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title: "Four Cs MAT - School Catering Services"
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# Four Cs MAT - School Catering Services

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/four-cs-mat-school-catering-services-ocds-h6vhtk-04db03). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Four Cs MAT: "Four Cs MAT - School Catering Services". Published status: active. Published Value: Value not published. 5 published lots. Recorded submission deadline: 14 Mar 2025, 12:00 GMT. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** ACTIVE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Four Cs MAT](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/four-cs-mat-GB-COH-07333133)
- **Published Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** 14 March 2025 at 12:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 5
- **Procurement Method:** Restricted procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** School catering services
- **Delivery Location:** UK
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-04db03`

## 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/four-cs-mat-school-catering-services-ocds-h6vhtk-04db03#tl-md)

## Description
The Four C's Academy Trust is a growing Multi Academy Trust based in and around Peterborough. This tender is for the catering services at six schools. Currently there are four primary schools and two secondary schools in the Trust catering contract. The Trust may expand over the life of the contract, adding additional schools to the scope. 
 The Trust anticipates offering the catering contract in a number of Lots, which may result in more than one catering contract being awarded. 
Lot 1 - Arthur Mellows Village College, Secondary  
Lot 2 - Manor Drive Secondary School and Manor Drive Primary School. These schools share a single premises, however there are two separate kitchens and dining rooms.  
Lot 3 - Hampton Vale Primary Academy 
Lot 4 - Discovery Primary Academy 
Lot 5 - Fulbridge Academy, Primary 
In order to ensure competition, transparency and value for money, this procurement will be conducted in accordance with the Light Touch Regime (LTR)

## Lots (5)
### Lot 1: Arthur Mellows Village College, Secondary
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 55524000
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Description:** Arthur Mellows Village College, Secondary

- **Renewal published:** yes

### Lot 2: Manor Drive Primary School and Manor Drive Secondary School
- **Lot id:** `2`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 55524000
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Description:** Manor Drive Primary School and Manor Drive Secondary School

- **Renewal published:** yes

### Lot 3: Hampton Vale Primary Academy
- **Lot id:** `3`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 55524000
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Description:** Hampton Vale Primary Academy

- **Renewal published:** yes

### Lot 4: Discovery Primary Academy
- **Lot id:** `4`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 55524000
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Description:** Discovery Primary Academy

- **Renewal published:** yes

### Lot 5: Fulbridge Academy
- **Lot id:** `5`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 55524000
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Description:** Fulbridge Academy

- **Renewal published:** yes

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F003467-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2025-02-03T13:02:26.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-21T11:57:19.118Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-04db03