Source: https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13be8-e662-73d2-bc7c-fa81a2da22f8/learning-community-trust-tender-for-catering-services closed GB open procedure Suitable for SMEs # Learning Community Trust Tender for Catering Services [Learning Community Trust](https://tendernation.io/buyers/learning-community-trust) Estimated value £539,128 Published 2 Sept 2026 Deadline Closed 12 Oct 2026 ## Who can bid - Buyer says suitable for SMEs The buyer ticked “suitable for SMEs” on the notice. Anyone can still bid. - Buyer says suitable for VCSEs The buyer ticked “suitable for voluntary, community and social enterprises” on the notice. - Below-threshold contract Buyers cannot shortlist bidders on suitability before tenders are in, so everyone gets to submit a bid (except some larger works contracts). [Procurement Act 2023, section 85](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/section/85) - Open procedure Anyone can submit a full tender; there is no shortlisting stage. [More contracts for small businesses and VCSEs](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/for-small-businesses) ## About this tender The Learning Community Trust is a Multi-Academy trust which spans education for children and young people from the age of 2 years old, through to 16 years old, and up to 25 years old in specialist settings – with an excellent reputation both regionally and nationally. The Trust are seeking a contractor to provide catering services to two schools - Wilfred Owen Primary School, and Severndale Academy. Both schools are sited at Monkmoor Campus, Woodcote Way, Monkmoor, Shrewsbury SY2 5SH. The contract will be awarded for a period of 3 years commencing 1st April 2027 with an option to extend for a further one plus one years. The Trust is seeking a partnership to continue to maximise the opportunity of the catering facilities and to further enhance the dining experience for both staff and students. There is an opportunity to consider investment proposals which can be used to update the current facilities. ## CPV classification School catering services Source Find a Tender (UK) · Notice ocds-h6vhtk-06f0a0-2026-09-02T16:09:05+01:00 [View official notice](https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/ocds-h6vhtk-06f0a0-2026-09-02T16:09:05+01:00) Never miss a tender like this again Get AI summaries, deadline alerts and a bid pipeline for tenders matched to your business. Free to start. [Track tenders free](https://tendernation.io/register) [Buyer profile Learning Community Trust: past awards and live tenders](https://tendernation.io/buyers/learning-community-trust) [Sector More Hospitality, catering & hotel services tenders](https://tendernation.io/sectors/hospitality-catering) ## More tenders like this [Interim Accommodation S188 · Norwich City Council · 23 days left · 10 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a14571-325f-733a-810b-ef72a18b1a67/interim-accommodation-s188) [T26/27-034 Mobile Vendors to trade in various Lisburn and Castlereagh City Council sites · Lisburn and Castlereagh City Council · 19 days left · 6 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a14495-801b-706e-8afd-89665b2c5b87/t2627-034-mobile-vendors-to-trade-in-various-lisburn-and-castlereagh-city-counc) [Hotel accommodation services – Servizi alberghieri e di ristorazione presso una struttura civile, in favore del personale militare del Raggruppamento Calabria impiegato in Operazione Strade Sicure nella sede di Catona (RC). · Comando Territoriale Sud · 22 days left · 9 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a1420f-fbf8-723d-aaba-90a2d28da7d1/italy-hotel-accommodation-services-servizi-alberghieri-e-di-ristorazione-pre) [Meal delivery service – SAP como. consorzio servizi sociali dell'olgiatese. procedura DI GARA aperta PER servizio DI ristorazione mediante pasti veicolati presso LE strutture gestite DAL consorzio. · Stazione Appaltante Provinciale di Como · 30 days left · 17 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a1420f-febc-7128-8b7c-620e4c276440/italy-meal-delivery-service-sap-como-consorzio-servizi-sociali-dellolgiate) [Canteen and catering services – vereenvoudigde onderhandelingsprocedure MET voorafgaande bekendmaking VOOR de aanduiding VAN EEN dienstverlener VOOR cateringdiensten VOOR de OPEN centra in HET beheer de dienst vreemdelingenzaken – FOD binnenlandse zaken · SPF Intérieur · 8 days left · 26 Oct 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a14210-111f-70f5-be5e-f2cecc6d8fbc/belgium-canteen-and-catering-services-vereenvoudigde-onderhandelingsprocedur) [Canteen services – Prestations de restauration collective et de restauration en liaison froide pour le Centre Départemental de l'Enfance et de la Famille des Pyrénées-Atlantiques (CDEF) · Département des Pyrénées-Atlantiques · 25 days left · 12 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a14210-11ab-72a4-b1b5-e624a793c7d9/france-canteen-services-prestations-de-restauration-collective-et-de-restaur)