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title: "Invitation to Tender for Provision of Catering Services (Framework Agreement) at Pendle Education Trust"
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# Invitation to Tender for Provision of Catering Services (Framework Agreement) at Pendle Education Trust

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/invitation-to-tender-for-provision-of-catering-services-framework-agreement-at-pendle-educ-ocds-h6vhtk-060854). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Pendle Education Trust: "Invitation to Tender for Provision of Catering Services (Framework Agreement) at Pendle Education Trust". Published status: active. Framework Ceiling: £2,190,578. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 3 Apr 2026, 16:00 BST. Published submission portal: redboxportal.com.

## Key Information
- **Status:** ACTIVE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Pendle Education Trust](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/pendle-education-trust-GB-PPON-PRJP-2224-TJHM)
- **Framework Ceiling (notional):** £2,190,578 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 3 April 2026 at 16:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** School catering services
- **Delivery Location:** UKD4, UKD46
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Official Documents:** 3 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/invitation-to-tender-for-provision-of-catering-services-framework-agreement-at-pendle-educ-ocds-h6vhtk-060854#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-060854`

## 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/invitation-to-tender-for-provision-of-catering-services-framework-agreement-at-pendle-educ-ocds-h6vhtk-060854#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [redboxportal.com](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fredboxportal.com%2F)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/invitation-to-tender-for-provision-of-catering-services-framework-agreement-at-pendle-educ-ocds-h6vhtk-060854#participate

## Description
Pendle Education Trust (PET) have decided to tender their catering services contract to investigate the financial and qualitative benefits they could be offered through this process.
Services include catering provision for 3 Primary Schools and 2 Secondary Schools Mon- Fri term time (190 days). Approximately 678 primary School meals are served daily and Secondary income is circa 2k per day combined. All Schools have existing kitchens and staff, with good equipment. 
 Here is a little information about the Trust's strategy, taken from their website Pendle Education Trust - Home
"Our Trust has the opportunity to influence and shape the children in our family to reach their full potential and more. We have over 2200 (2019-20) children in our schools, three primary and two secondary, with over 300 staff dedicated to their education and wellbeing. We are committed to the communities in which we work and recognise the uniqueness of each of these five communities with the local area in which we chose to work. Whilst we have ambition to increase the size of our family this will not be growth without thought. We are committed to working in our local area and to reaping the benefits of being geographically close - are schools are all within a thirteen-mile radius. We intend to protect our schools and ensure that we do not destabilise our family when we do grow. We have the support of our sponsor, Nelson & Colne College to ensure that we are relentless in our focus on the teaching and learning experience of our children and the improved opportunities this will bring to their lives."

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 55524000
- **Delivery regions:** UKD
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £2,190,578

- **Contract Period:** 31/08/2026 to 31/08/2029
- **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%2F011745-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-02-10T11:20:33.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-21T08:58:12.830Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-060854