Scope
Description
Pendle Educational Trust & Red Box Consultancy Services are seeking proposals from Catering Services providers to deliver school meals across five academies. The service is currently outsourced to a third party supplier. The schools involved are:
Castercliff Primary Academy- BB9 8JJ- NOR- 383
Casterton Primary Academy- BB10 2PZ- NOR- 301
Pendle Primary Academy- BB9 5AW- NOR- 413
Colne Primet Academy - BB8 8JF- NOR- 855
West Craven High School- BB18 5TB- NOR- 552
Red Box CS will use their Tender Portal to manage the process, please log in to view a detailed timeline & key documents. Contact Louise Bullman at Red Box for should you need Portal access.
Key Dates:
ITT release- Late Jan 2026
Contractor site visits- 2nd, 3rd & 6th Feb 26- by invitation only
Provisional date - Deadline for bid submission- 3rd April 2026
Provisional date - Shortlisting- 14th April 2026
Provisional date- Presentations- 21st April 2026
Award of contract- Early May 2026
Commercial tool
Establishes a framework
Contract dates (estimated)
- 1 September 2026 to 31 August 2029
- Possible extension to 31 August 2031
- 5 years
Main category
Services
CPV classifications
- 55524000 - School catering services
Contract locations
- UKD46 - East Lancashire
Participation
Particular suitability
Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)
Submission
Publication date of tender notice (estimated)
8 May 2026
Procedure
Procedure type
Open procedure
Above or below total value threshold
Above or equal to threshold
Contracting authority
PENDLE EDUCATION TRUST
- Companies House: 08263591
- Public Procurement Organisation Number: PRJP-2224-TJHM
Nelson And Colne College
Nelson
BB9 7YT
United Kingdom
Contact name: Louise Bullman
Email: ls@redboxcs.com
Region: UKD46 - East Lancashire
Organisation type: Public authority - sub-central government
Other organisation
These organisations are carrying out the procurement, or part of it, on behalf of the contracting authorities.
RED BOX CONSULTANCY SERVICES LIMITED
Summary of their role in this procurement: Tender Management, including ITT document & bid evaluation
- Companies House: 05126781
- Public Procurement Organisation Number: PDBY-5265-PHLM
1 Innisfree Close
North Yorkshire
HG2 8PL
United Kingdom
Region: UKE22 - North Yorkshire CC