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Stratford School Academy Catering Tender 2026

STRATFORD SCHOOL ACADEMY · Contract details notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 28 Sept 2026, 11:22.

Opportunity overview

Stratford School Academy is a co-educational Secondary Academy located in the London Borough of Newham. The Academy serves up to 1500 students aged 11 to 16 and employs approximately 165 teaching and support staff across its two sites. Each site has its own kitchen and restaurant area. The Academy is tendering its catering services with a contract start date of 1st August 2026. The initial term will run for three years, ending on 31st July 2029, with a requirement for termly and annual reviews and a break clause to support both parties should the relationship not prosper. There will be an option to extend for up to two further years (1+1) by mutual agreement, based on qualitative and financial performance. The current contract with Innovate Food Group has reached the maximum tenure. The Academy is seeking a professional catering contractor who can deliver an excellent level of service, high-quality food and service enhancements, realistic and achievable sales targets and ongoing support to the Academy community throughout the contract. The projected turnover for the five-year contract is expected to be circa £2 million. The Academy is running this procurement as a Competitive Flexible, Two Stage, Light Touch Regime, Open Tender Process. To declare your interest in the tender and download contract documents (available free of charge), please register on https://in-tendhost.co.uk/cohesionconsulting/aspx/Home Once registered, please declare interest in the opportunity to access and download the full document set. In short, the Academy needs to be convinced that bidders can deliver their promises in full, achieve their sales projections, and meet their service enhancements. If the School is not convinced of this, it reserves the right to consider an insourced solution or make no award. Any investment proposals must align with DfE guidelines.

Awarded to

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Nourish Contract Catering

Matched by number
Contract value
£1.9m
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
30 Jul 2026
Including VAT
£2.2m
Award ID
1
Status
active
Identifier
GB-COH 04953033
Location
London, UKI61, SE26 5BW, 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
CCL_127
Status
complete
Procurement Method
selective
Procurement Method Details
Competitive flexible procedure

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
complete

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
conflictOfInterest
Document Type
conflictOfInterest
Description
Not published

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
STRATFORD SCHOOL ACADEMY
Id
GB-COH-07710532

Identifier

Scheme
GB-COH
Id
07710532

Address

Street Address
Stratford School Academy
Locality
London
Postal Code
E7 9PR
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKI41

Contact

Name
Cohesion Procurement Team
Telephone
+441892251001

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Id
publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment
Description
Public authority - sub-central government
Organisation 2
Name
Cohesion Consulting Ltd
Id
GB-COH-13682273
Role Details
Procurement and management consultancy for this tender

Identifier

Scheme
GB-COH
Id
13682273

Address

Street Address
16 Mount Pleasant, Tunbridge Wells
Locality
Kent
Postal Code
TN1 1QU
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKJ46

Contact

Name
Team Procurement Cohesion
Telephone
+441892251001

Roles

procuringEntity
processContactPoint

Details

Organisation 3
Name
Nourish Contract Catering
Id
GB-COH-04953033

Identifier

Scheme
GB-COH
Id
04953033

Address

Street Address
Unit 27, Metro Business Centre
Locality
London
Postal Code
SE26 5BW
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKI61

Contact

Roles

supplier

Details

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

Award information

Award 1
Id
1
Status
active
Main Procurement Category
services

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
55524000
Description
School catering services

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-COH-04953033
Name
Nourish Contract Catering

Related lots

1

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
1
Award ID
1
Title
Stratford School Academy Catering Tender 2026
Status
active
Has Renewal
Yes
Above Threshold
Yes
Date Signed
31 Jul 2026, 00:00

Period

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

Renewal

Description
There will be an option to extend for up to two further years (1+1) by mutual agreement, based on qualitative and financial performance.

Value

Including VAT
2,243,994
Amount
1,869,995
Currency
GBP

Documents

Entry 1
Id
091270-2026
Document Type
contractNotice
Notice Type
UK7
Description
Contract details notice on Find a Tender
Published
28 Sept 2026, 09:51
Format
text/html

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · London · UKI41 · E7 9PR · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

3 published notice versions reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

3 VERSIONS
  1. 008446-2026Tender notice on Find a Tender ·
  2. 058472-2026Contract award notice on Find a Tender ·
  3. 091270-2026Contract details notice on Find a Tender ·