Wensum Trust - Outsourced Catering Services

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  "date": "2025-02-07T17:03:04Z",
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        "description": "Wensum Trust are looking for a single supplier to provide catering services for their member schools across the Norfolk area.\n\nThe Wensum Trust is made up of 12 schools arranged in three geographical hubs - Norwich, North Norfolk and Rural; the schools included in this contract, and those that will be visited during the site visits are listed below:\n\nAcle Academy\nSouth Walsham Road, Acle, NR13 3ER\n\nAlderman Peel High\nMarket Lane, Wells next the Sea, NR23 1RB\n\nArden Grove Infant\nCottinghams Drive, Hellesdon, NR6 6QE\n\nBurnham Market Primary\nFriars Lane, Burnham Market, PE31 8JA\n\nFirside Junior School\nMiddleton’s Lane, Hellesdon, NR6 5NF\n\nGarrick Green Infant\nGarrick Green, Norwich, NR6 7AL\n\nHeather Avenue Infant\nHeather Avenue, Hellesdon, NR6 6LT\n\nHellesdon High and Sixth Form\n187 Middletons Lane, Hellesdon, NR6 5SB\n\nKinsale Infant & Junior (separate buildings)\nKinsale Avenue, Hellesdon, NR6 5SG\n\nLodge Lane Infant\nLodge Lane, Old Catton, NR6 7HL\n\nWells-next-the-Sea Primary\nPolka Road, We",
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          "description": "In the first instance, candidates should register with multiquote.com and express an interest in the contract. Contract details can be found under the  'Opportunities’ section of the multiquote.com homepage. A Selection Questionnaire (SQ)must be completed and returned (via multiquote.com) as part of the request to participate process. Candidates will need to provide as part of the request to participate process evidence of business quality standards, accreditations, and relevant experience.  Any candidate found to be guilty of serious misrepresentation in proving false or inaccurate information may be declared ineligible and not selected to continue with the process."
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          "description": "In the first instance, candidates should register with multiquote.com and express an interest in the contract. Contract details can be found under the  'Opportunities’ section of the multiquote.com homepage. A Selection Questionnaire (SQ)must be completed and returned (via multiquote.com) as part of the request to participate process. Candidates will need to provide as part of the request to participate process evidence of business quality standards, accreditations, and relevant experience.  Any candidate found to be guilty of serious misrepresentation in proving false or inaccurate information may be declared ineligible and not selected to continue with the process."
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        "postalCode": "NR6 5SB",
        "countryName": "United Kingdom",
        "streetAddress": "185 Middletons Lane, Hellesdon"
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        "email": "m.bee@thecpc.ac.uk",
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      "name": "Tenet Education Services Ltd",
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  "description": "Section II.3) – dates refer to the initial contract period and do not include the options of any extensions.\nSection IV.3.5) – any dates shown are an estimate.  \nIn the first instance, candidates should register with www.multiquote.com and express an interest in the contract, full details of the contract will be available.\nThe Contracting Authority shall not be under any obligation to accept any tender. The Contracting Authority reserves the right to cancel the entire or parts of the tender, without such an action conferring any right to compensation on the Tenderers.\nThe Contracting Authority has no liability to settle any cost incurred by the tenderer as a result of the tendering procedure.",
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