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Published 17 Jan 2025, 12:05 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Diocese of Worcester Multi Academy Trust ~ Catering Tender

Official notice

Authority: Diocese of Worcester Multi Academy Trust·Consortium: 16 public authorities

ServicesRestricted procedure
Published estimate£16,920,965≈ £3.4m / year
Submissions closed 21 Feb 2025
Contract term 5 yrsends 31 Aug 2030 · starts 1 Sept 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The 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 published
Lot #1The successful Supplier will be required to provide catering services for 15 Schools… 5 yrs

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.

Contract period: 1 Sept 2025 – 31 Aug 2030 (5 yrs)
Delivery: West Midlands · Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire
Second stage: 5–10 candidates invited to tenderVariant bids: allowed

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)
School catering services
Delivery area
West Midlands (UKG1)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04d420 Find a Tender
Contract terms
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
  1. Notice published
    17 Jan 2025, 12:05 GMT
  2. Submission deadline
    21 Feb 2025, 12:00 GMT
  3. Invitations to tender expected
    17 Mar 2025
  4. Contract starts
    1 Sept 2025, 00:00 BST

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

16 public bodies on the notice

Diocese of Worcester Multi Academy Trust

Contracting authorityBody governed by public lawEducation Pack Barn, Main Road, Kempsey, Worcestershire, West Midlands, WR5 3PAContact email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Consortium members and other public bodies

  • Broadheath CE Primary SchoolContracting authority Worcestershire, West MidlandsContact email, phone
  • Callow End CE Primary SchoolContracting authority Worcestershire, West MidlandsContact email, phone
  • Castlemorton CE Primary SchoolContracting authority Worcestershire, West MidlandsContact email, phone
  • Crowle CE First SchoolContracting authority Worcestershire, West MidlandsContact email, phone
  • Madresfield CE Primary SchoolContracting authority Worcestershire, West MidlandsContact email, phone
  • Malvern Parish CE Primary SchoolContracting authority Worcestershire, West MidlandsContact email, phone
  • Martley CE Primary SchoolContracting authority Worcestershire, West MidlandsContact email, phone
  • Netherton CE Primary SchoolContracting authority West Midlands, West MidlandsContact email, phone
  • Offenham CE Primary SchoolContracting authority Worcestershire, West MidlandsContact email, phone
  • Pinvin CE AcademyContracting authority Worcestershire, West MidlandsContact email, phone
  • Powick CE Primary SchoolContracting authority Worcestershire, West MidlandsContact email, phone
  • Rushwick CE Primary SchoolContracting authority Worcestershire, West MidlandsContact email, phone
  • St Barnabas CE First & Middle SchoolContracting authority Worcestershire, West MidlandsContact email, phone
  • St Oswald’s CE Primary SchoolContracting authority Worcestershire, West MidlandsContact email, phone
  • The Littletons CE First SchoolContracting authority Worcestershire, West MidlandsContact email, phone

Official documents & specifications (4)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria
  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria
  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria
  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria