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title: "The Four Cs MAT - School Catering Services"
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# The Four Cs MAT - School Catering Services

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/the-four-cs-mat-school-catering-services-ocds-h6vhtk-02f70b). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Matriculate Consulting Ltd: "The Four Cs MAT - School Catering Services". Published status: active. Published Value: £4,125,000. 5 published lots. Recorded submission deadline: 20 Dec 2021, 10:00 GMT. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** ACTIVE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Matriculate Consulting Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/matriculate-consulting-ltd-coh-10013165)
- **Published Value:** £4,125,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 20 December 2021 at 10:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 5
- **Procurement Method:** Restricted procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** School catering services
- **Delivery Location:** UKH12
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-02f70b`

## 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/the-four-cs-mat-school-catering-services-ocds-h6vhtk-02f70b#tl-md)

## Description
The 4 Cs MAT currently has four member academies - one secondary and three primaries all in Cambridgeshire. There are also two schools due to open in September 2022.
The Trust expect the catering services across its schools to be of high quality,delivering a positive dining experience to all customers
The schools that form part of this tender are :
Lot 1- Secondary -Arthur Mellows Village College – 1720 students on roll
Lot 2 -Manor Drive Secondary (new build) - 60 in September 2022 rising to 900 and Manor Drive Secondary(new build)- 120 in September 2022 rising to 420
Lot 3 - Primary - Discovery Primary Academy - 548 pupils on roll
Lot 4 -Primary - Fulbridge Academy -878 pupils on roll
Lot 5 -Primary - Hampton Vale Primary Academy-681 pupils on roll
The financial structure of Lot 1 will be on a guaranteed cost/return model, with Lot 2 on a ‘cost plus model with guarantees for the first year-moving to a guaranteed cost/return model from year 2 and beyond. Lots 3,4 & 5 will be on a price per meal model.
Please note that the successful organisation(s) may be required to gain Admitted Body Status to Cambridgeshire Local Government Pension Scheme.
The Trust is voluntarily following the restricted procedure as set out within the Public Contract Regulations 2015 (PCR), however please note that this is considered a contract under the Light Touch Regime and therefore the Trust are not obliged to follow the full scope of the PCR.
Completed Supplier Questionnaires(SQ) should be sent to tenders@matriculateconsulting.co.uk before the published deadline. The link to the SQ can be found in 1.3

## Lots (5)
### Lot 1: Arthur Mellows Village College
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 55524000
- **Delivery regions:** UKH

- **Description:** Arthur Mellows Village College is a mixed academy with 1720 pupils aged 11 to 18, of which 400 are in the Sixth Form.

### Lot 2: Manor Drive Primary and Manor Drive Secondary School
- **Lot id:** `2`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 55524000
- **Delivery regions:** UKH

- **Description:** Manor Drive Primary Academy and Manor Drive Secondary Academy are due to open in new purpose-built school buildings in September 2022.
Sharing the same site, both schools having their own production kitchen and dining areas.
The primary school is a 2...

### Lot 3: Discovery Primary Academy
- **Lot id:** `3`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 55524000
- **Delivery regions:** UKH

- **Description:** Discovery Primary Academy currently operates the service with an in-house team. There are currently 548 pupils on roll.

### Lot 4: Fulbridge Academy
- **Lot id:** `4`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 55524000
- **Delivery regions:** UKH

- **Description:** Fulbridge Primary Academy has 840 pupils on roll.

### Lot 5: Hampton Vale Primary Academy
- **Lot id:** `5`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 55524000
- **Delivery regions:** UKH

- **Description:** Hampton Vale Primary Academy has 681 pupils on roll.
The catering provider will be required to continue providing breakfast and after school snacks in addition to the main lunch service

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F028572-2021)
- **Last Source Update:** 2021-11-16T11:55:04.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-28T06:37:58.579Z
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