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title: "Total Catering provision for 21 Church of England Primary Schools in Essex and Thurrock"
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# Total Catering provision for 21 Church of England Primary Schools in Essex and Thurrock

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/total-catering-provision-for-21-church-of-england-primary-schools-in-essex-and-thurrock-ocds-h6vhtk-0488ba). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** THE DIOCESE OF CHELMSFORD VINE SCHOOLS TRUST: "Total Catering provision for 21 Church of England Primary Schools in Essex and Thurrock". Published status: active. Published Value: £2,500,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 27 Sept 2024, 12:00 BST. Published submission portal: www.vineschoolstrust.co.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** ACTIVE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [THE DIOCESE OF CHELMSFORD VINE SCHOOLS TRUST](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/the-diocese-of-chelmsford-vine-schools-trust-coh-08709542)
- **Published Value:** £2,500,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 27 September 2024 at 12:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Competitive procedure with negotiation
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** School catering services
- **Delivery Location:** UKH
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-0488ba`

## 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/total-catering-provision-for-21-church-of-england-primary-schools-in-essex-and-thurrock-ocds-h6vhtk-0488ba#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [vineschoolstrust.co.uk](/out?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.vineschoolstrust.co.uk)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/total-catering-provision-for-21-church-of-england-primary-schools-in-essex-and-thurrock-ocds-h6vhtk-0488ba#participate

## Description
We are seeking Tenders for the total catering provision of our in-house Catering operations across 21 Church of England Primary Schools in Essex and Thurrock, catering for approximately 2000 meals a day.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 55524000
- **Delivery regions:** UKH

- **Estimated Value:** £2,500,000
- **Description:** As a centralised Multi Academy Trust of 20 Church of England Primary Schools, the operational resources for our schools catering provisions needs have been growing for some time.
We are seeking a professional, experienced, innovative and competent ca...

- **Renewal published:** yes
- **Options published:** yes

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F024956-2024)
- **Last Source Update:** 2024-08-08T08:28:08.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-29T19:17:28.660Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-0488ba