Anglian Learning - Catering Tender
- Buyer
- Anglian Learning
- Value
- £18,650,000
- Closes
- 27 November 2026
- Where
- Cambridge, the East of England
- Type
- Open tender
In plain English
Anglian Learning, a multi-academy trust in East Anglia, wants a catering company to run school meals across its 14 primary schools, 8 secondary schools and 2 sixth forms. The contract runs for three years from 1 August 2027 to 31 July 2030, with an option to extend it by up to two more years.
What the buyer wants
• Provide breakfast, morning break, lunchtime and after-school catering at all listed sites, plus hospitality services on request. • Prepare fresh, locally sourced food on site, with flexible menus that suit each school's students and a focus on brain and physical health. • Manage and develop the catering staff in a supportive, tightly controlled way, and act as a partner in the trust's mental health and wellbeing strategy.
Requirements
Named in the buyer's notice:
- Public Liability Insurance
What could rule a small business out (our reading of the notice, written with AI): The notice sets no explicit financial or experience thresholds, but the contract is worth £18.65 million and covers 24 schools, so a small business would need the capacity to run catering across the whole estate, prepare food on site and manage staff at that scale.
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How to bid
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