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Weydon Multi Academy Trust ~ Catering Tender

Published Today
12 Nov 2026
Deadline in 113 days


Reference: ocds-h6vhtk-07bac9
The successful Supplier will be required to provide catering services for WMAT WMAT is a multi-academy trust currently comprising 18 schools/college in the Surrey and North Hampshire area. The Trust was formed in 2017 and currently includes a Sixth Form college, 7 secondary schools, 5 special needs schools and 5 primary schools. The Trust has recently expanded following the merger with The Prospect Trust on 1st April 2026. It is our intention that as existing contracts come to an end, any new schools will join one of the two Trust contracts with an aligned contract end date. A key element of WMAT’s vision for our schools, is the provision of exceptional learning environments. Creating inspiring classrooms in which to learn, teach and spaces for students / children and staff to work and relax sits as one of our core values. We describe this as our drive to create and maintain ‘exceptional learning environments’. Our Catering partner will be a key driver in the maintenance of exceptional environments; both from an aesthetic and environmental sustainability perspective. We are looking to build a relationship which provides an excellent catering service to all pupils within each of our leaning environments. Importantly, we value developing ‘partnerships’ with specialist providers across a range of specialities. Working together we will develop KPIs to sit alongside regular qualitative feedback from our Business / Operations / Premises leads; ‘Stronger Together’. Our catering partner will mirror our passion to be innovative and to initiate innovative catering solutions and increase student meal uptake whilst providing an excellent healthy meal options. Please see PSQ Document for more information. For more information about this opportunity, please visit the eSourcing portal at: https://litmustms.co.uk/tenders/UK-UK-Surrey:-School-catering-services./3657HPK33D To respond to this opportunity, please click here: https://litmustms.co.uk/respond/3657HPK33D

Full CPV breakdown

  • 55524000 — School catering services (primary)

Notice details

Buyer type
Local authority
Competition
Open competition (any supplier can bid)
Contract type
Services
Procurement method
Competitive flexible procedure
Main category
Services
Above threshold
Yes
Legal basis
UKPGA 2023/54
Notice status
Active
Renewal
3+2 Please see PSQ document for more information
Submission method
https://litmustms.co.uk/respond/3657HPK33D
Enquiries close
11 Dec 2026
Award decision expected
3 May 2027
Covered by GPA
Yes
Language
EN
Published
12 Nov 2026 15:09
Deadline
05 Mar 2027 12:00
OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-07bac9
Notice ID
ocds-h6vhtk-07bac9

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Organisations

Name Weydon Multi Academy Trust
Address › Street Weydon Lane, Farnham
Address › Town / city Surrey
Address › Postcode GU9 8UG
Address › Country GB
Address › Country United Kingdom
Address › Region (NUTS) UKJ25
Role buyer
Classification › Description Public authority - sub-central government

Buyer

Name Weydon Multi Academy Trust

Tender

Title Weydon Multi Academy Trust ~ Catering Tender
Status active
Item › CPV › Description School catering services
Item › Delivery › Region (NUTS) UKJ2
Item › Delivery › Country GB
Item › Delivery › Country United Kingdom
Value › Value incl. VAT £3,186,945
Value › Currency GBP
Procedure type open
Procedure Competitive flexible procedure
Procedure › Features Please see PSQ document for more information.
Category services
Above threshold Yes
Covered by GPA
How to submit https://litmustms.co.uk/respond/3657HPK33D
Submission Terms › Electronic submission allowed
Submission Terms › Languages en
Bidding period › End 5 Mar 2027
Questions period › End 11 Dec 2026
Award decision period › End 3 May 2027
Lot › Status active
Lot › Value › Value incl. VAT £3,186,945
Lot › Value › Currency GBP
Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 1 › Type quality
Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 1 › Name Criterion 1
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 Criterion 2
Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 2 › Weighting › Weight 30
Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 2 › Weighting › Weight type Percentage exact
Lot › Suitable for › SMEs Yes
Lot › Contract period › Start 1 Sep 2027
Lot › Contract period › End 31 Aug 2030
Lot › Contract period › Can be extended to 31 Aug 2032
Lot › Can be renewed Yes
Lot › Renewal › Description 3+2 Please see PSQ document for more information
Document › Document 1 › Document type Conflict of interest
Document › Document 1 › Description Not published
Document › Document 2 › Document type Tender notice
Document › Document 2 › Description Tender notice on Find a Tender
Document › Document 2 › Link https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/107646-2026
Document › Document 2 › Published 12 Nov 2026
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