Buyer Name: East Sussex County Council
Buyer Address: County Hall, St Anne's Crescent, Lewes, UKJ22, BN7 1UE, United Kingdom
Contact Email: ProcurementPMO@eastsussex.gov.uk
School Catering Services for East Sussex County Council
Buyer Contact Info
Status
complete
complete
Procedure
open
open
Value
72800000.0 GBP
72800000.0 GBP
Published
04 Mar 2026, 09:37
04 Mar 2026, 09:37
Deadline
n/a
n/a
Contract Start
31 Jul 2026, 23:00
31 Jul 2026, 23:00
Contract End
31 Jul 2031, 22:59
31 Jul 2031, 22:59
Category
n/a
n/a
CPV
55524000 - School catering services
55524000 - School catering services
Region
n/a
n/a
Awarded To
COMPASS CONTRACT SERVICES (U.K.) LIMITED
COMPASS CONTRACT SERVICES (U.K.) LIMITED
Official Source
Open Find a Tender
Open Find a Tender
Description
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 made to continue to provide this service from 1st August 2026. The contracts are worth approximately £10.4 million per annum and currently used by 138 schools, serving approximately 15,000 meals per day. The objectives of this procurement are to put in place a high quality, value for money service provision whilst also gaining commitment from the provider to undertake continuous improvement and offer environmental and social value initiatives, to further enhance the service.
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Opportunity Context
Lots
Lot 1 Status: complete
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