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Outsourced Catering Services 5

Crescent Purchasing Consortium Limited

Estimated Value

Up to £1,499,999,982

Deadline

11 August 2026

Published

9 July 2026

Type

Not specified

North WestGBopen

Overview

This process is a re-tender of the current Outsourced Catering Services Framework let by CPC and expiring in September 2026. CPC intends to put in place an Open Framework for the appointment of outsourced facilities suppliers who specialise in catering services, across education and also the wider public sector.

The purpose of this Framework is to give CPC members a compliant route to market. The collective spending power of Members utilising CPC frameworks is harnessed to drive down costs, which often allows for savings delivery which our membership otherwise would be unable to achieve individually.

The Open framework will consist of 3 or 4 frameworks within the series, dependant on extensions. It is intended for the series to conclude on 04/10/2034.

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Additional details

CPC will be using the MultiQuote e-Tendering platform to carry out this tender. The provision of outsourced providers specialising in catering services for Universities, Colleges, Multi Academy Trusts with 8 institutions within the trust or more, other non-education public sector organisations across the East Anglia region of England.

The provision of outsourced providers specialising in catering services for Universities, Colleges, Multi Academy Trusts with 8 institutions within the trust or more, other non-education public sector organisations across the East Midlands region of England. The provision of outsourced providers specialising in catering services for Universities, Colleges, Multi Academy Trusts with 8 institutions within the trust or more, other non-education public sector organisations across the London region of England.

The provision of outsourced providers specialising in catering services for Universities, Colleges, Multi Academy Trusts with 8 institutions within the trust or more, other non-education public sector organisations across the North East region of England. The provision of outsourced providers specialising in catering services for Universities, Colleges, Multi Academy Trusts with 8 institutions within the trust or more, other non-education public sector organisations across the North West region of England.

The provision of outsourced providers specialising in catering services for Universities, Colleges, Multi Academy Trusts with 8 institutions within the trust or more, other non-education public sector organisations across the South East region of England. The provision of outsourced providers specialising in catering services for Universities, Colleges, Multi Academy Trusts with 8 institutions within the trust or more, other non-education public sector organisations across the South West region of England.

The provision of outsourced providers specialising in catering services for Universities, Colleges, Multi Academy Trusts with 8 institutions within the trust or more, other non-education public sector organisations across the West Midlands region of England. The provision of outsourced providers specialising in catering services for Universities, Colleges, Multi Academy Trusts with 8 institutions within the trust or more, other non-education public sector organisations across the Yorkshire region of England.

The provision of outsourced providers specialising in catering services for Universities, Colleges, Multi Academy Trusts with 8 institutions within the trust or more, other non-education public sector organisations where the requirement spans multiple regions across England. The provision of outsourced providers specialising in catering services for Universities, Colleges, Multi Academy Trusts with 8 institutions within the trust or more, other non-education public sector organisations across Northern Ireland.

The provision of outsourced providers specialising in catering services for Universities, Colleges, Multi Academy Trusts with 8 institutions within the trust or more, other non-education public sector organisations across Scotland. The provision of outsourced providers specialising in catering services for Universities, Colleges, Multi Academy Trusts with 8 institutions within the trust or more, other non-education public sector organisations across Wales.

The provision of outsourced providers specialising in catering services for Academies, Schools, Multi Academy Trusts with 7 institutions within the trust or fewer across the East Anglia region of England. The provision of outsourced providers specialising in catering services for Academies, Schools, Multi Academy Trusts with 7 institutions within the trust or fewer across the East Midlands region of England.

The provision of outsourced providers specialising in catering services for Academies, Schools, Multi Academy Trusts with 7 institutions within the trust or fewer across the London region of England. The provision of outsourced providers specialising in catering services for Academies, Schools, Multi Academy Trusts with 7 institutions within the trust or fewer across the North East region of England.

The provision of outsourced providers specialising in catering services for Academies, Schools, Multi Academy Trusts with 7 institutions within the trust or fewer across the North West region of England. The provision of outsourced providers specialising in catering services for Academies, Schools, Multi Academy Trusts with 7 institutions within the trust or fewer across the South East region of England.

The provision of outsourced providers specialising in catering services for Academies, Schools, Multi Academy Trusts with 7 institutions within the trust or fewer across the South West region of England. The provision of outsourced providers specialising in catering services for Academies, Schools, Multi Academy Trusts with 7 institutions within the trust or fewer across the West Midlands region of England.

The provision of outsourced providers specialising in catering services for Academies, Schools, Multi Academy Trusts with 7 institutions within the trust or fewer across the Yorkshire region of England. The provision of outsourced providers specialising in catering services for Academies, Schools, Multi Academy Trusts with 7 institutions within the trust or fewer where the requirement spans multiple regions across England.

The provision of outsourced providers specialising in catering services for Academies, Schools, Multi Academy Trusts with 7 institutions within the trust or fewer across Northern Ireland. The provision of outsourced providers specialising in catering services for Academies, Schools, Multi Academy Trusts with 7 institutions within the trust or fewer across Scotland. The provision of outsourced providers specialising in catering services for Academies, Schools, Multi Academy Trusts with 7 institutions within the trust or fewer across Wales.

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Crescent Purchasing Consortium Limited
Typepublic body
RegionAny region
Total tenders47
Total spend£19,780,065,791
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9 July 2026

Submission deadline

11 August 2026

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