Official UK procurement notice
Contract Award - Framework Agreement for the Management of the Catering Services at Mosaic Partnership Trust
Authority: MOSAIC PARTNERSHIP TRUST (Public body)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe contract will be awarded for a three-year duration with the option of two additional, one year extensions.
The financial structure of the contract is designed to reflect the Trusts' aims to reward the Contractor in a fair manner and based upon contract delivery and to have an open-book agreement that is easily auditable.
CPV: School catering services
How this framework works
From the published notice- Type
- Closed framework · open framework scheme (admission reopens)
- Call-offs
- every call-off is a further competition among the appointed suppliers
- Bids received
- 6 bids received · 1 suppliers appointed
- Framework period
- 3 yrs · up to 5 yrs from 4 Apr 2026
- Scheme runs until
- 3 Apr 2031
Published description of the framework
Weighting criteria is included:
68% Quality and 32% Financial.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£2,400,000
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)
- Quality: 62%
- Cost: 38%
Published award criteria (2)
- Cost
- Quality
- Price carries 38 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3.8 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
- “Contract Award - Framework Agreement for the Management of the…” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract: each call-off is a further competition, so the pricing contest starts after appointment.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open 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
- Open framework scheme
- 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
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 23 Sept 2025, 14:40 BST
- Last source update
- 6 Jan 2026, 15:04 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 19 Dec 2025
- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-058936- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05a040Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 24 Oct 2025, 16:00 BST
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
All submissions should be made via the Red Box Portal at www.redboxportal.com ↗.
This is accessible by the client. Maximum file size is 4.5MB. Any files larger than this should be re-saved with lower resolution. Portal administrators and clients are unable to access the bids until the deadline has passed. No attachments with be opened or downloaded until after the tender response deadline.
Contractors should receive a confirmation email once files are accessed.
No, We Transfer files will be accepted.
Please complete your intention to bid on the opportunity via the www.redboxportal.com ↗. This will enable both Red Box and the client to assess participation levels. If you intend to revoke your intention to bid, please log this on the portal and confirm via email that this is the case as a courtesy to the client.
Files are all available for download on the portal.
Policies for Supplier Qualification- to be provided on www.redboxportal.com ↗
Please ensure all policies are up to date and tick to confirm this is the case prior to submission.
- Sample KPI
- Sample Audit or monitoring document
- Health and Safety Policy
- Sample Risk Assessment
- Environmental Policy
- Waste and Sustainability Policy
- HR Policy
- Safer Recruitment and Anti Slavery Policy
- Food Safety Management System or Food Safety Policy
- Quality Assurance Policy
Timeline
23 Sept 2025 → 4 Apr 2026 · 7 dates- Tender notice published400 days ago23 Sept 2025, 14:40 BST
- Admission / appointment period ends369 days ago · period end, not a bid countdown24 Oct 2025, 16:00 BST
- Assessment summaries sent316 days ago17 Dec 2025
- Award decision expected by313 days ago19 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMT
- Latest notice published295 days ago6 Jan 2026, 15:04 GMT
- Standstill ends286 days ago15 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Contract starts208 days ago4 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST
Notice history
4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 23 Sept 2025- Tender notice published23 Sept 2025, 14:40 BSTUK4
- Contract award notice published6 Jan 2026, 15:04 GMTUK6
- Status changed to complete6 Jan 2026, 15:04 GMT
- Contract signature expected1 Apr 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cater Link Limited4 Apr 2026 – 3 Apr 2029 · up to 3 Apr 2031Extensions: Initial 3 year contract, year 4 and 5 are optional extensions. | £2,400,000 | 17 Dec 2025standstill to 15 Jan 2026 | Standstill |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6final-stage tenders | 6 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Framework contractors & participating bidders
1 commercial party on the notice- CATER LINK LIMITEDFramework contractor
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