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Cheam High School and Oaks Park High School Catering

CHEAM ACADEMIES NETWORK · Contract details notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 24 Sept 2026, 10:01.

Opportunity overview

Cheam High School and Oaks Park High School, part of the Cheam Academies Network Trust, are successful secondary schools in the London Borough of Sutton. The Trust is tendering its catering services for the two schools 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 Harrison Catering has reached the maximum tenure of five years. The Trust 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 School community throughout the contract. The projected turnover for the five-year contract is expected to be circa £5.2 million. The School 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 Trust 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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Accent Catering Ltd

Matched by number
Contract value
£3.7m
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
31 Aug 2026
Including VAT
£4.4m
Award ID
1
Status
active
Identifier
GB-COH 04298350
Location
56-60 London Road, UKJ25, TW18 3JQ, 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_125
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
CHEAM ACADEMIES NETWORK
Id
GB-COH-07588097

Identifier

Scheme
GB-COH
Id
07588097

Address

Street Address
Cheam High School
Locality
Cheam
Postal Code
SM3 8PW
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKI63

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
Accent Catering Ltd
Id
GB-COH-04298350

Identifier

Scheme
GB-COH
Id
04298350

Address

Street Address
Elizabeth House
Locality
56-60 London Road
Postal Code
TW18 3JQ
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKJ25

Contact

Telephone
01784224690

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-04298350
Name
Accent Catering Ltd

Related lots

1

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
1
Award ID
1
Title
Cheam High School and Oaks Park High School Catering
Status
active
Has Renewal
Yes
Above Threshold
Yes
Date Signed
1 Sept 2026, 00:00

Period

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

Renewal

Description
An additional two years of contract tenure are possible subject to satisfactory performance and client approval

Value

Including VAT
4,429,554
Amount
3,691,295
Currency
GBP

Agreed Metrics

Entry 1
Id
1
Title
Service Quality
Description
Four Key KPI Criteria

Observations

Entry 1
Id
frequency

Period

Duration In Months
1

Documents

Entry 1
Id
084225-2026
Document Type
contractNotice
Notice Type
UK7
Description
Contract details notice on Find a Tender
Published
7 Sept 2026, 10:02
Format
text/html

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Cheam · UKI63 · SM3 8PW · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

3 published notice versions reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

3 VERSIONS
  1. 010592-2026Tender notice on Find a Tender ·
  2. 057175-2026Contract award notice on Find a Tender ·
  3. 084225-2026Contract details notice on Find a Tender ·