Open tenders / Catering & food
Open tender · Notice 090668-2026
School Catering Services Framework Agreement
Moorlands Learning Trust
- Value
- £21m
- Closes
- 3 Nov 2026 (38 days)
- Where
- Yorkshire and the Humber
- Lots
- 3
- Suitable for SMEs
- Yes, says the buyer
- Contract
- 6 Jan 2027 – 5 Jan 2031
Framework: winning a place puts you on an approved list for future work. It's the entry ticket, not guaranteed work.
In plain English
Moorlands Learning Trust is setting up a list of approved catering suppliers that schools, academies and trusts across North and West Yorkshire can use to buy school meals services. It runs for four years from 6 January 2027, is split into three lots, and starts with ten named primary schools as the first customers.
Good fit for: School and contract caterers able to serve primary schools in North and West Yorkshire.
Watch out: Total value across the arrangement is around £21m, so expect sizeable capacity expectations; Existing catering staff at the schools may transfer to the winning supplier (worth checking the tender pack for TUPE details); Details of the initial ten schools are only in the tender documents, so you must request and read them
Written with AI from the official notice. Check the notice before relying on it.
What the buyer says
Catering Services Framework Agreement open to all schools, academies, trusts and other educational establishments in North and West Yorkshire. Initial Call-Off Bodies for are ten primaries detailed in the ITT and associated documents.
Procedure: Open procedure. Published 24 Sep 2026.
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