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title: "Birmingham Diocesan Multi-Academy Trust - School Catering Services"
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# Birmingham Diocesan Multi-Academy Trust - School Catering Services

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/birmingham-diocesan-multi-academy-trust-school-catering-services-ocds-h6vhtk-04dad0). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Birmingham Diocesan Multi-Academy Trust: "Birmingham Diocesan Multi-Academy Trust - School Catering Services". Published status: active. Published Value: £5,100,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 3 Mar 2025, 10:00 GMT. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** ACTIVE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Birmingham Diocesan Multi-Academy Trust](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/birmingham-diocesan-multi-academy-trust-coh-10729883)
- **Published Value:** £5,100,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 3 March 2025 at 10:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Restricted procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** School catering services
- **Delivery Location:** UKG
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-04dad0`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/birmingham-diocesan-multi-academy-trust-school-catering-services-ocds-h6vhtk-04dad0#tl-md)

## Description
Birmingham Diocesan Multi Academy Trust (BDMAT) is a West Midlands based Trust of 18 primary schools and one secondary school- located in Birmingham and Warwickshire.
BDMAT is seeking a catering partner to manage catering services from 1st August 2025 across all nineteen member academies 
Additional schools joining the Trust may join the contract in the future, subject to due process.
The successful organisation will be required to gain Admitted Body Status from two Pension Authorities.
In order to ensure competition, transparency and value for money, this procurement will be conducted in accordance with the Light Touch Regime (LTR) as implemented in the UK by the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 or as may be amended.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** active

- **Delivery regions:** UKG

- **Estimated Value:** £5,100,000

- **Renewal published:** yes

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F003378-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2025-01-31T17:00:22.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-28T17:11:31.090Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-04dad0