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Published 7 Oct 2024, 14:05 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Holy Cross Catholic Multi Academy Company - Catering Services Tender

Official notice

Authority: Holy Cross Catholic Multi Academy Company

ServicesRestricted procedure
Published estimate£3,872,850≈ £775k / year
Submissions closed 29 Nov 2024awarded 27 May 2025
Awarded to abm catering limited
Contract term 5 yrsends 31 Jul 2030 · starts 1 Aug 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The MAC are seeking Catering service providers to tender for the provision of all catering services presently offered within the Schools, including breakfast, morning break, lunch and all hospitality and free issue requirements.

CPV: School catering services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Holy Cross Catholic MAC was formed in September 2019, when 5 catholic primary and 2…Awarded 5 yrsPublished value£3,872,850

Holy Cross Catholic MAC was formed in September 2019, when 5 catholic primary and 2 catholic secondary Schools in Coventry joined together. The Holy Cross Catholic MAC has over 4,000 pupils and employs over 450 staff across their seven Schools – all of which are very popular and highly successful.

The MAC are seeking Catering service providers to tender for the provision of all catering services presently offered within the Schools, including breakfast, morning break, lunch and all hospitality and free issue requirements.

The contract will be for three years in duration, with the option to extend for a further one period of up to two years and with a commencement date of 01 August 2025.

Full details will be included in the Invitation to Tender.

TUPE regulations apply to this contract, which involves the transfer of existing catering staff, of which some may be members of the Local Government Pension Scheme, requiring arrangements to be made for 'Admitted Body' status with the relevant pension fund. Additional information: To respond to this opportunity please click here: invictus-inport.com/respond/MUYQ299B9M ↗

Contract period: 1 Aug 2025 – 31 Jul 2030 (5 yrs)
Delivery: West Midlands · Coventry
Second stage: 5–10 candidates invited to tenderVariant bids: allowed

What it takes to win
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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 more
How bids were scored
  • Price

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
Awarded
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
7 Oct 2024, 14:05 BST
Last source update
23 Jul 2025, 15:04 BST
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-042439
Classification (CPV)
School catering services
Delivery area
West Midlands (UKG33)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04a651 Find a Tender

Publisher note: To view this notice, please click here: https://invictus-inport.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=968032213 GO Reference: GO-2025723-PRO-31536784

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
29 Nov 2024, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
{"written"}
Accepted languages
en

Timeline

29 Nov 2024 → 1 Aug 2025 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    29 Nov 2024, 12:00 GMT
  2. Notice published
    23 Jul 2025, 15:04 BST
  3. Contract starts
    1 Aug 2025, 00:00 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    23 Jul 2025, 15:04 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £3,872,8501 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 8
Contracts signed 1latest 27 May 2025
Awarded toValueDateStatus
abm catering limited£3,872,850 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Contract 042439-2025-032067-1 · abm catering limited

    Signed
    27 May 2025
    Value
    £3,872,850
    Period
    … – 31 Jul 2030
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
8bids · 8 electronic———

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Holy Cross Catholic Multi Academy Company

Contracting authorityBody governed by public lawEducation c/o St Augustine Catholic Primary School, Heathcote Street, Radford, Coventry, West Midlands, CV6 3BLContact email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • abm Catering LimitedAwarded supplier04168334 Eagle Court, Saltisford, Warwick, West Midlands, CV34 4AF

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

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