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# GLF Schools Catering Contract

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/glf-schools-catering-contract-ocds-h6vhtk-05e8bb). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** GLF SCHOOLS: "GLF Schools Catering Contract". Published status: complete. Published Value: £36,000,000. 2 published lots. Recorded submission deadline: 12 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT. Published submission portal: bidiful-teamportal.app.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [GLF SCHOOLS](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/glf-schools-GB-COH-07551959)
- **Published Value:** £36,000,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 12 December 2025 at 12:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 2
- **Procurement Method:** Competitive flexible procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** School catering services
- **Delivery Location:** UKI62, UKJ11, UKJ14, UKJ25, UKJ26, UKJ27, UKJ3
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Awarded Value:** £44,430,000 (inc. VAT; no net value published, 2 awards)
- **Official Documents:** 5 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/glf-schools-catering-contract-ocds-h6vhtk-05e8bb#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-05e8bb`

## 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/glf-schools-catering-contract-ocds-h6vhtk-05e8bb#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [bidiful-teamportal.app](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fbidiful-teamportal.app%2Fp%2Faceadvice)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/glf-schools-catering-contract-ocds-h6vhtk-05e8bb#participate

## Description
The Trust serves over 19,000 young people aged 2 to 19 in a diverse array of settings, with around 2,500 employees. Our schools are in Oxfordshire, Berkshire, Hampshire, Surrey, West Sussex and the London Boroughs of Wandsworth and Croydon.
The Trust is seeking experienced caterers to provide high quality school catering services across the Trust, currently there are 8 secondary schools and 35 primary schools. It is anticipated the majority of the schools will be in scope, however the final number of schools will be defined later in the process.
It is expected the contract will be divided into Lots, with bidders given the opportunity to apply for some or all of the various Lots.

## Lots (2)
### Lot 1: West & Central
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 55524000
- **Delivery regions:** UKJ
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £20,000,000

- **Contract Period:** 31/07/2026 to 31/07/2029
- **Renewal published:** yes
- **Options published:** yes

### Lot 2: East & South
- **Lot id:** `2`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 55524000
- **Delivery regions:** UKI, UKJ
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £10,000,000

- **Contract Period:** 31/07/2026 to 31/07/2029
- **Renewal published:** yes
- **Options published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (2)
- **Award:** GLF Schools Catering Contract (pending)
  - Award id: `1`
  - Supplier(s): **ASPENS-SERVICES LIMITED**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-175495`
  - Value: £44,000,000 (inc. VAT)
  - Date: 30/04/2026

- **Award:** Banstead Community Junior School Catering (pending)
  - Award id: `2`
  - Supplier(s): **ASPENS-SERVICES LIMITED**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-175495`
  - Value: £430,000 (inc. VAT)
  - Date: 30/04/2026

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F077039-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-05-01T16:39:08.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-21T12:03:56.800Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-05e8bb