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# Scholars' Education Trust Catering Tender

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/scholars-education-trust-catering-tender-ocds-h6vhtk-05d820). 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: £8. 8 published lots. Recorded submission deadline: 5 Dec 2025, 13:00 GMT. Published submission portal: www.mytenders.co.uk..

## Key Information
- **Status:** ACTIVE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Scholars' Education Trust](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/scholars-education-trust-GB-PPON-PMQJ-8769-MDTZ)
- **Published Value:** £8 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 5 December 2025 at 13:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 8
- **Procurement Method:** Competitive flexible procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** School catering services
- **Delivery Location:** UKH2, UKH23, UKH3
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Official Documents:** 5 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/scholars-education-trust-catering-tender-ocds-h6vhtk-05d820#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-05d820`

## 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-05d820#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [mytenders.co.uk.](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.mytenders.co.uk.)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/scholars-education-trust-catering-tender-ocds-h6vhtk-05d820#participate

## Description
Scholars’ Education Trust is putting the catering contracts out to tender in 8 of its schools with a contract start date of 1st April 2026 and 1st September 2026 (for one school). You must bid for all the schools, and each of the schools will be able to select their preferred company from the companies shortlisted to make presentations.

## Lots (8)
### Lot 1: The Hemel Hempstead School
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 55524000
- **Delivery regions:** UKH
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £1
- **Description:** The Hemel Hempstead School is a Secondary and Sixth Form.
- **Contract Period:** 31/03/2026 to 31/03/2029
- **Renewal published:** yes

### Lot 2: Robert Barclay Academy
- **Lot id:** `2`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 55524000
- **Delivery regions:** UKH
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £1
- **Description:** Robert Barclay Academy is a secondary and sixth form school in Hoddesdon, Hertfordshire
- **Contract Period:** 31/03/2026 to 31/03/2029
- **Renewal published:** yes

### Lot 3: Samuel Ryder Academy
- **Lot id:** `3`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 55524000
- **Delivery regions:** UKH
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £1
- **Description:** Samuel Ryder Academy is an All Through School situated in St Albans, Hertfordshire.
- **Contract Period:** 31/03/2026 to 31/03/2029
- **Renewal published:** yes

### Lot 4: Priory Academy
- **Lot id:** `4`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 55524000
- **Delivery regions:** UKH
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £1
- **Description:** The Priory Academy is an extended secondary school situated in Dunstable, Bedfordshire.
- **Contract Period:** 31/03/2026 to 31/03/2029
- **Renewal published:** yes

### Lot 5: Harpenden Academy
- **Lot id:** `5`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 55524000
- **Delivery regions:** UKH
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £1
- **Description:** The Harpenden Academy is a primary school situated in Harpenden, Hertfordshire.
- **Contract Period:** 31/03/2026 to 31/03/2029
- **Renewal published:** yes

### Lot 6: Buntingford First School
- **Lot id:** `6`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 55524000
- **Delivery regions:** UKH
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £1
- **Description:** Buntingford First School is located in East Hertfordshire.
- **Contract Period:** 31/03/2026 to 31/03/2029
- **Renewal published:** yes

### Lot 7: Watling Lower School
- **Lot id:** `7`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 55524000
- **Delivery regions:** UKH
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £1
- **Description:** The Watling Lower School is situated in Dunstable, Bedfordshire.
- **Contract Period:** 31/03/2026 to 31/03/2029
- **Renewal published:** yes

### Lot 8: Nazeing School
- **Lot id:** `8`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 55524000
- **Delivery regions:** UKH
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £1
- **Description:** The Nazeing School is a primary school situated in Nazeing, Essex
- **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%2F070133-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2025-10-31T14:32:29.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-21T12:28:37.213Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-05d820