Official UK procurement notice
Catering Contract Three Spires Trust
Authority: THREE SPIRES TRUST (Public body)·On behalf of: ACE Advice Limited
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Trust is seeking a single supplier to provide catering to five of its schools, one secondary school and four primary schools.
The Trust reserves the right to add other schools currently in the Trust and for any new schools joining the Trust to the contract should it be required.
The successful supplier will be required to gain admitted body status to the Local Government Pension Scheme
- How the procedure runs: This is a two stage process, with an initial selection stage to create a shortlisted group of bidders, who will be invited to participate in the second stage - the ITT
CPV: School catering services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£2,000,000
- Condition of participationshortlisting
There is a qualification stage used to identify suitable suppliers by their business profile, as found on the Central Digital Platform, supplier references and their technical capabilities.
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 award criteria (2)
- Quality: Written response
- Price
- Condition of participationshortlisting
There is a qualification stage used to identify suitable suppliers by their business profile, as found on the Central Digital Platform, supplier references and their technical capabilities.
- Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 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
- Competitive flexible procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 15 Jul 2025, 18:19 BST
- Last source update
- 27 Jul 2026, 11:55 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 17 Nov 2025
- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-040250- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-055fdaFind a Tender
- How it runs
This is a two stage process, with an initial selection stage to create a shortlisted group of bidders, who will be invited to participate in the second stage - the ITT
How it was run
Official notice- Requests to participate (first stage)
- 12 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST
- Submission deadline
- 12 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
The stage one documents to be returned via the Bidiful Portal
Timeline
15 Jul 2025 → 27 Jul 2026 · 6 dates- Tender notice published15 Jul 2025, 18:19 BST
- Submission deadline12 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST
- Assessment summaries sent338 days ago17 Nov 2025
- Award decision expected by337 days ago17 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT
- Contract starts293 days ago1 Jan 2026
- Latest notice published86 days ago27 Jul 2026, 11:55 BST
Notice history
4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 15 Jul 2025- Tender notice published15 Jul 2025, 18:19 BSTUK4
- Contract award notice published27 Jul 2026, 11:55 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete27 Jul 2026, 11:55 BST
- Contract signature expected27 Sept 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| TAYLOR SHAW LIMITED27 Sept 2026 – 22 Feb 2029 · up to 22 Feb 2031Extensions: 2 x 12 month extensions are available · Options: If the Trust grows with additional schools, they may be added to this contract | £4,050,000 inc. VAT | 16 Nov 2025 | Awarded |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6final-stage tenders | 0 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
3 public bodies on the noticeOther public bodies
- ACE Advice LimitedBeneficiary authority
- ACE ADVICE LTDProcess contact pointProcuring entityProcurement support
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- TAYLOR SHAW LIMITEDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender