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The Kemnal Academies Trust Tender for Catering Services
The Kemnal Academies Trust · published 5 Nov 2026
- Deadline
- 2 Dec 2026, 10:00 · questions by 25 Nov 2026, 12:00
- Estimated value
- £17,244,375 excluding VAT where stated
- Procedure
- Competitive flexible procedure · above threshold
- Contract dates
- 1 Aug 2027 to 31 Jul 2030
- Where
- UK-wide
- Categories (CPV)
- 55524000 School catering services
- Lots
- 5 lots
- Lot 1 - Kent — £4,570,170
- Lot 2 - Hampshire — £3,203,586
- Lot 3 - W & E Sussex, Surrey — £2,816,025
- Lot 4 - Essex — £3,396,153
- Lot 5 - Kent 2 — £3,258,441
- Small businesses
- The buyer marks this as suitable for SMEs.
- Award criteria
- Customer Experience And Innovation (quality)15%
- Relationship Management And Support (quality)15%
- Price (cost)30%
- Clarification Meeting (quality)10%
- Corporate, Social Responsibility & Added Value (quality)10%
- Food Quality & Variety of Healthy Meal Choices (quality)20%
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.
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