary Academy - 548 pupils on roll Lot 4 -Primary - Fulbridge Academy -878 pupils on roll Lot 5 -Primary - Hampton Vale Primary Academy-681 pupils on roll The financial structure of Lot 1 will be on a guaranteed cost/return model, with Lot 2 on a ‘cost plus model with guarantees for the first year-moving to a guaranteed cost/return model from year 2 and beyond.

Lots 3,4 & 5 will be on a price per meal model.

Please note that the successful organisation(s) may be required to gain Admitted Body Status to Cambridgeshire Local Government Pension Scheme.

The Trust is voluntarily following the restricted procedure as set out within the Public Contract Regulations 2015 (PCR), however please note that this is considered a contract under the Light Touch Regime and therefore the Trust are not obliged to follow the full scope of the PCR.

Completed Supplier Questionnaires(SQ) should be sent to tenders@matriculateconsulting.co.uk before the published deadline.

The link to the SQ can be found in 1.3