Official UK procurement notice
Cornwall Education Learning Trust ~ Catering Tender
Authority: CORNWALL EDUCATION LEARNING TRUST (Public body)·Consortium: 17 public authorities
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe contract covers the scope for the provision of all catering services across the Trust, which also includes all hospitality and free issue requirements.
The duration of the contract being offered is for an initial three-year period commencing on 01 September 2025, with the potential to extend for a further two 12-month periods. These extensions will be granted by mutual consent and on the same terms and conditions as the original contract without the right to further extend beyond the full five years.
CPV: Catering services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1Published value£9,057,906
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Restricted procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Closed
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 20 Jan 2025, 12:05 GMT
- Last source update
- 20 Jan 2025, 12:05 GMT
- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-001845- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04d496Find a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Publisher note: The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs). However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement.It will be the supplier's responsibility to obtain any necessary documents in order to submit a response by the closing date and time. The contracting authority reserves the right not to award any or part of the contract which is the subject of this contract notice and reserves the right to terminate the procurement process at any time. The contracting authority will not be liable for any costs incurred by those expressing an interest in tendering for this contract opportunity. The contracting authority will consider variant bids, evaluating them (so far as the variant or the evaluation of the variant is in the opinion of the contracting authority practicable) on the same basis as a conforming bid, but shall not be obliged to accept any such bid in preference to a conforming bid even if the variant bid scores more highly. No variant will be considered unless the bidder simultaneously submits a conforming bid. For more information about this opportunity, please visit the Delta eSourcing portal at: https://litmustms.co.uk/tenders/UK-UK-Cornwall:-Catering-services./695VU8479J To respond to this opportunity, please click here: https://litmustms.co.uk/respond/695VU8479J GO Reference: GO-2025120-PRO-29176492
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 21 Feb 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
20 Jan 2025 → 1 Sept 2025 · 4 dates- Notice published20 Jan 2025, 12:05 GMT
- Submission deadline21 Feb 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Invitations to tender expected17 Mar 2025
- Contract starts1 Sept 2025, 00:00 BST
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
17 public bodies on the noticeConsortium members and other public bodies
- Bodmin CollegeContracting authority
- Brannel SchoolContracting authority
- Carclaze CP SchoolContracting authority
- Fowey Primary SchoolContracting authority
- Lostwithiel Primary SchoolContracting authority
- Luxulyan SchoolContracting authority
- Mevagissey Community Primary SchoolContracting authority
- Mount Charles SchoolContracting authority
- Newquay Junior AcademyContracting authority
- Newquay Primary AcademyContracting authority
- Newquay Tretherras SchoolContracting authority
- Penrice AcademyContracting authority
- Poltair SchoolContracting authority
- Pondhu Primary SchoolContracting authority
- Port Isaac AcademyContracting authority
- St Mewan CP SchoolContracting authority
Official documents & specifications (4)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria