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Cambrian Learning Trust - Catering and Cleaning Services

Awarded to Cater Link Limited, Dolce Ltd, YBC Cleaning Services Limited

Cambrian Learning Trust(buyer)

Published
Published 6 January 2025
Deadline
Closed 10 February 2025

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Overview

Cambrian Learning Trust awarded catering and cleaning services contracts worth £16.73 million to Cater Link Limited, Dolce Ltd, and YBC Cleaning Services Limited, following a tender closing on 10 February 2025. The catering contract covers breakfast, morning breaks, and lunch services for approximately 8,004 pupils across multiple trust schools, with 1,394 pupils entitled to universal infant free school meals and 1,283 to free school meals. The cleaning contract provides full daily cleaning during term time and periodic cleaning outside of term, commencing 1 September 2025 for an initial three-year period with options to extend for two further 12-month periods, with TUPE expected to apply to existing service staff.

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Lots (3)

  • Lot 1 - Catering-Primary Schools

    Cambrian Learning Trust is currently out to tender for the provision of full daily catering for their Primary Schools under Lot1.The services at the Cambrian Learning Trust are outsourced.The Contractor will be responsible for the provision of a full school food catering service for the pupils and staff at the Trust Primary schools. This will consist of breakfast and morning breaks at some sites and full lunch service for each school day at all sites. The catering facilities at the schools include the main dining areas and servery.Across the Trust there are currently 8004 pupils on roll for the academic year 2024/25, of this 3673 pupils are in the Primary setting. Of this figure, 1240 pupils are entitled to UIFSM and a further 575 to Free School Meals in their primary schools. TUPE is expected to apply, details of which can be found in the tender documentation.Some members of the catering team (8 staff) are members of the Local Government Pension Scheme and all details are in the tender documentation.The Trust is keen to further increase uptake and continue the good work already in place for catering. It wishes to do so by working closely with the successful contractor in developing and continuously improving the service and partnership during the period of the contract and by introducing innovative and creative ideas as submitted in the tender process and ongoing.The Trust is aware that there are always opportunities to improve and modernise. They are interested in ensuring that the caterers provide the best possible service, introducing new menu ideas and initiatives so that pupils are all eating and utilising the service regularly. Additional information: The duration detailed above includes the initial term of three years as well as the two optional contract extension periods of 12 months each.

    £4,430,000Won by Cater Link Limited
  • Lot 2 - Catering-Secondary Schools

    Cambrian Learning Trust is currently out to tender for the provision of full daily catering for their Secondary and All-Through Schools under Lot2.The services at the Cambrian Learning Trust are outsourced.The Contractor will be responsible for the provision of a full school food catering service for the pupils and staff at the Secondary and All-Through Schools . This will consist of breakfast and morning breaks at some sites and full lunch service for each school day at all sites. The catering facilities at the schools include the main dining areas and servery.Across the Trust there are currently 8004 pupils on roll for the academic year 2024/25, of this 4331 pupils are in the Primary setting. Of this figure, 154 pupils are entitled to UIFSM and a further 708 to Free School Meals in their Secondary and All-Through Schools. TUPE is expected to apply, details of which can be found in the tender documentation.Some members of the catering team (10 staff) are members of the Local Government Pension Scheme and all details are in the tender documentation.The Trust is keen to further increase uptake and continue the good work already in place for catering. It wishes to do so by working closely with the successful contractor in developing and continuously improving the service and partnership during the period of the contract and by introducing innovative and creative ideas as submitted in the tender process and ongoing.The Trust is aware that there are always opportunities to improve and modernise. They are interested in ensuring that the caterers provide the best possible service, introducing new menu ideas and initiatives so that pupils are all eating and utilising the service regularly. Additional information: The duration detailed above includes the initial term of three years as well as the two optional contract extension periods of 12 months each.

    £4,685,000Won by Dolce Ltd
  • Lot 3 - Cleaning

    Cambrian Learning Trust is currently out to tender for the provision of full daily cleaning services.The services at the Cambrian Learning Trust are outsourced.The contract is being offered for three years with the option to extend for a further two periods of 12 months. The contract commencement date is 01 September 2025.The contract is for a full daily cleaning service during term time and periodic cleaning outside of term time.TUPE is expected to apply, details of which can be found in the tender documentation.Some members of the cleaning team (5 staff) are members of the Local Government Pension Scheme and all details are in the tender documentation. Additional information: The duration detailed above includes the initial term of three years as well as the two optional contract extension periods of 12 months each.

    £2,269,250Won by YBC Cleaning Services Limited

Key details

Country
United Kingdom
Status
In delivery
Category
Services
Estimated value
£11,384,250
Procedure
Selective
Published
6 January 2025
Deadline
Closed
Classification (CPV)
School catering servicesSchool cleaning services

Award outcome

Awarded value
£16,727,225
Award date
29 June 2025
Contract period
— → 3 June 2030
Winners
  • Cater Link Limited
  • Dolce Ltd
  • YBC Cleaning Services Limited

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Notice history

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  1. Contract

    15 July 2025

  2. Contract Notice

    6 January 2025

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