Competition with a shortlist
Competitive procedure with a selection stage: suppliers were shortlisted before being invited to bid.
Key facts
- Buyer
- Mulberry Schools Trust Catering Tender · Body governed by public law
- Supplier
- Accent Catering SME
- Value
- £1,500,000
- Procedure
- Restricted procedure
- Sector
- Hospitality & catering · School catering services (CPV 55524000)
- Region
- London
- Official notice
- 069185-2025 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date28 Oct 2025
- Published28 Oct 2025Published the same day
Description
The Mulberry Schools Trust is a dynamic and successful Trust based in the Borough of Tower Hamlets, London. The Trust are tendering the catering services in five secondary schools and two primary schools in London. They have over 5,000 students between the ages of 11 and 18 on roll and over 400 teaching and support staff.The schools have well equipped kitchens, a busy main restaurant and numerous satellite serving areas to help support demand throughout the day. The incumbent caterer is Accent Catering in 5 schools, Caterlink in one school and one school is managed by Tower Hamlets Contract Services. The catering teams are well-regarded by the Trust and they are seen as a core part of daily life for the students and primary children. The teams across the sites have a mix of LGPS and NEST Pension schemes, bidders should already have, or be able to achieve, Admitted Body Status in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. One additional secondary school may join the tender early in 2024.The …
About the supplier
Accent Catering: every public contract they have won.