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# Food Supply Tender for Academy Transformation Trust Schools

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/food-supply-tender-for-academy-transformation-trust-schools-ocds-h6vhtk-04fd9d). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Academy Transformation Trust: "Food Supply Tender for Academy Transformation Trust Schools". Published status: complete. Published Value: £4,500,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 18 Apr 2025, 23:59 BST. Published submission portal: www.academytransformationtrust.co.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Academy Transformation Trust](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/academy-transformation-trust-coh-07846852)
- **Published Value:** £4,500,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 18 April 2025 at 23:59 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Competitive flexible procedure
- **Main Category:** goods
- **Classifications (CPV):** Food, beverages, tobacco and related products
- **Delivery Location:** UK, UKC, UKD, UKE, UKF, UKG, UKH, UKI, UKJ, UKK
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Awarded Value:** £4,500,000 (inc. VAT; no net value published, 1 contract)
- **Official Documents:** 4 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/food-supply-tender-for-academy-transformation-trust-schools-ocds-h6vhtk-04fd9d#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-04fd9d`

## 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/food-supply-tender-for-academy-transformation-trust-schools-ocds-h6vhtk-04fd9d#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [academytransformationtrust.co.uk](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.academytransformationtrust.co.uk%2F)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/food-supply-tender-for-academy-transformation-trust-schools-ocds-h6vhtk-04fd9d#participate

## Description
Provision and distribution of fresh, chilled, frozen and ambient food and beverages to 21 academies (primary & secondary), including dairy, meat, bakery, produce, dry goods, frozen lines and drinks. Service includes multi-site scheduled deliveries, quality assurance, food safety compliance and sustainability reporting. 
Estimated maximum value (full potential term incl. options): £4,500,000 (incl. VAT).
Pricing model: Basket pricing with indexed adjustments; category‑based discount structure; delivery charges included.
Note on valuation: Actual expenditure varies with pupil numbers, menus and commodity markets. The value is an estimate for transparency and reflects ATT-wide demand forecasts and published price mechanisms.
This notice is being published after contract commencement due to an administrative oversight during a staffing transition. The delay was not intentional and occurred while responsibilities were being reassigned. The contracting authority has taken steps to strengthen internal controls to ensure timely publication of future notices.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 15000000
- **Delivery regions:** UK
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £4,500,000

- **Contract Period:** 31/07/2025 to 01/08/2028
- **Renewal published:** yes
- **Options published:** yes

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

  - Supplier(s): **CREED FOODSERVICE LIMITED**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-182972`
  - Value: £4,500,000 † (inc. VAT)

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

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** Food Supply Tender for Academy Transformation Trust Schools (active)
  - Signed Value: £4,500,000
  - Signed Date: 18/09/2025

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F013205-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2025-12-15T13:55:58.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-26T11:16:59.530Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-04fd9d