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# Diocese of Ely Multi Academy Trust - Catering Services

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/diocese-of-ely-multi-academy-trust-catering-services-ocds-h6vhtk-04de4a). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Diocese of Ely Multi Academy Trust: "Diocese of Ely Multi Academy Trust - Catering Services". Published status: complete. Published Value: £9,150,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 14 Mar 2025, 17:00 GMT. Published submission portal: in-tendhost.co.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Diocese of Ely Multi Academy Trust](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/diocese-of-ely-multi-academy-trust-GB-FTS-137742)
- **Published Value:** £9,150,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 14 March 2025 at 17:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Restricted procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** School catering services
- **Delivery Location:** UKH12
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £13,179,068 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **Official Documents:** 2 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/diocese-of-ely-multi-academy-trust-catering-services-ocds-h6vhtk-04de4a#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-04de4a`

## 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/diocese-of-ely-multi-academy-trust-catering-services-ocds-h6vhtk-04de4a#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [in-tendhost.co.uk](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fin-tendhost.co.uk%2Fminervapcs%2Faspx%2FHome)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/diocese-of-ely-multi-academy-trust-catering-services-ocds-h6vhtk-04de4a#participate

## Description
Diocese of Ely Multi Academy Trust is currently out to tender for the provision of a full daily catering service.The services at the Trust schools are a mix of in-house (one school) and outsourced provision.The Contractor will be responsible for the provision of a full school food catering service for the pupils and staff at the Trust schools.The catering facilities at the school include the main dining areas and servery.  All outlets are available to all pupils.Across the Trust there are currently 6936 pupils on roll for the academic year 2024/25.  Of this figure, 2297 pupils are entitled to UIFSM and a further 1460 to Free School Meals. TUPE is expected to apply, details of which can be found in the tender documentation.Some members of the catering team are members of the Local Government Pension Scheme (Norfolk Fund and Cambridgeshire Fund) and all details are in the tender documentation.

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

- **Estimated Value:** £9,150,000
- **Description:** Diocese of Ely Multi Academy Trust is currently out to tender for the provision of a full daily catering service.The services at the Trust schools are a mix of in-house (one school) and outsourced provision.The Contractor will be responsible for the ...

- **Options published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** Catering Services (active)
  - Award id: `045181-2025-Diocese of Ely MAT-1`
  - Supplier(s): **Cater Link Limited**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-102183`
  - Value: £13,179,068 † (exc. VAT)

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

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** Catering Services (active)
  - Signed Value: £13,179,068
  - Signed Date: 20/07/2025

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F045181-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2025-08-01T11:10:32.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-28T13:09:14.918Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-04de4a