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title: "School Catering Services  for East Sussex County Council"
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# School Catering Services  for East Sussex County Council

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/school-catering-services-for-east-sussex-county-council-ocds-h6vhtk-0508eb). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** East Sussex County Council: "School Catering Services  for East Sussex County Council". Published status: complete. Published Value: £72,800,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 17 Nov 2025, 12:00 GMT. Published submission portal: supplierlive.proactisp2p.com.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [East Sussex County Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/east-sussex-county-council-ons-e10000011)
- **Published Value:** £72,800,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 17 November 2025 at 12:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** School catering services
- **Delivery Location:** UKJ22
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Awarded Value:** £72,800,000 (exc. VAT, 1 award)
- **Official Documents:** 5 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/school-catering-services-for-east-sussex-county-council-ocds-h6vhtk-0508eb#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-0508eb`

## 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/school-catering-services-for-east-sussex-county-council-ocds-h6vhtk-0508eb#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [supplierlive.proactisp2p.com](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fsupplierlive.proactisp2p.com)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/school-catering-services-for-east-sussex-county-council-ocds-h6vhtk-0508eb#participate

## Description
East Sussex County Council Council is seeking to appoint a qualified and suitable service provider for the provision of school meal services to educational establishments in the East Sussex area.
The current contract expires on 31st July 2026.
The County Council is legally required to provide access to a free school meal service for maintained schools (including provision of Key Stage 1 meals currently funded through Universal Infant Free School Meal funding from the DfE); therefore, arrangements will need to be made to continue to provide this service from 1st August 2026. The contracts are worth approximately £10.4 million per annum and currently used by 138 schools, serving approximately 15,000 meals per day.
The objectives of this procurement are to put in place a high quality, value for money service provision whilst also gaining commitment from the provider to undertake continuous improvement and offer environmental and social value initiatives, to further enhance the service.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 55524000
- **Delivery regions:** UKJ
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £72,800,000

- **Contract Period:** 31/07/2026 to 31/07/2031
- **Renewal published:** yes

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

  - Supplier(s): **COMPASS CONTRACT SERVICES (U.K.) LIMITED**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-65733`
  - Value: £72,800,000 (exc. VAT)
  - Date: 02/03/2026

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F062398-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-03-04T09:37:52.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-22T05:41:25.709Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-0508eb