Awarded Contractocds-h6vhtk-0508eb

School Catering Services for East Sussex County Council

East Sussex County Council Council is seeking to appoint a qualified and suitable service provider for the provision of school meal services to educational establishments in the East Sussex area. The current contract expires on 31st July 2026. The County Council is legally required to provide access to a free school meal service for maintained schools (including provision of Key Stage 1 meals currently funded through Universal Infant Free School Meal funding from the DfE); therefore, arrangements will need to be ma...

Buyer

East Sussex County Council

Value

£72,800,000

Published

4 Mar 2026

Closes

17 Nov 2025

Procurement details

Source

Find a Tender

Region

East Sussex CC

Procurement method

Open

Category

Services

Contract starts

31 Jul 2026

Contract ends

31 Jul 2031

CPV classifications

55524000

School catering services

Lots

Lot 1 School Catering Services for East Sussex County Council

£72,800,000

Delivery: UKJ22 · United Kingdom

Tender notice on Find a Tender

6 Oct 2025

Tender notice on Find a Tender

Tender notice · UK4 · Web page

Pipeline notice on Find a Tender

29 Apr 2025

Pipeline notice on Find a Tender

Planned procurement notice · UK1 · Web page

Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender

18 Jun 2025

Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender

Market engagement notice · UK2 · Web page

Contract award notice on Find a Tender

4 Mar 2026

Contract award notice on Find a Tender

Award notice · UK6 · Web page

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