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King Edward VI High School

King Edward VI High School - Catering Tender

HospitalityCPV 55524000
Value£733k
Deadline
Published13 May 2026
RegionNationwide
Who to contact
Andrew Kyle
andrew@askjak.co.uk

The procurement contact named on the official notice.

Contract value in context
£733ktotal contract value
median £606k
this tender£0£7.6m

This sits in the upper-middle of the Hospitality & Catering band — a substantial contract for the sector. Based on 3,335 valued Hospitality & Catering tenders in our corpus.

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The brief

The successful Supplier will be required to provide catering services for King Edward VI High School, West Way, Stafford, ST17 9YJ.

King Edward VI High School is a leading 11-18 co-educational Academy situated in Stafford and is a member of Walton Multi Academy Trust.

There are c.606 pupils Y7-Y11 and 41 in sixth form.

Total pupils on roll are 647 and there are c.87 staff.

The school is looking to appoint an experienced caterer who: 1.Will deliver an innovative food offer that consistently achieves a high standard of service for the pupils and staff 2.Will provide a quality of management and staffing to the operations with sufficient back up resource if required in support of the on-site team 3.Can demonstrate the ability to increase participation and to continue to drive the service forward to improve the financial standing of the contract year on year 4.Will embrace an open and honest approach for financial and operational matters The incumbent catering staff are currently employed by a catering contractor and TUPE will apply.

Please note that there is at least one member of staff currently employed under a Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) and as such prospective suppliers must be able to demonstrate their capability of running similar schemes as part of this contract under an Admitted Body Status.

Key requirements

What the supplier must deliver

01

The successful Supplier will be required

The successful Supplier will be required to provide catering services for King Edward VI High School, West Way, Stafford, ST17 9YJ.

02

1.Will deliver an innovative food offer

1.Will deliver an innovative food offer that consistently achieves a high standard of service for the pupils and staff.

03

2.Will provide a quality of management

2.Will provide a quality of management and staffing to the operations with sufficient back up resource if required in support of the on-site team.

04

3.Can demonstrate the ability to increase participation

3.Can demonstrate the ability to increase participation and to continue to drive the service forward to improve the financial standing of the contract year on year.

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Source & provenance
OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06982f
Stage
tender · Open
Source
Find a Tender
Buyer ref
044126-2026
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