Closed tender

Primary Phase Catering 2026 - Schools with Finishing Kitchens

Details

Buyer: West Sussex County Council
Value: £140,000,000
Topic: School catering services
Published: 18 July 2025
Submission: 26 September 2025
Source: uk:find_a_tender

Tender description

To provide a catering service to the primary phase schools with finishing kitchens

Timeline

Completed: Tender published18 July 2025
Current notice
Completed: Submission date26 September 2025

About the buyer

West Sussex County Council buys as a local authority, with a Procurement and Contract Services team based at County Hall in Chichester. Suppliers register on Atamis, the council's e-sourcing portal, to view and respond to tender opportunities. Larger contracts are also advertised through the Find a Tender Service and Contracts Finder. Suppliers can filter Contracts Finder by CPV code for relevant alerts. Beyond its own tenders, the council draws on consortia including the Central Buying Consortium, the Crown Commercial Service and the Eastern Shires Purchasing Organisation. Each school's governing body controls its own purchasing budget, supported by the council's procurement team.

UK local government drives £140bn in annual procurement, led by social protection (£66.6bn) and education (£57.1bn).

Over the past 5 years, most of West Sussex County Council's contract awards have been in transport services, IT services and business services.

Relevant CPV codes

55524000 · School catering services

Decision makers

Connect with the people behind this procurement.

Job title	Phone number	Work email
Head of Procurement	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@west-sussex-county-council.gov
Commercial Director	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@west-sussex-county-council.gov
Procurement Manager	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@west-sussex-county-council.gov
Category Lead	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@west-sussex-county-council.gov
Senior Buyer	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@west-sussex-county-council.gov
Contracts Manager	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@west-sussex-county-council.gov