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Paradigm Trust Catering Contract[E17]

London, United KingdomPARADIGM TRUST[E1]

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In plain English

What they want
The Trust is seeking to appoint a single supplier to provide catering services to its schools. There are currently 6 primary schools and 1 secondary school in the Trust, and a new primary school is being built to open in September 2028. This school will join the catering contract.
Who can bid
No restrictions are stated in the notice data. The tender documents may set more.
Deadline
Buyer's deadline: 13 Nov 2026, 12:00 UTC. UTC: 13 Nov 2026, 12:00 UTC.
Published 23 Oct 2026.
Value
Not stated by the buyer.
Buyer
PARADIGM TRUSTSee what else this buyer buys and when.
How to apply
Through the buyer's official process. Open the original notice on UK Find a Tender (OCDS) (opens in a new tab) ↗
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Deadline[E5]
13 Nov 2026, 12:00 UTC
Value
Not stated
Published[E14]
23 Oct 2026
Procedure[E13]
Competitive flexible procedure
Source
UK Find a Tender (OCDS) (opens in a new tab)
Last checked
17 hours ago

About the requirement

From the notice

The Trust is seeking to appoint a single supplier to provide catering services to its schools. There are currently 6 primary schools and 1 secondary school in the Trust, and a new primary school is being built to open in September 2028. This school will join the catering contract.[E6]

Eligibility and requirements

  • ConditionDelivery location: UKH14, United Kingdom.[E8]
  • ConditionDelivery location: UKI42, United Kingdom.[E7]
  • ConditionThe legal basis is UKPGA 2023/54 (Procurement Act 2023).[E9]
  • ConditionLot 1 technical criterion: Suppliers must be able to provide insurances at the following levels: i. Employer's Liability - £10,000,000 million ii. Public/Product Liability - £10,000,000 million iii. Professional Indemnity - £5,000,000 million iv. Cyber and data risk…[E10]
  • ConditionThe buyer marks lot 1 as suitable for small and medium-sized businesses.[E11]
  • DetailLot 1 runs from 1 Aug 2027 to 31 Jul 2030, extendable to 31 Jul 2032.[E3]
  • DetailThe notice explains how to submit a tender.[E16]
  • The notice data states no restriction on who may bid. Exclusion grounds and selection criteria in the tender documents still apply.

Risks and unknowns

  • UnknownThe notice does not state a value.
  • UnknownWe read the published notice, not the full tender documents.

Updates

  1. First seen · 28 Oct 2026, 09:19 UTC

    The source published a call for competition with a future deadline.

    Source document 100653-2026

Evidence

17 facts

Every fact on this page comes from the published notice. Each entry shows the document and the field it was read from.

  1. E1

    The buyer is PARADIGM TRUST.

    Document 100653-2026, field /buyer/name, read 28 Oct 2026, 09:19 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  2. E2

    The notice is classified under CPV 55524000 (School catering services).

    Document 100653-2026, field /tender/items/0/additionalClassifications/0/id, read 28 Oct 2026, 09:19 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  3. E3

    Lot 1 runs from 1 Aug 2027 to 31 Jul 2030, extendable to 31 Jul 2032.

    “2027-08-01T00:00:00+01:00 to 2030-07-31T23:59:59+01:00”

    Document 100653-2026, field /tender/lots/0/contractPeriod, read 28 Oct 2026, 09:19 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  4. E4

    The buyer's address is in United Kingdom.

    Document 100653-2026, field /parties/0/address/country, read 28 Oct 2026, 09:19 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  5. E5

    Requests to participate must be submitted by 13 Nov 2026, 12:00 UTC. Invited suppliers bid later.

    “2026-11-13T12:00:00Z”

    Document 100653-2026, field /tender/expressionOfInterestDeadline, read 28 Oct 2026, 09:19 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  6. E6

    The buyer describes the requirement in the notice.

    “The Trust is seeking to appoint a single supplier to provide catering services to its schools. There are currently 6 primary schools and 1 secondary school in the Trust, and a new primary school is being built to open in September 2028. This school will join the catering contrac…”

    Document 100653-2026, field /tender/description, read 28 Oct 2026, 09:19 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  7. E7

    Delivery location: UKI42, United Kingdom.

    Document 100653-2026, field /tender/items/0/deliveryAddresses/1, read 28 Oct 2026, 09:19 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  8. E8

    Delivery location: UKH14, United Kingdom.

    Document 100653-2026, field /tender/items/0/deliveryAddresses/0, read 28 Oct 2026, 09:19 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  9. E9

    The legal basis is UKPGA 2023/54 (Procurement Act 2023).

    Document 100653-2026, field /tender/legalBasis/id, read 28 Oct 2026, 09:19 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  10. E10

    Lot 1 technical criterion: Suppliers must be able to provide insurances at the following levels: i. Employer's Liability - £10,000,000 million ii. Public/Product Liability - £10,000,000 million iii. Professional Indemnity - £5,000,000 million iv. Cyber and data risk…

    “Suppliers must be able to provide insurances at the following levels: i. Employer's Liability - £10,000,000 million ii. Public/Product Liability - £10,000,000 million iii. Professional Indemnity - £5,000,000 million iv. Cyber and data risks insurance for at least £2,000,000 mill…”

    Document 100653-2026, field /tender/lots/0/selectionCriteria/criteria/0/description, read 28 Oct 2026, 09:19 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  11. E11

    The buyer marks lot 1 as suitable for small and medium-sized businesses.

    “sme: true”

    Document 100653-2026, field /tender/lots/0/suitability/sme, read 28 Oct 2026, 09:19 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  12. E12

    This is a call for competition. Suppliers can respond.

    “tender”

    Document 100653-2026, field /tag, read 28 Oct 2026, 09:19 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  13. E13

    The procedure is: Competitive flexible procedure.

    Document 100653-2026, field /tender/procurementMethodDetails, read 28 Oct 2026, 09:19 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  14. E14

    The notice was published on 23 Oct 2026.

    “2026-10-23T15:29:41+01:00”

    Document 100653-2026, field /tender/documents/2/datePublished, read 28 Oct 2026, 09:19 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  15. E15

    Find a Tender gives the tender status as active.

    Document 100653-2026, field /tender/status, read 28 Oct 2026, 09:19 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  16. E16

    The notice explains how to submit a tender.

    “Submissions are to be made via the Bidiful Portal using the link provided https://bidiful-teamportal.app/p/aceadvice”

    Document 100653-2026, field /tender/submissionMethodDetails, read 28 Oct 2026, 09:19 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  17. E17

    The notice is titled "Paradigm Trust Catering Contract".

    Document 100653-2026, field /tender/title, read 28 Oct 2026, 09:19 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

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