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title: "Framework for the Provision of Food and Outsourced Catering Services"
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# Framework for the Provision of Food and Outsourced Catering Services

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/framework-for-the-provision-of-food-and-outsourced-catering-services-ocds-h6vhtk-04e764). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** HEART ACADEMIES TRUST: "Framework for the Provision of Food and Outsourced Catering Services". Published status: complete. Framework Ceiling: £200,000,000. 2 published lots. Recorded submission deadline: 28 Mar 2025, 12:00 GMT. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [HEART ACADEMIES TRUST](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/heart-academies-trust-coh-06969741)
- **Framework Ceiling (notional):** £200,000,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 28 March 2025 at 12:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 2
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Catering services
- **Delivery Location:** UK
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-04e764`

## 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/framework-for-the-provision-of-food-and-outsourced-catering-services-ocds-h6vhtk-04e764#tl-md)

## Description
Value Match and HEART are looking to source a single Supplier per Lot to service a Catering Framework with a focus on providing meals with high nutritional value that are accessible and appealing to students.
The desired outcome of this process is to award a Framework for a catering offering with a focus on maximising learning outcomes for children. Meals with high nutritional value will enable students to focus and learn, this is particularly important as for some children, the school lunch may be the only meal, or the only healthy meal, of the day.

## Lots (2)
### Lot 1: Lot 1 - Catering Services
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 55520000
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Renewal published:** yes

### Lot 2: Lot 2 - Food Only
- **Lot id:** `2`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 55520000
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Renewal published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (2)
- **Award:** 030894-2026-1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **MELLORS CATERING SERVICES LIMITED**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-24078`
  - Value: £100,000,000 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** 030894-2026-2 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **TURNER & PRICE LIMITED**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-107248`
  - Value: £100,000,000 † (exc. VAT)

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

## Contracts (2)
- **Contract:** 030894-2026-1 (active)
  - Signed Value: £100,000,000
  - Signed Date: 11/06/2025

- **Contract:** 030894-2026-2 (active)
  - Signed Value: £100,000,000
  - Signed Date: 20/05/2025

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F030894-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-04-02T12:32:24.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-29T00:51:32.404Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-04e764