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Invitation to Tender for Provision of Catering Services (Framework Agreement) at Pendle Education Trust

Descriptions

Pendle Educational Trust & Red Box Consultancy Services are seeking proposals from Catering Services providers to deliver school meals across five academies. The service is currently outsourced to a third party supplier. The schools involved are:   Castercliff Primary Academy- BB9 8JJ- NOR- 383 Casterton Primary Academy- BB10 2PZ- NOR- 301 Pendle Primary Academy- BB9 5AW- NOR- 413 Colne Primet Academy - BB8 8JF- NOR- 855 West Craven High School- BB18 5TB- NOR- 552   Red Box CS will use their Tender Portal to manage the process, please log in to view a detailed timeline & key documents. Contact Louise Bullman at Red Box for should you need Portal access.   ls@redboxcs.com https://redboxportal.com/   Key Dates: ITT release- Late Jan 2026 Contractor site visits- 2nd, 3rd & 6th Feb 26- by invitation only Provisional date - Deadline for bid submission- 3rd April 2026 Provisional date - Shortlisting- 14th April 2026 Provisional date- Presentations- 21st April 2026 Award of contract- Early May 2026

Timeline

Published Date :

19th Jan 2026 Today

Deadline :

19th Jan 2027 in a 1 year

Contract Start :

31st Aug 2026

Contract End :

31st Aug 2029

Tender Regions

CPV Codes

Keywords

school meal logistics

child nutrition catering

school lunchroom setup

cafeteria lunch issuing

school food supply

educational food service

student meal preparation

academic dining provision

school cafeteria management

educational food delivery

Tender Lot Details & Award Criteria

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Workflows

Status :

Open

Procedure :

N/A

Suitable for SME :

Yes

Nationwide :

No

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Tender Progress :

0%

Details

Notice Type :

Framework

Tender Identifier :

IT-378-246-T: 2024 - 001

Tenderbase ID :

310724019

Low Value :

£100K

High Value :

£1000K

Buyer Information

Address :

Liverpool Merseyside , Merseyside , L13 0BQ

Website :

N/A

Procurement Contact

Name :

Tina Smith

Phone :

0151 252 3243

Email :

tina.smith@shared-ed.ac.uk