Official UK procurement notice
Consortium Trust tender for catering services
Authority: Consortium Trust (Public body)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionConsortium Trust is a family of schools and educational provisions with the fundamental aim to not only maintain but to enhance quality education at the centre of their communities across East Anglia. They are seeking a contractor to provide catering services at 14 of their sites; 11 primary schools, 2 special through schools and 1 private nursery. The contract will be awarded for a period of 3 years commencing 1st September 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 Client 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.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Competitive flexible procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Light touch regime
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 3 Jul 2026, 17:18 BST
- Last source update
- 3 Jul 2026, 17:18 BST
- Authority reference
CA17079- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-063000- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06c3deFind a Tender
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Contract details notice published3 Jul 2026, 17:18 BSTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Pantry | £1,558,178 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Consortium Trust tender for catering services · The Pantry
- Signed
- 12 Jun 2026
- Value
- £1,558,178
- Period
- 1 Sept 2026 – 31 Aug 2029 · up to 31 Aug 2031 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- Extensions allowed: Yes (2 x 12 months)
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- THE PANTRY (UK) LIMITEDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender