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Weydon Multi Academy Trust ~ Catering Tender

Weydon Multi Academy Trust · Education

In brief

Weydon Multi Academy Trust is looking for suppliers for catering work (South East).

The estimated value is £3,186,945 including VAT.

The contract runs for 3 years, up to 5 years with extensions, starting 1 September 2027.

The buyer says it is suitable for small and medium-sized businesses.

Bids close at midday, Friday 5 March 2027.

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Can I win this?

Key dates

Questions by
midday, Friday 11 December 2026
Bids by
midday, Friday 5 March 2027

How bids are scored

Criterion 1 70% · Criterion 2 30%

Quality matters most. You can win without being the cheapest.

Competition

Typical: a median of 5 bids per contract for catering contracts in this region (from 59 awards in the last 12 months).

What the notice says

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…Read the full description
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

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How to bid

  1. Read the full notice on Find a Tender, including any tender documents it links to.
  2. Register your organisation on the Central Digital Platform (through Find a Tender) if you have not already. Suppliers need to be registered to take part in procurements under the Procurement Act 2023.
  3. Submit your bid through the buyer's e-tendering portal: litmustms.co.uk.
  4. Send clarification questions before midday, Friday 11 December 2026.
  5. Make sure your bid arrives before midday, Friday 5 March 2027. Late bids are usually rejected.

Timeline

  1. Tender notice · UK4, notice 107638-2026

Last time this was bought

Weydon Multi Academy Trust ~ Cleaning tender

Awarded
12 October 2026
Value
£5,908,660
Bids
7

Matched on Weydon Multi Academy Trust, the type of work and the title; it may be a related contract rather than the same one. Check the notice to be sure.

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From notice 107638-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 12 November 2026. We last checked for changes on 12 November 2026.