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3-18 Education Trust TEnder for Catering Services

The 3-18 Education Trust · Contract award notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 2 Oct 2026, 01:21.

Opportunity overview

The 3-18 Education Trust is a multi-academy trust based in Shropshire. The Trust is seeking a catering contractor to provide catering services to 10 schools (4 x Secondary, 5 x Primary and 1 x All Through School). The contract will be awarded for a period of 3 years commencing 1st August 2026 with an option to extend for a further one plus one years, which will be measured on the achievement of agreed Key Performance Indicators (KPI’s), from Day One of the contract. The Trust is seeking a partnership to continue to maximise the opportunity of the catering facilities and to further enhance the dining experience for both staff and students. There is an opportunity to consider investment proposals which can be used to update the current facilities.

Awarded to

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Published award value
£6.7m
Awarded
30 Apr 2026
Award ID
1
Status
active
Identifier
GB-PPON PNJD-4733-GTBJ
Location
Bury St Edmunds, UKH14, IP28 6LG, 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
CA16644
Status
complete
Procurement Method
open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Special regime

lightTouch

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
complete

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
The 3-18 Education Trust
Id
GB-PPON-PYGH-8488-MBRR

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PYGH-8488-MBRR

Address

Street Address
Longden Road
Locality
Shrewsbury
Postal Code
SY3 9EE
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKG22

Contact

Telephone
01691 664234

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Id
publicUndertaking
Description
Public undertaking
Organisation 2
Name
OCS Food Co trading as Catering Academy
Id
GB-PPON-PNJD-4733-GTBJ

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PNJD-4733-GTBJ

Address

Street Address
Servest House, Heath Farm Business Centre
Locality
Bury St Edmunds
Postal Code
IP28 6LG
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKH14

Contact

Name
Cameron Ellis
Telephone
01284703535

Roles

supplier
tenderer

Details

Scale
large
Vcse
No
Public Service Mission Organization
No
Sheltered Workshop
No
Organisation 3
Name
Innovate Services Ltd
Id
GB-PPON-PNYZ-2989-TBLQ

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PNYZ-2989-TBLQ

Address

Street Address
St Andrews House, West Street
Locality
Woking
Postal Code
GU21 6EB
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKJ25

Roles

tenderer

Details

Scale
large
Vcse
No
Organisation 4
Name
Aspens Services Ltd
Id
GB-PPON-PJZY-1355-VRGY

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PJZY-1355-VRGY

Address

Street Address
Ground Floor, Teme House
Locality
Worcester
Postal Code
WR5 2RY
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKG12

Roles

tenderer

Details

Scale
large
Vcse
No
Organisation 5
Name
Caterlink
Id
GB-PPON-PWPW-6942-JXBP

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PWPW-6942-JXBP

Address

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

Roles

tenderer

Details

Scale
large
Vcse
No
Organisation 6
Name
Edwards and Ward Ltd
Id
GB-PPON-PVXB-6621-NDBW

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PVXB-6621-NDBW

Address

Street Address
THe Old Stables, Whitehill Road
Locality
Crowborough
Postal Code
TN6 1JP
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKJ22

Roles

tenderer

Details

Scale
large
Vcse
No

Award information

Award 1
Id
1
Title
3-18 Education Trust TEnder for Catering Services
Status
active
Date
1 May 2026, 00:00
Main Procurement Category
services
Above Threshold
Yes
Has Renewal
Yes
Assessment Summaries Date Sent
1 May 2026, 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
UK
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Value

Including VAT
6,713,862
Amount
6,713,862
Currency
GBP

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-PPON-PNJD-4733-GTBJ
Name
OCS Food Co trading as Catering Academy

Contract period

Starts
1 Aug 2026, 00:00
Ends
31 Jul 2029, 23:59
Max Extent Date
31 Jul 2031, 23:59

Renewal

Description
Extensions allowed: Yes (2 x 12 months)

Related lots

1

Documents

Entry 1
Id
043632-2026
Document Type
awardNotice
Notice Type
UK6
Description
Contract award notice on Find a Tender
Published
12 May 2026, 16:56
Format
text/html

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
1
Type
futureSignatureDate
Due
31 Jul 2026, 23:59
Status
scheduled

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Shrewsbury · UKG22 · SY3 9EE · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. 043632-2026Contract award notice on Find a Tender ·