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title: "Award of Catering Services for St Thomas Catholic Academies Trust Schools"
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# Award of Catering Services for St Thomas Catholic Academies Trust Schools

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/award-of-catering-services-for-st-thomas-catholic-academies-trust-schools-ocds-h6vhtk-038763). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** St Thomas Catholic Academies Trust c/o Panache Consultancy: "Award of Catering Services for St Thomas Catholic Academies Trust Schools". Published status: complete. Dynamic Market Estimate: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [St Thomas Catholic Academies Trust c/o Panache Consultancy](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/st-thomas-catholic-academies-trust-c-o-panache-consultancy-GB-FTS-53886)
- **Dynamic Market Estimate (lifetime call-offs):** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Restricted procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** School catering services
- **Delivery Location:** UKJ11
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-038763`

## 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/award-of-catering-services-for-st-thomas-catholic-academies-trust-schools-ocds-h6vhtk-038763#tl-md)

## Description
Working across the south of the Diocese of Northampton St Thomas Catholic Academies Trust is proud to serve 14 school communities in Buckinghamshire, Luton, Central Bedfordshire and Slough.
Three of these schools are now seeking to procure catering services; 2 x primary schools: St Anthony’s Catholic Primary School & Nursery and St Ethelbert’s Catholic Primary School & Nursery; and 1 x secondary school: St Joseph’s Catholic High School.
The Trust is seeking a school meals catering supplier for all three schools from 1st January 2023 for a 3 year contract (plus possible extension on a +1year, +1year basis).
The successful supplier is to provide a healthy, high quality and value for money catering service to all school pupils, staff and hospitality as required.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 55524000
- **Delivery regions:** UKJ

- **Description:** Panache Consultancy are assisting St Thomas Catholic Academies Trust in the procurement of the school catering services for the three schools listed.
The SQ document can be obtained via the link provided in MyTenders, or via gailheath@panacheconsulta...

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** 033118-2022-1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **Harrison Catering Services Limited**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-158897`
  - Value: £1,500,000 † (exc. VAT)

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** 033118-2022-1 (active)
  - Signed Value: £1,500,000
  - Signed Date: 22/11/2022

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F033118-2022)
- **Last Source Update:** 2022-11-22T16:01:37.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-22T11:02:08.256Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-038763