Closed tender

Managed Catering Service

Details

Topic
Catering services
Published
15 January 2025
Submission
31 January 2025

Tender description

The Council is currently exploring options for the future delivery of the schools catering service and whether it will continue to be a provider beyond 31st March 2026. If the Council decides not to continue providing the managed service, then schools will be required to make their own arrangements for procuring their schools catering provision. Each school will decide how to procure their requirements, one option is a joint procurement exercise on behalf of a consortium of schools to procure a managed catering service. To help inform such an exercise, the Council is undertaking this pre-market engagement stage to explore what is available and seek feedback and guidance from the supply market. Lot 1: The Council is currently exploring options for the future delivery of the schools catering service and whether it will continue to be a provider beyond 31st March 2026. If the Council decides not to continue providing the managed service, then schools will be required to make their own arrangements for procuring their schools catering provision. Each school will decide how to procure their requirements, one option is a joint procurement exercise on behalf of a consortium of schools to procure a managed catering service. To help inform such an exercise, the Council is undertaking this pre-market engagement stage to explore what is available and seek feedback and guidance from the supply market.

Timeline

  1. Completed: Tender published15 January 2025
    Current notice
  2. Completed: Submission date31 January 2025

About the buyer

Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council is the local authority for Barnsley. The council is a founder member of the Yorkshire Purchasing Organisation, alongside 12 fellow local authorities in the north of England.

A procurement pipeline covering the next 12 to 18 months is refreshed at least every six months.

Over the past 5 years, most of Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council's contract awards have been in construction work, health and social work and business services.

Relevant CPV codes

  • 55520000 · Catering services
  • 55524000 · School catering services

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