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Awarded · ResultStage · award

EDEN LEARNING TRUST.

Tanfield School - Catering & Cleaning Services

ValueValue not published
Awarded
Published5 May 2026
RegionNationwide
Outcome — awarded
Compass Contract Services

This is a contract result notice, not an open opportunity. Details from the official award data.

Who to contact
Maria Robinson
Tenders@minervapcs.com
01256467107

The procurement contact named on the official notice.

The brief

Lot 1 - Catering Services and Lot 2 - Cleaning Services Tanfield School is currently out to tender for the provision of a full daily catering and cleaning service.

The school is a secondary academy based in Tanfield and part of Eden Learning Trust.

The contract is being offered for three years with the option to extend for a further two periods of 12 months.

The contract commencement date is: Catering - 05 April 2026 Cleaning - 31 May 2026 Lot 1 - Catering Services The services at the school are outsourced.

The Contractor will be responsible for the provision of a full school food catering service for the pupils and staff at the school.

This will consist of morning breaks and full lunch service for each school day.

The catering facilities at the school include 2 dining halls both with servery’s and take place over two sittings.

Across the school there are currently 692 pupils on roll for the academic year 2024/25.

Of this figure, 235 pupils are entitled to Free School Meals.

TUPE is expected to apply, details of which can be found in the tender documentation.

No members of the catering team are part of the Local Government Pension Scheme.

The school is keen to further increase uptake and continue the good work already in place for catering.

It wishes to do so by working closely with the successful contractor in developing and continuously improving the service and partnership during the period of the contract and by introducing innovative and creative ideas as submitted in the tender process and ongoing.

The school is aware that there are always opportunities to improve and modernise.

They are interested in ensuring that the caterers provide the best possible service, introducing new menu ideas and initiatives so that pupils are all eating and utilising the service regularly.

Lot 2 - Cleaning Services The contract is for a full daily cleaning service during term time and periodic cleaning outside of term time.

TUPE is expected to apply, details of which can be found in the tender documentation.

One member of the cleaning team is a member of the Local Government Pension Scheme, and all details are in the tender documentation.

Key requirements

What the supplier must deliver

01

The Contractor will be responsible for

The Contractor will be responsible for the provision of a full school food catering service for the pupils and staff at the school.

02

TUPE is expected to apply, details

TUPE is expected to apply, details of which can be found in the tender documentation.

03

They are interested in ensuring that

They are interested in ensuring that the caterers provide the best possible service, introducing new menu ideas and initiatives so that pupils are all eating and utilising the service regularly.

Derived from the notice text — always confirm against the original documents.

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Source & provenance
OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-055e8a
Stage
award · Awarded
Source
Find a Tender
Buyer ref
041254-2026
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