Official UK procurement notice
Blessed Edward Bamber Catholic MAT Tender for Catering Services
Authority: Blessed Edward Bamber Catholic Multi-Academy Trust (Public body)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionTo provide catering services to 10 primary schools in the Blessed Edward Bamber Catholic MAT, Blackpool
CPV: School catering services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1The Blessed Edward Bamber Catholic MAT is seeking a contractor to provide catering…Awarded
The Blessed Edward Bamber Catholic MAT is seeking a contractor to provide catering services at 10 of its primary schools located in Blackpool and the surrounding area. The contract will be awarded for a period of 3 years commencing 1st September 2025 with an option to extend for a further one plus one years, which will be measured on the achievement of agreed Key Performance Indicators (KPI’s).The Client is seeking a partnership to continue to maximise the opportunity of the catering facilities within the Trust and to further enhance the dining experience for both staff and students. There is an opportunity to consider investment proposals which can be used to update the current facilities.
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 (7)
- Food Quality & Variety of Healthy Meal Choices: 20%
- Customer Experience & Innovation: 15%
- Relationship Management & Support: 15%
- Added Value: 5%
- Commercial and Financial: 30%
- Clarification Meeting: 10%
- Corporate & Social Responsibility: 5%
Published award criteria (7)
- Food Quality & Variety of Healthy Meal Choices: 20.00%
- Customer Experience & Innovation: 15.00%
- Relationship Management & Support: 15.00%
- Corporate & Social Responsibility: 5.00%
- Added Value: 5.00%
- Commercial and Financial: 30.00%
- Clarification Meeting: 10.00%
- Suitability
Tenderer must be established in the field and financially secure with a minimum of 3 years trading history and able to demonstrate suitable expertise in catering within the Education sector.
- Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 points. 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- 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
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 11 Jul 2025, 15:07 BST
- Last source update
- 11 Jul 2025, 15:07 BST
- Authority reference
CA15012 -- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-039352- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04c1f9Find a Tender
- Performance terms
A statement of the tenderer's turnover and, where appropriate, of turnover in the area covered by the contract for a maximum of the last 3 years available, depending on the date on which the undertaking was set up or the economic operator started trading, as far as the information on these turnovers is available. Abbreviated audited accounts for previous 3 years trading will be required.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 27 Feb 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
27 Feb 2025 → 11 Jul 2025 · 2 dates- Submission deadline27 Feb 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Notice published11 Jul 2025, 15:07 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Caterlink | £1,855,306 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Blessed Edward Bamber Catholic MAT Tender for Catering Services · Caterlink
- Signed
- 24 Jun 2025
- Value
- £1,855,306
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- CaterlinkAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria