Official UK procurement notice
Diocese of Worcester Multi Academy Trust ~ Catering Tender
Authority: Diocese of Worcester Multi Academy Trust·Consortium: 16 public authorities
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe successful Supplier will be required to provide catering services for 15 Schools within the Diocese of Worcester Multi Academy Trust (DOWMAT).
CPV: School catering services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1The successful Supplier will be required to provide catering services for 15 Schools…
The successful Supplier will be required to provide catering services for 15 Schools within the Diocese of Worcester Multi Academy Trust (DOWMAT):
1.Broadheath CE Primary School, Sailor's Bank, Lower Broadheath, Worcester, Worcestershire WR2 6QT
2.Callow End CE Primary School, Upton Road, Callow End, Worcester, Worcestershire WR2 4TE
3.Castlemorton CE Primary School, Church Road, Castlemorton, Malvern, Worcestershire WR13 6BG
4.Crowle CE First School, School Lane, Crowle, Worcester, Worcestershire WR7 4AT
5.Madresfield CE Primary School, 40 Madresfield Village, Madresfield, Malvern, Worcestershire WR13 5AA
6.Malvern Parish CE Primary School, Manby Road, Malvern, Worcestershire WR14 3BB
7.Martley CE Primary School, Martley, Worcester, Worcestershire WR6 6QA
8.Netherton CE Primary School, Highbridge Road, Netherton, Dudley, West Midlands DY2 0HU
9.Offenham CE Primary School, Myatt Road, Offenham, Evesham, Worcestershire WR11 8SD
10.Pinvin CE Academy, Main Street, Pinvin, Pershore, Worcestershire WR10 2ER
11.Powick CE Primary School, 42 Malvern Road, Powick, Worcester, Worcestershire WR2 4RT
12.Rushwick CE Primary School, Upper Wick Lane, Rushwick, Worcester, WR2 5SU
13.St Barnabas CE First & Middle School, Stonebow Road, Drakes Broughton, Pershore, Worcestershire WR10 2AW
14.St Oswald’s CE Primary School, Sion Avenue, Kidderminster, Worcestershire DY10 2YL
15.The Littletons CE First School, Farm Lane, South Littleton, Evesham, Worcestershire WR11 8TL
The Trust currently has four core production kitchens at Pinvin CE Academy, St Barnabas CE First & Middle School, St Oswald’s CE Primary School and The Littletons CE First School. These kitchens provide a delivered service to a number of the Schools within the Trust, as well as receiving deliveries from other central kitchens utilised by their incumbent providers. To aid efficiencies, this method of delivered services is expected to continue, with investment in these production kitchens being essential to ensure the necessary maintenance and operational requirement is fulfilled.
The contract covers the scope for the provision of all catering services across the Trust, which also includes all hospitality and free issue requirements.
The duration of the contract being offered is for an initial three-year period commencing on 01 September 2025, with the potential to extend for a further two 12-month periods. These extensions will be granted by mutual consent and on the same terms and conditions as the original contract without the right to further extend beyond the full five years.
The contract being offered within this tender will be on a guaranteed performance basis, with an expected profit share of any betterment to the agreed budget.
Please see SQ document for more information.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Restricted 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
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 17 Jan 2025, 12:05 GMT
- Last source update
- 17 Jan 2025, 12:05 GMT
- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-001671- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04d420Find a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Publisher note: The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs). However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement. It will be the supplier's responsibility to obtain any necessary documents in order to submit a response by the closing date and time. The contracting authority reserves the right not to award any or part of the contract which is the subject of this contract notice and reserves the right to terminate the procurement process at any time. The contracting authority will not be liable for any costs incurred by those expressing an interest in tendering for this contract opportunity. The contracting authority will consider variant bids, evaluating them (so far as the variant or the evaluation of the variant is in the opinion of the contracting authority practicable) on the same basis as a conforming bid, but shall not be obliged to accept any such bid in preference to a conforming bid even if the variant bid scores more highly. No variant will be considered unless the bidder simultaneously submits a conforming bid. For more information about this opportunity, please visit the Delta eSourcing portal at: https://litmustms.co.uk/tenders/UK-UK-Worcestershire:-School-catering-services./TS5265XX23 To respond to this opportunity, please click here: https://litmustms.co.uk/respond/TS5265XX23 GO Reference: GO-2025117-PRO-29161721
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 21 Feb 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
17 Jan 2025 → 1 Sept 2025 · 4 dates- Notice published17 Jan 2025, 12:05 GMT
- Submission deadline21 Feb 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Invitations to tender expected17 Mar 2025
- Contract starts1 Sept 2025, 00:00 BST
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
16 public bodies on the noticeConsortium members and other public bodies
- Broadheath CE Primary SchoolContracting authority
- Callow End CE Primary SchoolContracting authority
- Castlemorton CE Primary SchoolContracting authority
- Crowle CE First SchoolContracting authority
- Madresfield CE Primary SchoolContracting authority
- Malvern Parish CE Primary SchoolContracting authority
- Martley CE Primary SchoolContracting authority
- Netherton CE Primary SchoolContracting authority
- Offenham CE Primary SchoolContracting authority
- Pinvin CE AcademyContracting authority
- Powick CE Primary SchoolContracting authority
- Rushwick CE Primary SchoolContracting authority
- St Barnabas CE First & Middle SchoolContracting authority
- St Oswald’s CE Primary SchoolContracting authority
- The Littletons CE First SchoolContracting authority
Official documents & specifications (4)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria