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Paradigm Trust Catering Contract
Published Yesterday
23 Oct 2026
- Primary CPV
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55524000 *
School catering services
- Location
- 🇬🇧 Suffolk, East of England
- Value
- No value specified
- Contract
-
3 years Duration
01/08/2027 31/07/2030
- Contract Types
-
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- SME suitable
- Not stated
Publisher Address
Culloden Primary School, London, E14 0PT, United Kingdom · UKH14
Contact
Award Criteria
- Quality (70%)
- Price (30%)
- Tender documents are available from the Bidiful portal https... · Bidding Documents
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Paradigm Trust
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55524000 *
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Reference: ocds-h6vhtk-078f62
The Trust is seeking to appoint a single supplier to provide catering services to its schools.
There are currently 6 primary schools and 1 secondary school in the Trust, and a new primary school is being built to open in September 2028. This school will join the catering contract.
Full CPV breakdown
- 55524000 — School catering services (primary)
Notice details
- Buyer type
- Local authority
- Competition
- Restricted / competitive (suppliers are shortlisted first)
- Contract type
- Services
- Procurement method
- Competitive flexible procedure
- Main category
- Services
- Above threshold
- Yes
- Legal basis
- UKPGA 2023/54
- Notice status
- Active
- Renewal
- 2 x 12 month extensions are available if both parties agree in writing.
- Options
- The Trust may extend the scope of this contract if any new schools join the Trust, or when any new schools are built and open.
- Submission method
- Submissions are to be made via the Bidiful Portal using the link provided https://bidiful-teamportal.app/p/aceadvice
- Award decision expected
- 17 May 2027
- Language
- EN
- Published
- 23 Oct 2026 15:29
- OCID
- ocds-h6vhtk-078f62
- Notice ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-078f62
Organisations on this notice
ACE ADVICE LTD
Procuring Entity, Process Contact Point
20 Wenlock Road, London, N1 7GU, United Kingdom
Martin Eggleston
GB-COH 12873828
Full notice record
77 detailsEverything the publisher included in this notice, organised by section.
Organisations
| Party 1 › Name | PARADIGM TRUST |
| Party 1 › Address › Street | Culloden Primary School |
| Party 1 › Address › Town / city | London |
| Party 1 › Address › Postcode | E14 0PT |
| Party 1 › Address › Country | GB |
| Party 1 › Address › Country | United Kingdom |
| Party 1 › Address › Region (NUTS) | UKI42 |
| Party 1 › Contact › Email | finance@paradigmtrust.org |
| Party 1 › Role | buyer |
| Party 1 › Classification › Description | Public authority - sub-central government |
| Party 2 › Name | ACE ADVICE LTD |
| Party 2 › Address › Street | 20 Wenlock Road |
| Party 2 › Address › Town / city | London |
| Party 2 › Address › Postcode | N1 7GU |
| Party 2 › Address › Country | GB |
| Party 2 › Address › Country | United Kingdom |
| Party 2 › Address › Region (NUTS) | UKI41 |
| Party 2 › Contact › Name | Martin Eggleston |
| Party 2 › Contact › Email | martin@ace-advice.co.uk |
| Party 2 › Role › Role 1 | Procuring entity |
| Party 2 › Role › Role 2 | Process contact point |
| Party 2 › Role Details | Procurement Support |
| Party 2 › Link | https://www.ace-advice.co.uk/ |
Buyer
| Name | PARADIGM TRUST |
Tender
| Title | Paradigm Trust Catering Contract |
| Description | The Trust is seeking to appoint a single supplier to provide catering services to its schools. There are currently 6 primary schools and 1 secondary school in the Trust, and a new primary school is being built to open in September 2028. This school will join the catering contract. |
| Status | active |
| Item › CPV › Description | School catering services |
| Item › Delivery › Delivery 1 › Region (NUTS) | UKH14 |
| Item › Delivery › Delivery 1 › Country | GB |
| Item › Delivery › Delivery 1 › Country | United Kingdom |
| Item › Delivery › Delivery 2 › Region (NUTS) | UKI42 |
| Item › Delivery › Delivery 2 › Country | GB |
| Item › Delivery › Delivery 2 › Country | United Kingdom |
| Value › Value incl. VAT | £7,500,000 |
| Value › Currency | GBP |
| Procedure type | selective |
| Procedure | Competitive flexible procedure |
| Category | services |
| Above threshold | Yes |
| How to submit | Submissions are to be made via the Bidiful Portal using the link provided https://bidiful-teamportal.app/p/aceadvice |
| Submission Terms › Electronic submission | allowed |
| Submission Terms › Languages | en |
| Expression Of Interest Deadline | 13 Nov 2026 |
| Award decision period › End | 17 May 2027 |
| Lot › Status | active |
| Lot › Value › Value incl. VAT | £7,500,000 |
| Lot › Value › Currency | GBP |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 1 › Type | quality |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 1 › Name | Quality |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 1 › Description | Quality will be assessed through a combination of the written response, presentation, and references provided by bidders. Moderation will be applied across all these areas to ensure consistency and fairness in evaluation, with each element contributing to the overall quality score. |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 1 › Weighting › Weight | 70 |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 1 › Weighting › Weight type | Percentage exact |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 2 › Type | price |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 2 › Name | Price |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 2 › Weighting › Weight | 30 |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 2 › Weighting › Weight type | Percentage exact |
| Lot › Selection Criteria › Criterion › Type | technical |
| Lot › Selection Criteria › Criterion › Description | Suppliers must be able to provide insurances at the following levels: i. Employer's Liability - £10,000,000 million ii. Public/Product Liability - £10,000,000 million iii. Professional Indemnity - £5,000,000 million iv. Cyber and data risks insurance for at least £2,000,000 million |
| Lot › Suitable for › SMEs | Yes |
| Lot › Contract period › Start | 1 Aug 2027 |
| Lot › Contract period › End | 31 Jul 2030 |
| Lot › Contract period › Can be extended to | 31 Jul 2032 |
| Lot › Can be renewed | Yes |
| Lot › Renewal › Description | 2 x 12 month extensions are available if both parties agree in writing. |
| Lot › Has options | Yes |
| Lot › Options › Description | The Trust may extend the scope of this contract if any new schools join the Trust, or when any new schools are built and open. |
| Lot Details › No Lots Division Rationale | The Trust sees economic benefit by awarding to a single provider. |
| Document › Document 1 › Document type | Conflict of interest |
| Document › Document 1 › Description | Not published |
| Document › Document 2 › Document type | Bidding documents |
| Document › Document 2 › Description | Tender documents are available from the Bidiful portal https://bidiful-teamportal.app/p/aceadvice Bidders are to email martin@ace-advice.co.uk to request access to the portal. |
| Document › Document 2 › Link | https://bidiful-teamportal.app/p/aceadvice |
| Document › Document 3 › Document type | Tender notice |
| Document › Document 3 › Description | Tender notice on Find a Tender |
| Document › Document 3 › Link | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/100653-2026 |
| Document › Document 3 › Published | 23 Oct 2026 |