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South Cumbria Multi Academy Trust~ Catering Tender

South Cumbria Multi Academy Trust~ Catering Tender · Contract award notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 2 Oct 2026, 22:11.

Opportunity overview

The successful Supplier will be required to provide Catering services for South Cumbria Multi Academy Trust. This procurement is being conducted under a competitive flexible procedure in accordance with the Procurement Act 2023. Participation Stage - suppliers must meet the conditions of participation set out in this Tender Notice to advance to the tender stage of the competition and also submit a signed Non-Disclosure Agreement. Selection will be based on the criteria set out in the tender documents and will be applied in a transparent and non-discriminatory manner. The contracting authority intends to select a maximum of five suppliers to advance to the tender stage, based on the five highest scoring supplier responses to the technical and professional ability and additional questions set out in the Procurement Specific Questionnaire. Suppliers must meet the minimum conditions of participation in order to progress to the tender stage. The deadline for supplier submissions will be 8th August 2025. The intention would be that the 3 highest scoring companies from the tender stage will advance to presentation stage. Suppliers will not be selected to present if they would not be able to achieve an overall higher score than the top bidder if the former scored maximum marks and the latter scored no marks in the presentations. Please note there will be some employees in the local government pension scheme, therefore Admitted Body Status will be expected. Contract value = £2,286,000 (five years) Contract term = three years with the option to extend for a further two years The schools who will be participating in the tender will be: • South Walney Juniors • Cambridge Street Primary • Newbarns Primary and Nursery • Ormsgill School • Chetwynde School Please see PSQ Document for more information

Awarded to

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Cater Link Ltd

Matched by number
Published award value
£2.3m
Awarded
17 Dec 2025
Award ID
1
Status
pending
Identifier
GB-COH 03732298
Location
Reading, UKJ11, RG6 1PT, United Kingdom

Classification

No classification was supplied.

Lots

  • Lot 1Value not stated

Documents and notices

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
ocds-h6vhtk-05562a
Status
complete
Procurement Method
open
Procurement Method Details
Competitive flexible procedure

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
complete

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
South Cumbria Multi Academy Trust~ Catering Tender
Id
GB-PPON-PCVQ-7353-TBLL

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PCVQ-7353-TBLL

Address

Street Address
Chetwynde School, Croslands, Rating Lane
Locality
Barrow-in-Furness
Postal Code
LA13 0NY
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKD11

Contact

Name
Diana Lishman
Telephone
01276673880

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Id
publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment
Description
Public authority - sub-central government
Organisation 2
Name
Cater Link Ltd
Id
GB-COH-03732298

Identifier

Scheme
GB-COH
Id
03732298

Address

Street Address
Earley West, 300 Thames Valley Park Drive
Locality
Reading
Postal Code
RG6 1PT
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKJ11

Contact

Name
Diana Lishman
Telephone
01276673880

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale
sme
Vcse
No
Public Service Mission Organization
No
Sheltered Workshop
No

Award information

Award 1
Id
1
Title
South Cumbria Multi Academy Trust~ Catering Tender
Status
pending
Date
17 Dec 2025, 00:00
Main Procurement Category
services
Above Threshold
Yes
Assessment Summaries Date Sent
17 Dec 2025, 00:00

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
55524000
Description
School catering services

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKD1
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Value

Including VAT
2,286,000
Amount
2,286,000
Currency
GBP

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-COH-03732298
Name
Cater Link Ltd

Standstill Period

Ends
27 Apr 2026, 23:59

Contract period

Starts
29 Apr 2026, 00:00
Ends
28 Feb 2030, 23:59

Related lots

1

Documents

Entry 1
Id
034769-2026
Document Type
awardNotice
Notice Type
UK6
Description
Contract award notice on Find a Tender
Published
16 Apr 2026, 14:50
Format
text/html

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
1
Type
futureSignatureDate
Due
28 Apr 2026, 23:59
Status
scheduled

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Barrow-in-Furness · UKD11 · LA13 0NY · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

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  1. 034769-2026Contract award notice on Find a Tender ·