Official UK procurement notice
Catering Services Framework - Light Touch
Authority: Ormiston Academies Trust (OAT) (Education)
What is being bought6 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionA Catering Services framework for the utilisation of up to 45 schools within a Multi-Academy-Trust environment.
- Recurrence: 12 December 2025
CPV: School catering services
How this framework works
From the published notice- Places
- up to 42 suppliers
Lots and requirements (6)Procurement structure
6 lots · all with a published valueLot #1North RegionRenewal North WestPublished value£11,500,000
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Lot #2Northeast Region (1)Renewal North EastPublished value£2,100,000
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Lot #3Midlands Region (1)Renewal East Midlands, West MidlandsPublished value£14,600,000
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Lot #4East Region (1)Renewal East of EnglandPublished value£13,000,000
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Lot #5London Region (1)Renewal LondonPublished value£3,000,000
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Lot #6South Region (1)Renewal South EastPublished value£4,100,000
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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).
- Suitability
See Tender documents.
- “Catering Services Framework - Light Touch” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 42 suppliers, not a single contract.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Closed
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Framework agreement
- Who may use this agreement
- Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Yes · 12 December 2025
- First published
- 18 Sept 2025, 22:34 BST
- Last source update
- 18 Sept 2025, 22:34 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 29 Oct 2025 – …
- Authority reference
103549- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-057924- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-059db4Find a Tender
- Performance terms
See tender documents.
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 29 Oct 2025, 17:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 29 Oct 2025, 17:00 GMT
Timeline
18 Sept 2025 → 27 Jan 2026 · 4 dates- Notice published398 days ago18 Sept 2025, 22:34 BST
- Admission / appointment period ends357 days ago · period end, not a bid countdown29 Oct 2025, 17:00 GMT
- Bids opened357 days ago29 Oct 2025, 17:00 GMT
- Bids must remain valid until266 days ago27 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Ormiston Academies TrustReview body
- The Royal Courts of Justice Mediation bodyReview contact point
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria