Acer Trust - Catering Services (2024)
A Contract Award Notice
by ACER TRUST
- Source
- Find a Tender
- Type
- Contract (Services)
- Duration
- not specified
- Value
- £1M-£3M
- Sector
- FACILITY
- Published
- 14 Jul 2025
- Delivery
- not specified
- Deadline
- n/a
Related Terms
Location
Oxfordshire: Full details in tender documentation
1 buyer
- Acer Trust Oxford
3 suppliers
- Aspens Services Whittington
- Dolce Lowton
- Culinera Amersham
Description
Acer Trust is currently out to tender for the provision of a full daily catering service.The services at the Trust schools are a mix of in-house and outsourced provision.The Contractor will be responsible for the provision of a full school food catering service for the pupils and staff at the Trust schools. This will consist of breakfast and morning breaks at some sites and full lunch service for each school day at all sites. The catering facilities at the school include the main dining areas and servery, plus some sites also have a hot and cold Grab and Go section in the main servery as well as separate servery areas such as a food truck and/or pod to alleviate queuing issues. All outlets are available to all pupils.Across the Trust there are currently 5,688 pupils on roll for the academic year 2024/25. Of this figure, 368 pupils are entitled to UIFSM and a further 670 to Free School Meals. Acer Trust is currently out to tender for the provision of a full daily catering service.The services at the Trust schools are a mix of in-house and outsourced provision.The Contractor will be responsible for the provision of a full school food catering service for the pupils and staff at the Trust schools. This will consist of breakfast and morning breaks at some sites and full lunch service for each school day at all sites. The catering facilities at the school include the main dining areas and servery, plus some sites also have a hot and cold Grab and Go section in the main servery as well as separate servery areas such as a food truck and/or pod to alleviate queuing issues. All outlets are available to all pupils.Across the Trust there are currently 5,688 pupils on roll for the academic year 2024/25. Of this figure, 368 pupils are entitled to UIFSM and a further 670 to Free School Meals. Additional information: The duration detailed above includes the initial term of three years as well as the two optional contract extension periods of 12 months each.
Lot Division
| 1 | Botley School, Chalgrove Community Primary School, Stadhampton Primary School and Watlington Primary School |
| 2 | Icknield Community College |
| 3 | Matthew Arnold School |
| 4 | The Cooper School and Glory Farm Primary School |
| 5 | Wood Green School |
Award Detail
| 1 | Aspens Services (Whittington)
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| 2 | Dolce (Lowton)
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| 3 | Dolce (Lowton)
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| 4 | Culinera (Amersham)
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Renewal Options
The contract will be awarded for an initial period of three years with two possible extensions of 12 months meaning a maximum contract length of five years.
Award Criteria
| All criteria are stated only in the procurement documents | 90 |
| price | 10 |
CPV Codes
- 55524000 - School catering services
Indicators
- Options are available.
Other Information
** PREVIEW NOTICE, please check Find a Tender for full details. **
Reference
- ocds-h6vhtk-04b6f8
- FTS 039726-2025