# Managed Catering Service

> Tender notice from UK public-sector procurement sources.

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council](/buyers/barnsley-metropolitan-borough-council/contract-awards)
- Published: 15 January 2025
- Planned start: 1 February 2025
- Planned end: 2 February 2025
- Stage: open_tender
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: 11862059-5fcd-4471-a88e-ed656e6bb9bc-817543
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-a65aff68-bdcf-4897-ade1-83a42ebfb79a

## Description

The Council is currently exploring options for the future delivery of the schools catering service and whether it will continue to be a provider beyond 31st March 2026\. If the Council decides not to continue providing the managed service, then schools will be required to make their own arrangements for procuring their schools catering provision\. Each school will decide how to procure their requirements, one option is a joint procurement exercise on behalf of a consortium of schools to procure a managed catering service\. To help inform such an exercise, the Council is undertaking this pre-market engagement stage to explore what is available and seek feedback and guidance from the supply market\.

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/11862059-5fcd-4471-a88e-ed656e6bb9bc-817543)