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# The Kemnal Academies Trust Tender for Catering Services

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/the-kemnal-academies-trust-tender-for-catering-services-ocds-h6vhtk-07b592). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Notice summary:** The Kemnal Academies Trust is currently made up of 45 academies across the South East of England, spanning London, Essex, Surrey, Hampshire, Kent, East Sussex, West Sussex, and Medway, comprising of 15 secondary and 30 primary academies. The Trust are seeking a catering contractor to provide catering services to their sites; the services are to be provided in five Lots. The contract will be awarded for a period of 3 years commencing 1st August 2027 with an option to extend for a further one plus one years. Published lot titles: Lot 1 - Kent; Lot 2 - Hampshire; Lot 3 - W & E Sussex, Surrey; Lot 4 - Essex; Lot 5 - Kent 2.

## Key Information
- **Status:** ACTIVE (open for submissions, 26 days left when this document was generated)
- **Buyer:** [The Kemnal Academies Trust](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/the-kemnal-academies-trust-GB-PPON-PQDN-8998-XDDT)
- **Published Value:** £17,244,375 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 2 December 2026 at 10:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 5
- **Procurement Method:** Competitive flexible procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** School catering services
- **Delivery Location:** UK
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Official Documents:** 2 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/the-kemnal-academies-trust-tender-for-catering-services-ocds-h6vhtk-07b592#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-07b592`

## 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:** about 4 bids per lot (model forecast for 5 of 5 lots), with the distribution 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:** for 5 of 5 lots, each against its own estimate, 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-kemnal-academies-trust-tender-for-catering-services-ocds-h6vhtk-07b592#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [suppliers.multiquote.com](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fsuppliers.multiquote.com)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/the-kemnal-academies-trust-tender-for-catering-services-ocds-h6vhtk-07b592#participate

## Description
The Kemnal Academies Trust is currently made up of 45 academies across the South East of England, spanning London, Essex, Surrey, Hampshire, Kent, East Sussex, West Sussex, and Medway, comprising of 15 secondary and 30 primary academies. 
The Trust are seeking a catering contractor to provide catering services to their sites; the services are to be provided in five Lots.
The contract will be awarded for a period of 3 years commencing 1st August 2027 with an option to extend for a further one plus one years.

## Lots (5)
### Lot 1: Lot 1 - Kent
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 55524000
- **Delivery regions:** UK
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £4,570,170
- **Description:** Catering provision for 11 schools:
Cleeve Park School, Bexley Lane, Sidcup, Kent  DA14 4JN
Cleeve Meadow School c/o Cleeve Park School, Bexley Lane, Sidcup, Kent DA14 4JN
Orchards Academy, St Mary's Road, Swanley, Kent BR8 7TE
Kemnal Technology Colle...
- **Contract Period:** 01/08/2027 to 31/07/2030
- **Renewal published:** yes

### Lot 2: Lot 2 - Hampshire
- **Lot id:** `2`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 55524000
- **Delivery regions:** UK
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £3,203,586
- **Description:** Catering provision for 7 schools in Hampshire:
Bridgemary School, Wych Lane, Gosport, Hampshire PO13 0JN
Havant Academy, Wakefords Way, Havant PO9 5JD
The Academy Selsey, School Lane, Selsey, Chichester PO20 9EH
Chichester High School Kingsham Road, ...
- **Contract Period:** 01/08/2027 to 31/07/2030
- **Renewal published:** yes

### Lot 3: Lot 3 - W & E Sussex, Surrey
- **Lot id:** `3`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 55524000
- **Delivery regions:** UK
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £2,816,025
- **Description:** Catering Provision for 9 Schools in West & East Sussex, Surrey:
Hilltop Primary Academy, Ditchling Hill, Southgate, Crawley, West Sussex 	RH11 8QL
The Bewbush Primary Academy, Dorsten Place, Bewbush, Crawley, West Sussex RH11 8XW
The Mill Primary Aca...
- **Contract Period:** 01/08/2027 to 31/07/2030
- **Renewal published:** yes

### Lot 4: Lot 4 - Essex
- **Lot id:** `4`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 55524000
- **Delivery regions:** UK
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £3,396,153
- **Description:** Catering provision for 7 schools:
Debden Park High School, Willingale Road, Debden, Loughton, Essex IG10 2BQ
Hylands Academy, Chelmsford Road, Writtle, Essex CM1 3ET
King Harold Academy, Broomstick Hall Road, Waltham Abbey, Essex EN9 1LF
Willow Brook...
- **Contract Period:** 01/08/2027 to 31/07/2030
- **Renewal published:** yes

### Lot 5: Lot 5 - Kent 2
- **Lot id:** `5`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 55524000
- **Delivery regions:** UK
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £3,258,441
- **Description:** Catering provision for 9 schools in Kent:
Rainham School For Girls, Derwent Way, Gillingham ME8 0BX
Napier Primary Academy, Napier Road, Gillingham, Kent  ME7 4HG
Drapers Mill Primary Academy, St Peter's Footpath, Dane Valley,  Margate, Kent CT9 2SP
...
- **Contract Period:** 01/08/2027 to 31/07/2030
- **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%2F105341-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-11-05T15:29:56.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-11-06T05:10:25.471Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-07b592