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Weydon Multi Academy Trust ~ Catering Tender

Issued by Weydon Multi Academy Trust · via UK Find a Tender Service

Published
12 Nov 2026
Closes
5 Mar 2027, 12:00 UTC
Value
GBP 3,186,945
Reference
ocds-h6vhtk-07bac9
Location
United Kingdom
Sector
Agriculture & Food
Type
services

At a glance

Weydon Multi Academy Trust in United Kingdom has published a tender in agriculture & food: “Weydon Multi Academy Trust ~ Catering Tender”. Submissions close on 5 March 2027, 113 days from today. The stated value is GBP 3,186,945. Quote reference ocds-h6vhtk-07bac9 in any correspondence with the buyer. One document is attached to this notice. FreeTender has recorded 2 notices from this buyer since 2026, 2 of them currently open. There are 98 open agriculture & food notices in United Kingdom on FreeTender. Bids are submitted to the buyer through UK Find a Tender Service, not through FreeTender.

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Details

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

Context for bidders

We hold 2 notices from Weydon Multi Academy Trust, going back to November 2026 — 2 of them still open. There are 98 open Agriculture & Food tenders in United Kingdom. This one closes in 113 days.

Documents

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