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School Catering Services for South Farnham Educational Trust Primary Schools

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Official notice
Published value
£2,964,000
Submission deadline 16 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT
Lots published1
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Tenderline Synopsis: SOUTH FARNHAM EDUCATIONAL TRUST: "School Catering Services for South Farnham Educational Trust Primary Schools". Published status: complete. Published value: £2,964,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 16 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT. See the official notice for participation instructions.
Contracting AuthoritySOUTH FARNHAM EDUCATIONAL TRUSTScope & CategoriesNot publishedSubmission Window
Closed
16 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT
Submission GatewayDirect notice routeLegal Basis & RegimeStandard procurementEstimated Value (exc. VAT)£2,964,000
Bidder Intelligence · Authority Profile: SOUTH FARNHAM EDUCATIONAL TRUST
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Published history for SOUTH FARNHAM EDUCATIONAL TRUST. These figures describe retained records, not a forecast of bids or a measure of buyer bias.
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Competition Density
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Payment Terms
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Coverage: 1 active published awards; 0 bid reports (which may be per lot). Supplier values exclude multi-supplier awards, frameworks and DPS, and use GBP only. They are published award values, not payments. Published-to-award variance compares single-lot, single-award, single-supplier GBP procedures with explicitly non-framework/non-DPS status; increases remain in the average. Unpublished data stays unknown. Awarded suppliers are winners, not all bidders.
Procedure terms
Contracting AuthoritySOUTH FARNHAM EDUCATIONAL TRUST
Procedure methodNot published
Procurement categoryNot published
Statuscomplete
Framework / DPSNot published
CompetitionNot published
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Legal basisNot published
Tender period startsNot published
Clarification deadlineNot published
Electronic submissionNot published
Submission languagesNot published
Published27 Aug 2026, 16:33 BST
Last source update27 Aug 2026, 16:33 BST
Recurring procurementNot published
ClassificationNot published
Delivery areaLocation not published
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-05e462
What is being bought
Procurement exercise to source a suitable catering provider for 8 primary and nursery schools within the South Farnham Educational Trust (SFET). Eight of the Trust's schools are seeking a new catering services contract from 1st September 2026, for a contract term of 3 years (plus possible 2 year extension on a +1year, +1year basis). SFET undertook this tender exercise to source a flexible and best value catering contractor with whom they can partner with to achieve service excellence through the provision of a great tasting food, made with authentic recipes and ingredients. Healthy eating, service innovation and added value through food education and sustainability initiatives are equally as important.
What changed
From the official release history
  1. Official notice release published
    27 Aug 2026, 16:33 BST
  2. tender value changed
    30 Mar 2026, 12:27 BST
  3. Status changed to complete
    30 Mar 2026, 12:27 BST
  4. Official notice release published
    30 Mar 2026, 12:27 BST
  5. Official notice release published
    26 Nov 2025, 14:06 GMT
  6. tender value changed
    19 Nov 2025, 13:21 GMT
  7. Status changed to active
    19 Nov 2025, 13:21 GMT
  8. Official notice release published
    19 Nov 2025, 13:21 GMT
  9. Buyer information updated
    19 Nov 2025, 13:21 GMT
Lots and requirements (1)
Published by the contracting authority
  • Lot 1 · #1
    Individual lot title not published
    complete
    Published valueNot published
    The source published no individual title or description for this lot.
    Contract periodNot published
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalNot published
Timeline
  1. Procedure published
    27 Aug 2026, 16:33 BST
  2. Submission deadline
    16 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT
  3. Award active
    Not published · Not published
  4. Contract active
    Signed 27 Aug 2026, 00:00 BST · £4,850,000
Commercial outcome and competition
Awards
EDWARDS & WARD LIMITED
Not published · Not published · active
Contracts
Contract
£4,850,000 · signed 27 Aug 2026, 00:00 BST · active
Contract period: 1 Sept 2026, 00:00 BST — 31 Aug 2029, 23:59 BST
Bid statisticsNo aggregate bid statistics published
Buyer and organisations in this procedure

SOUTH FARNHAM EDUCATIONAL TRUST

Contracting authority GB-COH-07652902
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  • PANACHE CREATIVE LIMITED
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    GB-COH: 07723278 · GB-PPON: PJBH-9519-QWJG
    Midway House Herrick Way, Staverton Technology Park, Cheltenham, UKK13, GL51 6TQ, GB
    gailheath@panacheconsultancy.co.uk

  • SOUTH FARNHAM EDUCATIONAL TRUST
    buyer

    GB-COH: 07652902 · GB-PPON: PJBC-9167-GXRG
    South Farnham School, Farnham, UKJ25, GU9 8DY, GB
    finance@sfet.org.uk

  • EDWARDS & WARD LIMITED
    supplier

    GB-COH: 03714522 · GB-PPON: PVXB-6621-NDBW
    The Old Stables, Crowborough, UKJ22, TN6 1JP, GB
    nhambleton-jones@edwardsandward.co.uk
Documents (1)
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