The Trust is looking for an outsourced catering provider to provide a high-quality service.
The Contractor shall:
a. provide an improved hot and cold option with greater focus on healthy eating and increased pupil uptake
b. provide a hot option at other sites where possible
RESPECT COLLABORATION TRUSTEast Midlands10 Jun 2026WAC-594437
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Local GovernmentTender 3 notices
704_26 Outsourced Catering Services and Procurement Support
ESPO is a public sector-owned professional buying organisation offering a comprehensive range of procurement services, including access to over 100 free-to-access framework solutions for the wider public sector.
This procurement aims to establish a multi supplier framework to assist customers with outsourcing their catering services and provide customers with procurement consultancy support to assist customers in outsourcing their catering services.
The framework is open for use by any “public body” as defined in Section 1 of the Local Authorities (Goods and Services) Act 1970 that also falls within one of the following classifications of user throughout all administrative regions of the UK:
• Local Authorities, and certain:
o Central government agencies and ministries
o NHS and emergency (blue light) services
o Schools, academies, colleges and universities
o Registered charities
o Registered social landlords
Organisations likely to be appointed are those with experience of providing outsourced catering services to customers in education, social care and all other public sector sectors, alongside procurement consultants who can assist customers in outsourcing their catering service requirement.
The Framework is divided into 4 lots:
Lot 1. Education
Lot 2. Social Care
Lot 3. All Other Public Sector
Lot 4. Procurement Consultancy and Contract Management Support for Outsourced Catering Services
The objectives and outcomes this framework are intended to achieve are:
• Attract market leading suppliers, alongside SMEs, driving competition across the framework.
• Offer customers a compliant route to market
• To ensure customers have access to a range of support with the inclusion of procurement consultants who can assist with their outsourced catering services requirements.
Please refer to the tender documents for further details (including further details on each of the lots) - the closing date for submission of Tenders is 12:0 (12 noon / 12pm) on 16 June 2026.
To tender (please proceed to step (e) if an expression of interest has already been completed):
(a) Go to https://www.eastmidstenders.org/ (b) Register (if not already registered on ProContract); (c) Search for tender opportunity '704_26' (via "View Opportunities" from the EastMidsTenders Portal); (d) Express an interest; (e) Download the tender documents (from the ProContract Activity summary screen).
Any questions or clarifications relating to this tender opportunity should be submitted to ESPO as a message on the eProcurement Portal, once an Expression of interest has been completed.
Leicestershire County Council, trading as ESPOEast Midlands16 Jun 2026WAC-588664
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EducationTender
Sir Robert Pattinson Academy ~ Catering tender
The successful Supplier will be required to provide catering services for Sir Robert Pattinson Academy (SRPA).
Sir Robert Pattinson Academy is an 11 – 18 comprehensive school where students are valued, happy, challenged and strive to achieve their best. The Academy provides rich learning experiences both in and outside of the classroom resulting in a great education.
Our school is very special for many reasons. We have fantastic staff, who inspire and support students to succeed, and our ethos provides a calm and caring learning environment which you can feel as you walk around the Academy. We place strong emphasis on community values and believe every student is an individual. We believe it is crucial to celebrate everyone’s successes and varied talents. The Academy pupil roll is expected to increase during the term of this contract.
The contract will commence on 1 January 2027 for an initial period of three years, ending on 31 December 2029, with the opportunity to extend for a further period of two years at the discretion of the governing body.
The contract covers the scope for the provision of all catering services within the Academy, including hospitality and free issue requirements. There are currently circa 1310 pupils, including 114 in Sixth form from September 2025 and currently 259 pupils are eligible for Free School Meals.
There is indoor seating in the main dining area for circa 243 pupils, with an ancillary seating area of 160 for pupils having cold meals or packed lunches. The School currently has two outside food pods with canopy covered seating for circa 288 pupils, but there is outside space to seat circa 1000 if required.
Please see PSQ Document for more information.
Sir Robert Pattinson AcademyEast Midlands24 Jul 2026WAC-571599
St Ralph Sherwin and Our Lady of Lourdes Trusts ~ Catering Tender
The successful Supplier will be required to provide Catering services for St Ralph Sherwin Catholic Multi Academy Trust & Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Multi-Academy Trust
St Ralph Sherwin – £1.1m Primary, 827k secondary schools Pa
Our Lady of Lourdes - £1.4m Pa
St Ralph Sherwin – Start Date: January 2027.
Our Lady of Lourdes – Start Date: November 2027.
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-Derby:-School-catering-services./5S6SURQ8NB
To respond to this opportunity, please click here:
https://litmustms.co.uk/respond/5S6SURQ8NB
St Ralph Sherwin and Our Lady of Lourdes TrustsEast Midlands21 Aug 2026WAC-597242
Please note, this is a Pipeline notice only for ESPO contracts that are forecast to be re-procured or new procurement projects that are expected to be undertaken. The details captured are therefore only provided as an estimate, and no further information other than as captured can be provided at this time.
For all current ESPO opportunities, please visit https://www.eastmidstenders.org/.
ESPO is a trading department of Leicestershire County Council. It is a non-profit making body owned and operated jointly by six local authorities. We provide a catalogue range, providing our customers with access to over 28,000 products that cover all key areas of education and wider public sector requirements.
This Pipeline notice is being published to alert the supplier market that ESPO expects to establish a framework for the supply of catering disposables including paper and plastic cups, napkins and serviettes, food and freezer bags, cling film, foil and festive products for the ESPO catalogue, for delivery to the ESPO Distribution Centre, Leicester.
Leicestershire County Council, trading as ESPOEast MidlandsWAC-593274