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title: "Scholars' Education Trust Catering Tender"
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# Scholars' Education Trust Catering Tender

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/scholars-education-trust-catering-tender-ocds-h6vhtk-047dcb). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Scholars' Education Trust: "Scholars' Education Trust Catering Tender". Published status: active. Published Value: Value not published. 5 published lots. Recorded submission deadline: 10 Sept 2024, 13:00 BST. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** ACTIVE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Scholars' Education Trust](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/scholars-education-trust-coh-07697132)
- **Published Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** 10 September 2024 at 13:00 BST
- **Lots:** 5
- **Procurement Method:** Restricted procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** School catering services
- **Delivery Location:** UKH2, UKH23
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-047dcb`

## 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/scholars-education-trust-catering-tender-ocds-h6vhtk-047dcb#tl-md)

## Description
The Trust is putting the catering contracts in five of its schools out to tender: 3 secondary schools and 2 primary schools.   When submitting your SQ response you must bid for all the schools, but the schools will be able to select their preferred company from those shortlisted to make presentations.

## Lots (5)
### Lot 1: The Highfield School
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 55524000
- **Delivery regions:** UKH

- **Description:** Pupil Numbers: -  by year group	As at 11th July 2024
Year 7	178
Year 8	175
Year 9	172
Year 10	177
Year 11	167
Sixth Form	130
Total	999
Current contractor HCL
There may be staff in a LGPS Additional information: You must bid for all the schools, and e...

- **Renewal published:** yes

### Lot 2: Longdean School
- **Lot id:** `2`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 55524000
- **Delivery regions:** UKH

- **Description:** Pupil Numbers: -  by year group
Year 7	240
Year 8	241
Year 9	242
Year 10	240
Year 11	241
Sixth Form	233
Total	1,437
Sales over 12 months
FSM Sales	1,412 GBP (Breakfast)
90,324 (Break and Lunch)
4,663 GBP (Sixth Form)
Pupil Paid Meal Sales	1,397 GBP (...

- **Renewal published:** yes

### Lot 3: Sir John Lawes School
- **Lot id:** `3`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 55524000
- **Delivery regions:** UKH

- **Description:** Pupil Numbers: -  by year group	As of 11th July 2024
Year 7	211
Year 8	209
Year 9	193
Year 10	192
Year 11	200
Sixth Form	335
Total	1,340
Sales over 12 months
FSM Sales	31,722 GBP
Pupil Paid Meal Sales	442,301 GBP
Staff Duty Meal Sales	3,319 GBP
Staff...

- **Renewal published:** yes

### Lot 4: Chaulden Infant & Junior School
- **Lot id:** `4`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 55524000
- **Delivery regions:** UKH

- **Description:** Pupil Numbers:
Nursery	18
KS1	104
KS2	135
Total	257
Current Contractor HCL
There may be staff in a LGPS Additional information: You must bid for all the schools, and each of the schools will be able to select their preferred company from the companie...

- **Renewal published:** yes

### Lot 5: Dunstable Icknield Lower School
- **Lot id:** `5`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 55524000
- **Delivery regions:** UKH

- **Description:** Pupil Numbers:
Nursery and Reception	28 and 59
KS1	120
KS2	121
Total	328
Current Contractor HCL
There may be staff in a LGPS Additional information: You must bid for all the schools, and each of the schools will be able to select their preferred comp...

- **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%2F021875-2024)
- **Last Source Update:** 2024-07-16T14:30:50.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-27T21:54:11.602Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-047dcb