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# Odyssey Collaborative Trust

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/odyssey-collaborative-trust-ocds-h6vhtk-048b3a). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** ACE Advice Limited: "Odyssey Collaborative Trust". Published status: active. Published Value: £1,800,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 27 Sept 2024, 12:00 BST. Published submission portal: bidiful-teamportal.app.

## Key Information
- **Status:** ACTIVE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [ACE Advice Limited](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/ace-advice-limited-GB-COH-12873828)
- **Published Value:** £1,800,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 27 September 2024 at 12:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Restricted procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** School catering services
- **Delivery Location:** UKF1
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-048b3a`

## 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/odyssey-collaborative-trust-ocds-h6vhtk-048b3a#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/odyssey-collaborative-trust-ocds-h6vhtk-048b3a#participate

## Description
Odyssey Collaborative Trust (OCT) are tendering their catering service for all seven schools in The Trust. It is intended that OCT will have one central catering contract with its chosen supplier. 
The successful bidder will be appointed to provide catering services to all seven schools in The Trust.
OCT are looking for an innovative catering supplier with primary school experience to provide a wide range of healthy school compliant meals.
This tender is being managed under The Light Touch Regime

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** active

- **Delivery regions:** UKF

- **Estimated Value:** £1,800,000
- **Description:** Odyssey Collaborative Trust is looking to appoint a single catering contractor to manage all schools in The Trust.
It is a requirement that the chosen caterer has or can obtain Admitted Body Status into the local government pension scheme.

- **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%2F025976-2024)
- **Last Source Update:** 2024-08-15T13:42:05.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-22T18:22:00.090Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-048b3a