Official UK procurement notice
Great Learners Trust Contract for Catering Services
Authority: Great Learners Trust (Public body)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Great Learners Trust is based in Buckinghamshire. They are seeking a contractor to provide catering services at 11 primary schools. The contract will be awarded for a period of 3 years commencing 19th February 2026 with an option to extend for a further one plus one years. The Client is seeking a partnership to continue to maximise the opportunity of the catering facilities and to further enhance the dining experience for both staff and students. There is an opportunity to consider investment proposals which can be used to update the current facilities.
CPV: School catering services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1RenewalPublished value£1,771,850
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 (6)
- Relationship Management & Support: 15%
- Food Quality & Variety of Healthy Meal Choices: 20%
- Clarification Meeting: 10%
- Customer Experience & Innovation: 15%
- Financials: 30%
- Corporate, Social Responsibility & Added Value: 10%
Published award criteria (6)
- Relationship Management & Support
- Food Quality & Variety of Healthy Meal Choices
- Clarification Meeting
- Corporate, Social Responsibility & Added Value
- Financials
- Customer Experience & Innovation
- Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
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
- Closed
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Light touch regime
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 12 Jun 2025, 16:30 BST
- Last source update
- 12 Jun 2025, 16:30 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 19 Feb 2026
- Authority reference
CA16009- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-032065- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-054801Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 7 Jul 2025, 10:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 30 Jun 2025, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
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Timeline
12 Jun 2025 → 19 Feb 2026 · 5 dates- Tender notice published12 Jun 2025, 16:30 BST
- Clarification questions by30 Jun 2025, 12:00 BST
- Submission deadline7 Jul 2025, 10:00 BST
- Contract starts244 days ago19 Feb 2026
- Award decision expected by243 days ago19 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMT
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Tender notice published12 Jun 2025, 16:30 BSTUK4
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender