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| Title: | Bohunt Education Trust ~ Catering Tender |
| Notice type: | UK4: Tender notice |
| Authority: | The Litmus Partnership |
| Nature of contract: | Services |
| Procedure: | Above threshold - Competitive flexible procedure |
| Short Description: | The successful Supplier will be required to provide catering and hospitality services for Bohunt Education Trust. 10 schools are part of the tender, and we are seeking tender submissions for the whole contract. The Bohunt Education Trust is a well-established Multi Academy Trust situated across, Berkshire, Hampshire, and West Sussex and will include at the commencement of this contract the following schools where the successful contractor will be required to deliver a service and meet the requirements of the specification at each school from the contract commencement. The schools which will be part of the tender are: 9 - Secondary Schools 1 – Primary delivered provision •Bohunt School – Liphook, Longmoor Road, Liphook, Hampshire, GU30 7NY •The Petersfield School, Cranford Road, Petersfield, Hampshire, GU23 3LU •Bohunt Wokingham, Remount Drive, Arborfield, Reading, Berkshire RG2 9GB •The Costello School, Crossborough Hill, Basingstoke, Hampshire RG21 4AL •Bohunt Farnborough, Neville Duke Road, Farnborough, GU14 9BY •Bohunt Horsham, Bailey Road, Horsham, RH12 6AP •Bohunt School Worthing, 65a Broadwater Road, Worthing, West Sussex, BN14 8AH •Priory Southsea, Fawcett Road, Southsea, Hampshire PO4 0DL •Steyning Grammar School, Shooting Field, Steyning, West Sussex, BN44 3RX •Rusper Primary School, 2 Cooks Mead, Rusper, Horsham RH12 4PU (No catering facilities - currently delivered service for FSMs) In addition to this the Multi Academy Trust is expected to grow in the number of schools becoming part of the trust during this contract period, and the provision of catering services within these schools when they have joined the MAT will fall under the scope of this contract. The successful contractor will be expected to provide the service within these additional schools using the same costing model, ratio’s etc they applied to their successful tender submission for the Bohunt Education Trust at the point of tender submission. The duration of the contract for these schools will not be increased, and they will join the contract for the remaining contract period that exists at the point of entry into the MAT. The contract being tendered is for 3 years in duration from 1st September 2026 until 31st August 2029, with the option to extend for further terms of 1 +1 years on the same terms and conditions excluding the right to further extend. The contract will be guaranteed performance in nature. The tender project is seeking to appoint a Contractor whose Initiative and innovation will be welcomed for the provision of all catering services within the trust. The high-quality service levels proposed, should maintain excellent standards throughout, resulting in a new food service offer with consistent high standards of food operations across all schools. Regular customer and parental engagement (using digital platforms and social media) will be required to ensure this is the case moving into the contract term. These new standards of operation should meet the needs of pupil’s moving forward into this contract term. The contract at each school will operate on a guaranteed basis (return or subsidy) with all universal free school meals and free school meals being charged to the client monthly at net food cost only. All hospitality is to be charged on a net food cost basis. The approximate current revenue within the contract annually is in the region of £3.8m for all schools. Please see PSQ Document for more information. |
| Published: | 29/10/2025 15:30 |
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Scope
Description: The successful Supplier will be required to provide catering and hospitality services for Bohunt Education Trust.
10 schools are part of the tender, and we are seeking tender submissions for the whole contract.
The Bohunt Education Trust is a well-established Multi Academy Trust situated across, Berkshire, Hampshire, and West Sussex and will include at the commencement of this contract the following schools where the successful contractor will be required to deliver a service and meet the requirements of the specification at each school from the contract commencement.
The schools which will be part of the tender are:
9 - Secondary Schools 1 – Primary delivered provision
•Bohunt School – Liphook, Longmoor Road, Liphook, Hampshire, GU30 7NY
•The Petersfield School, Cranford Road, Petersfield, Hampshire, GU23 3LU
•Bohunt Wokingham, Remount Drive, Arborfield, Reading, Berkshire RG2 9GB
•The Costello School, Crossborough Hill, Basingstoke, Hampshire RG21 4AL
•Bohunt Farnborough, Neville Duke Road, Farnborough, GU14 9BY
•Bohunt Horsham, Bailey Road, Horsham, RH12 6AP
•Bohunt School Worthing, 65a Broadwater Road, Worthing, West Sussex, BN14 8AH
•Priory Southsea, Fawcett Road, Southsea, Hampshire PO4 0DL
•Steyning Grammar School, Shooting Field, Steyning, West Sussex, BN44 3RX
•Rusper Primary School, 2 Cooks Mead, Rusper, Horsham RH12 4PU (No catering facilities - currently delivered service for FSMs)
In addition to this the Multi Academy Trust is expected to grow in the number of schools becoming part of the trust during this contract period, and the provision of catering services within these schools when they have joined the MAT will fall under the scope of this contract. The successful contractor will be expected to provide the service within these additional schools using the same costing model, ratio’s etc they applied to their successful tender submission for the Bohunt Education Trust at the point of tender submission. The duration of the contract for these schools will not be increased, and they will join the contract for the remaining contract period that exists at the point of entry into the MAT.
The contract being tendered is for 3 years in duration from 1st September 2026 until 31st August 2029, with the option to extend for further terms of 1 +1 years on the same terms and conditions excluding the right to further extend. The contract will be guaranteed performance in nature.
The tender project is seeking to appoint a Contractor whose Initiative and innovation will be welcomed for the provision of all catering services within the trust. The high-quality service levels proposed, should maintain excellent standards throughout, resulting in a new food service offer with consistent high standards of food operations across all schools.
Regular customer and parental engagement (using digital platforms and social media) will be required to ensure this is the case moving into the contract term.
These new standards of operation should meet the needs of pupil’s moving forward into this contract term.
The contract at each school will operate on a guaranteed basis (return or subsidy) with all universal free school meals and free school meals being charged to the client monthly at net food cost only. All hospitality is to be charged on a net food cost basis.
The approximate current revenue within the contract annually is in the region of £3.8m for all schools.
Please see PSQ Document for more information.
For more information about this opportunity, please visit the Delta eSourcing portal at:
https://litmustms.co.uk/tenders/UK-UK-Hampshire:-School-catering-services./5AFF53DQ47
To respond to this opportunity, please click here:
https://litmustms.co.uk/respond/5AFF53DQ47
Total value (estimated):
GBP 19,000,000 including VAT
Description
Contract dates (estimated)
01/09/2026 to 31/08/2029
CPV Classifications:
55524000 - School catering services.
Contract can be extended:
Yes
Extension Date:
31/08/2031
Delivery regions:
UKJ3 Hampshire and Isle of Wight
Award criteria:
Quality criterion - Name: Criterion 1 / Weighting: 30
Quality criterion - Name: Criterion 2 / Weighting: 70
Submission
Enquiry deadline: 05/12/2025 Time: 12:00Tender submission deadline: 27/02/2026 Time: 12:00
Submission address and any special instructions: https://litmustms.co.uk/respond/5AFF53DQ47
An electronic auction will be used: No
Languages that may be used for submission: English, Award decision date (estimated): 27/04/2026
Procedure
Procedure type: Competitive flexible procedure
Contracting authority
Bohunt Education Trust, PLPY-5128-RYVY
Longmoor Road, Liphook, Hampshire, GU30 7NY, United Kingdom
Tel. 01276 673896, Email: tenders@litmuspartnership.co.uk
Contact: Jeremy Alderton
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.bohunttrust.co.uk/
Organisation type: REGIONAL_AUTHORITY
Devolved regulations that apply: None