Official UK procurement notice
Acer Trust - Catering Services (2024)
Authority: ACER TRUST (Public body)
What is being bought5 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionAcer Trust is currently out to tender for the provision of a full daily catering service.The services at the Trust schools are a mix of in-house and outsourced provision.The Contractor will be responsible for the provision of a full school food catering service for the pupils and staff at the Trust 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 school include the main dining areas and servery, plus some sites also have a hot and cold Grab and Go section in the main servery as well as separate servery areas such as a food truck and/or pod to alleviate queuing issues. All outlets are available to all pupils.Across the Trust there are currently 5,688 pupils on roll for the academic year 2024/25. Of this figure, 368 pupils are entitled to UIFSM and a further 670 to Free School Meals.
- Recurrence: Further notices will be published in 2027, 2028 or 2029 dependent on the exercising of contract extension options.
CPV: School catering services
Lots and requirements (5)Procurement structure
5 lots · all with a published value (£6,595,000 together) · same evaluation weights on every lotLot #1Botley School, Chalgrove Community Primary School, Stadhampton Primary School and Watlington Primary SchoolAwardedPublished value£990,000
Lot #2Icknield Community CollegeAwardedPublished value£1,050,000
Lot #3Matthew Arnold SchoolCancelledPublished value£1,600,000
Lot #4The Cooper School and Glory Farm Primary SchoolAwardedPublished value£1,230,000
Lot #5Wood Green SchoolAwardedPublished value£1,725,000
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Published sub-criteria (2)
- All criteria are stated only in the procurement documents: 90%
- price: 10%
Published award criteria (2)
- All criteria are stated only in the procurement documents: 90
- Price: 10
- Price carries 10 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 1 point. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Restricted procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
Yes · Further notices will be published in 2027, 2028 or 2029 dependent on the exercising of contract extension options.
- First published
- 15 Nov 2024, 15:12 GMT
- Last source update
- 14 Jul 2025, 16:08 BST
- Authority reference
MPN-10299- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-039726- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04b6f8Find a Tender
- Review procedure
Acer Trust incorporated a standstill period at the point information on the award of the contract was communicated to tenderers. That notification provided full information on the award decision. The standstill period, which was for a minimum of 10 calendar days, provided time for unsuccessful tenderers to challenge the award decision before the contract was entered into. The Public Contracts Regulations 2015 provide for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are at risk of harm by a breach of the rules to take action in the High Court (England, Wales and Northern Ireland).
Publisher note: CPV code 55524000-9, falls within Schedule 3 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 as a Social and Other Specific Service, therefore the procurement procedure is governed by Section 7 of Part 2 (Regulations 74-77) of those Regulations.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 16 Dec 2024, 17:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
16 Dec 2024 → 14 Jul 2025 · 3 dates- Submission deadline16 Dec 2024, 17:00 GMT
- Invitations to tender expected27 Jan 2025
- Notice published14 Jul 2025, 16:08 BST
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete14 Jul 2025, 16:08 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lot 1 · Botley School, Chalgrove Community Primary School, Stadhampton Primary School and Watlington Primary School1 award | |||
| Aspens Services LimitedCatering Services | £1,315,157 † | — | Awarded |
| Lot 2 · Icknield Community College1 award | |||
| Dolce LtdSMECatering Services | £1,280,842 † | — | Awarded |
| Lot 4 · The Cooper School and Glory Farm Primary School1 award | |||
| Dolce LtdSMECatering Services | £2,555,877 † | — | Awarded |
| Lot 5 · Wood Green School1 award | |||
| Culinera LimitedSMECatering Services | £2,629,105 † | — | Awarded |
1 further award records carry no date or value.
Contracts
Catering Services · Aspens Services Limited
- Signed
- 13 Jun 2025
- Value
- £1,315,157
- Status
- active
Catering Services · Dolce LtdSME
- Signed
- 13 Jun 2025
- Value
- £1,280,842
- Status
- active
Catering Services · Dolce LtdSME
- Signed
- 13 Jun 2025
- Value
- £2,555,877
- Status
- active
Catering Services · Culinera LimitedSME
- Signed
- 13 Jun 2025
- Value
- £2,629,105
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · Botley School, Chalgrove Community Primary School, Stadhampton Primary School and Watlington Primary School | 4bids · 4 electronic | 1 | — | — |
| 2 · Icknield Community College | 5bids · 5 electronic | 2 | — | — |
| 4 · The Cooper School and Glory Farm Primary School | 5bids · 5 electronic | 2 | — | — |
| 5 · Wood Green School | 5bids · 5 electronic | 2 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- High CourtReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
3 commercial parties on the notice- Aspens Services LtdAwarded supplier
- Culinera LimitedAwarded supplier
- Dolce LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria