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# 3-18 Education Trust TEnder for Catering Services

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/3-18-education-trust-tender-for-catering-services-ocds-h6vhtk-05d1d8). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** The 3-18 Education Trust: "3-18 Education Trust TEnder for Catering Services". Published status: complete. Published Value: £5,149,310. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 24 Nov 2025, 10:00 GMT. Published submission portal: suppliers.multiquote.com.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [The 3-18 Education Trust](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/the-3-18-education-trust-coh-08064698)
- **Published Value:** £5,149,310 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 24 November 2025 at 10:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** School catering services
- **Delivery Location:** UK
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Awarded Value:** £6,713,862 (exc. VAT, 1 award)
- **Official Documents:** 3 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/3-18-education-trust-tender-for-catering-services-ocds-h6vhtk-05d1d8#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-05d1d8`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/3-18-education-trust-tender-for-catering-services-ocds-h6vhtk-05d1d8#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [suppliers.multiquote.com](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fsuppliers.multiquote.com)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/3-18-education-trust-tender-for-catering-services-ocds-h6vhtk-05d1d8#participate

## Description
The 3-18 Education Trust is a multi-academy trust based in Shropshire. The Trust is seeking a catering contractor to provide catering services to 10 schools (4 x Secondary, 5 x Primary and 1 x All Through School). The contract will be awarded for a period of 3 years commencing 1st August 2026 with an option to extend for a further one plus one years, which will be measured on the achievement of agreed Key Performance Indicators (KPI’s), from Day One of the contract.  
The Trust is seeking a partnership to continue to maximise the opportunity of the catering facilities and to further enhance the dining experience for both staff and students. There is an opportunity to consider investment proposals which can be used to update the current facilities.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 55524000
- **Delivery regions:** UK
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £5,149,310

- **Contract Period:** 31/07/2026 to 31/07/2029
- **Renewal published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** 3-18 Education Trust TEnder for Catering Services (active)
  - Award id: `1`
  - Supplier(s): **OCS Group UK Limited.**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-97744`
  - Value: £6,713,862 (exc. VAT)
  - Date: 30/04/2026

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F067578-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-05-12T15:56:22.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-23T04:51:25.982Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-05d1d8