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title: "Southmoor Academy  - Catering Services"
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# Southmoor Academy  - Catering Services

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/southmoor-academy-catering-services-ocds-h6vhtk-03ade5). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** ASPIRE NORTH EAST MULTI ACADEMY TRUST: "Southmoor Academy  - Catering Services". Published status: active. Published Value: £2,000,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 20 Mar 2023, 17:00 GMT. Published submission portal: www.muckle-llp.com.

## Key Information
- **Status:** ACTIVE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [ASPIRE NORTH EAST MULTI ACADEMY TRUST](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/aspire-north-east-multi-academy-trust-coh-08021855)
- **Published Value:** £2,000,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 20 March 2023 at 17:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** School catering services, School meals
- **Delivery Location:** UKC
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Official Documents:** 2 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/southmoor-academy-catering-services-ocds-h6vhtk-03ade5#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-03ade5`

## 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/southmoor-academy-catering-services-ocds-h6vhtk-03ade5#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [muckle-llp.com](/out?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.muckle-llp.com)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/southmoor-academy-catering-services-ocds-h6vhtk-03ade5#participate

## Description
Southmoor Academy (Academy) is one of the highest performing non-faith academies in Sunderland and the lead sponsor within the Aspire Multi Academy Trust. The Contractor will be responsible for the provision of a full school food catering service for the pupils and staff at the Academy. This will consist of daily delivery of quality meals and snacks with specific services for breakfast, morning break and lunch plus an all-day service for Sixth Form students and Academy staff. Within the Academy there are currently 1471 pupils on roll for the academic year 2023/24. Of this figure, 387 pupils are entitled to Free School Meals with an average daily uptake of 245 pupils. TUPE is expected to apply, details of which can be found in the tender documentation.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 15894210
- **Delivery regions:** UKC

- **Description:** The Contractor will be responsible for the provision of a full school food catering service for the pupils and staff at the Academy. This will consist of daily delivery of quality meals and snacks with specific services for breakfast, morning break a...

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F006281-2023)
- **Last Source Update:** 2023-03-03T11:47:52.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-28T05:38:30.754Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-03ade5