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Food and Catering Supplies for Ark Schools Across the UK.

No classification published
Location not published
Official notice
Published value
£25,000,000
Submission deadline 14 May 2026, 12:00 BST
Lots published6
Procurement Executive Summary
AI & Search Synopsis
Generated from official OCDS record
Tenderline Synopsis: Ark: "Food and Catering Supplies for Ark Schools Across the UK.". Published status: complete. Published value: £25,000,000. 6 published lots. Recorded submission deadline: 14 May 2026, 12:00 BST. See the official notice for participation instructions.
Contracting AuthorityArkScope & CategoriesNot publishedSubmission Window
Closed
14 May 2026, 12:00 BST
Submission GatewayDirect notice routeLegal Basis & RegimeStandard procurementEstimated Value (exc. VAT)£25,000,000
Bidder Intelligence · Authority Profile: Ark
Market Analytics
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Derived from OCDS awards & bid statistics
Published history for Ark. These figures describe retained records, not a forecast of bids or a measure of buyer bias.
Published-to-award variance
Not availableInsufficient comparable data
Requires at least 5 comparable procedures
Competition Density
3.4Bids / Report
37.5% of reports have one bid
Supplier ConcentrationHigh Concentration
University of BrightonTop vendor: 100% of attributable value
Payment Terms
Check noticePublished terms
Payment obligations depend on the applicable regime and contract. Consult the official documents.
Coverage: 2 active published awards; 8 bid reports (which may be per lot). Supplier values exclude multi-supplier awards, frameworks and DPS, and use GBP only. They are published award values, not payments. Published-to-award variance compares single-lot, single-award, single-supplier GBP procedures with explicitly non-framework/non-DPS status; increases remain in the average. Unpublished data stays unknown. Awarded suppliers are winners, not all bidders.
Historical Awarded Suppliers With This Authority:
Supplier NameHistoric AwardsAttributable GBP Value
University of Brighton1 win£800,000
Procedure terms
Contracting AuthorityArk
Procedure methodNot published
Procurement categoryNot published
Statuscomplete
Framework / DPSNot published
CompetitionNot published
Above thresholdNot published
Legal basisNot published
Tender period startsNot published
Clarification deadlineNot published
Electronic submissionNot published
Submission languagesNot published
Published31 Jul 2026, 09:26 BST
Last source update31 Jul 2026, 09:26 BST
Recurring procurementNot published
ClassificationNot published
Delivery areaLocation not published
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-068e77
What is being bought
Ark Schools Multi Academy Trust (“Ark Schools”) is seeking to appoint a number of suppliers for the provision of food products, catering consumables and associated goods to 32 Ark academies (London, Birmingham, Hastings and Portsmouth). The contract will be managed by ISCC Purchasing Ltd trading as Procure (“ISCC Procure”), acting as procurement manager and agent for supplier contracting, ordering and consolidated invoicing.
What changed
From the official release history
  1. tender value changed
    31 Jul 2026, 09:26 BST
  2. Status changed to complete
    31 Jul 2026, 09:26 BST
  3. Official notice release published
    31 Jul 2026, 09:26 BST
  4. tender value changed
    29 Apr 2026, 17:06 BST
  5. Status changed to active
    29 Apr 2026, 17:06 BST
  6. Official notice release published
    29 Apr 2026, 17:06 BST
  7. Buyer information updated
    29 Apr 2026, 17:06 BST
Lots and requirements (6)
Published by the contracting authority
  • Lot 1 · #1
    Individual lot title not published
    complete
    Published valueNot published
    The source published no individual title or description for this lot.
    Contract periodNot published
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalNot published
  • Lot 2 · #2
    Individual lot title not published
    complete
    Published valueNot published
    The source published no individual title or description for this lot.
    Contract periodNot published
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalNot published
  • Lot 3 · #3
    Individual lot title not published
    complete
    Published valueNot published
    The source published no individual title or description for this lot.
    Contract periodNot published
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalNot published
  • Lot 4 · #4
    Individual lot title not published
    complete
    Published valueNot published
    The source published no individual title or description for this lot.
    Contract periodNot published
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalNot published
  • Lot 5 · #5
    Individual lot title not published
    complete
    Published valueNot published
    The source published no individual title or description for this lot.
    Contract periodNot published
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalNot published
  • Lot 6 · #6
    Individual lot title not published
    complete
    Published valueNot published
    The source published no individual title or description for this lot.
    Contract periodNot published
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalNot published
Timeline
  1. Procedure published
    31 Jul 2026, 09:26 BST
  2. Submission deadline
    14 May 2026, 12:00 BST
  3. Award pending
    29 Jul 2026, 00:00 BST · £19,500,000
  4. Award pending
    29 Jul 2026, 00:00 BST · £3,000,000
  5. Award pending
    29 Jul 2026, 00:00 BST · £1,500,000
Commercial outcome and competition
Awards
MICHAEL I HOLDSWORTH LIMITED
£19,500,000 · 29 Jul 2026, 00:00 BST · pending
Valimex Limited
£3,000,000 · 29 Jul 2026, 00:00 BST · pending
NIVEK CATERING SUPPLIES LIMITED
£1,500,000 · 29 Jul 2026, 00:00 BST · pending
ContractsNo contract published
Bid statistics
bids: 2 (lot 1)
finalStageBids: 1 (lot 1)
smeFinalStageBids: 0 (lot 1)
vcseFinalStageBids: 0 (lot 1)
bids: 1 (lot 2)
finalStageBids: 1 (lot 2)
smeFinalStageBids: 0 (lot 2)
vcseFinalStageBids: 0 (lot 2)
bids: 1 (lot 3)
finalStageBids: 1 (lot 3)
smeFinalStageBids: 0 (lot 3)
vcseFinalStageBids: 0 (lot 3)
bids: 3 (lot 4)
finalStageBids: 3 (lot 4)
smeFinalStageBids: 3 (lot 4)
vcseFinalStageBids: 0 (lot 4)
bids: 2 (lot 5)
finalStageBids: 1 (lot 5)
smeFinalStageBids: 0 (lot 5)
vcseFinalStageBids: 0 (lot 5)
bids: 1 (lot 6)
finalStageBids: 1 (lot 6)
smeFinalStageBids: 1 (lot 6)
vcseFinalStageBids: 0 (lot 6)
Buyer and organisations in this procedure

Ark

Contracting authority GB-PPON-PCTQ-4258-QVDP
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  • Ark
    buyer

    GB-PPON: PCTQ-4258-QVDP
    1 Edcity Walk, Edcity, London, UKI33, W12 7TF, GB
    Procurement@arkonline.org
    00000000000

  • ISCC Group Purchasing Trading as Procure
    procuringEntity

    GB-PPON: PQCG-7982-YGTQ
    20 Wenlock Road, London, UKI41, N1 7GU, GB
    James@procure.ac
    00000000000

  • MICHAEL I HOLDSWORTH LIMITED
    supplier
    tenderer

    GB-PPON: PVTL-2573-GYWJ
    Manchester Road,, Tideswell, Derbyshire, Buxton, UKF13, SK17 8LN, GB
    info@holdsworthfoods.co.uk
    00000

  • NIVEK CATERING SUPPLIES LIMITED
    supplier

    GB-COH: 03297723
    Perrys, 19/21 Swan Street, West Malling, UKJ46, ME19 6JU, GB
    sales@nivekonline.co.uk
    0000

  • Valimex Limited
    supplier

    GB-COH: 01479813
    40-42 Standard Road, Park Royal, London, London, UKI73, NW10 6EU, GB
    sales@valimex.co.uk
    00000000000
Award and contract changes
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