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title: "Invitation to Tender for the Framework Agreement for Catering Services at Sidney  Stringer MAT"
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# Invitation to Tender for the Framework Agreement for Catering Services at Sidney  Stringer MAT

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/invitation-to-tender-for-the-framework-agreement-for-catering-services-at-sidney-stringer--ocds-h6vhtk-04d512). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Sidney Stringer Multi Academy Trust: "Invitation to Tender for the Framework Agreement for Catering Services at Sidney  Stringer MAT". Published status: complete. Framework Ceiling: Value not published. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 7 Mar 2025, 15:00 GMT. Published submission portal: www.redboxcs.com.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Sidney Stringer Multi Academy Trust](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/sidney-stringer-multi-academy-trust-urn-136126)
- **Framework Ceiling (notional):** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** 7 March 2025 at 15:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** School catering services, School meals
- **Delivery Location:** UKG3, UKG33
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-04d512`

## 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-the-framework-agreement-for-catering-services-at-sidney-stringer--ocds-h6vhtk-04d512#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [redboxcs.com](/out?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.redboxcs.com)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/invitation-to-tender-for-the-framework-agreement-for-catering-services-at-sidney-stringer--ocds-h6vhtk-04d512#participate

## Description
Sidney Stringer MAT has decided to tender their catering services to investigate the financial and qualitative benefits they could be offered through this process.
 The contract will be awarded for a three-year duration with the option of two additional, one year extensions. 
The financial structure of the contract is designed to reflect the Trusts' aims to reward the Contractor in a fair manner and based upon contract delivery and to have an open-book
agreement that is easily auditable. 
Further details about the Trust & Schools are given later in the document under 'The Schools' section.
Tender Schedule:
Issue of Invitation to Tender - 20/01/2025
Bidding Companies to Visit Sites - Tue 4th - Thur 6th Feb 2025
Clarification Deadline - 26/02/2025
Clarification Return Deadline * - 03/03/2025
Deadline for return of Tender Responses - 07/03/2025 - 3:00pm
Evaluation of Responses - Red Box - w/c 10/03/2025
Presentation by shortlisted bidders - 27/03/2025 (location tbc)
Reference site visits - w/c 31/03/2025
Contract Awarded by - 25/04/2025
Mobilisation Meeting - tbc
Contract Commencement - 01/09/2025
Please direct all tender queries to: 
Consultant Contacts:
Dean Douthwaite
dd@redboxcs.com
Tel: 07814 138157

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 15894210
- **Delivery regions:** UKG

- **Description:** Sidney Stringer MAT School site visits to take place from Tuesday 4th February - Thursday 6th February 2025. 
Site visit schedule included in the ITT documentation.
 The Sidney Stringer Multi Academy Trust has decided to tender their catering service...

- **Options published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** 050419-2025-1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **MELLORS CATERING SERVICES LIMITED**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-24078`
  - Value: £552,390 † (exc. VAT)

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

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** 050419-2025-1 (active)
  - Signed Value: £552,390
  - Signed Date: 02/06/2025

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F050419-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2025-08-21T09:18:42.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-28T09:05:54.125Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-04d512