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Published 14 Apr 2025, 10:41 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Invitation to Tender (Framework Agreement) to Manage Catering Services at Northern Star Academies Trust

Official notice

Authority: NORTHERN STAR ACADEMIES TRUST (Education)·On behalf of: RED BOX CONSULTANCY SERVICES LIMITED

Framework agreementServices
Planned pipeline valueValue not publishedpipeline notice, not a live tender
Tender notice expected 25 Apr 2025from the planned procurement notice
Framework period 3 yrsends 31 Dec 2028 · up to 31 Dec 2030 with extensions · starts 1 Jan 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Northern Star Academies Trust have decided to tender their School Catering Services (15 Schools) to investigate the financial and qualitative benefits they could be offered through this process. The Schools involved cover 4 geographical areas (Harrogate, Skipton, Bradford & Keighley), listed below:

Harrogate High School, Harrogate

Skipton Girls High School, Skipton

Byron Primary School, Bradford

Denholme Primary School, Bradford

Eastwood Community Primary School, Keighley

Greatwood Community Primary & Nursery School, Skipton

Holycroft Primary School, Keighley

Hookstone Chase Primary School, Harrogate

Lapage Primary School, Bradford

Meadow Bank Community Primary School, Bradford

New Park Primary Academy School, Harrogate

Parkwood Primary School, Keighley

Starbeck Primary Academy, Harrogate

Victoria Primary School, Keighley

Willow Tree Community Primary School, Harrogate

At this time, the Trust's wish is to commence a Catering Contract, with a partner who shares their vision for a customer-focused service that attracts the maximum number of students. The meals that are to be provided must be appealing to customers, inclusive, imaginative, provide good value for money and be nutritionally balanced to encourage all students to make an educated choice.

CPV: School catering services

How this framework works

From the published notice
Framework period
3 yrs · up to 5 yrs from 1 Jan 2026

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1PlannedRenewal 3 yrs
Contract period: 1 Jan 2026 – 31 Dec 2028 (3 yrs) · up to 31 Dec 2030 with extensions
Extensions: Extension options published

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
What this means for your bid
  • “Invitation to Tender (Framework Agreement) to Manage Catering Services…” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Past planning notice
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Framework agreement
Who may use this agreement
Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
14 Apr 2025, 10:41 BST
Last source update
14 Apr 2025, 10:41 BST
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-014851
Latest notice
Pipeline notice (UK1)
Classification (CPV)
School catering services
Delivery area
Yorkshire & Humber (UKE)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05022e Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Appointment period ends
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Timeline

14 Apr 2025 → 1 Jan 2026 · 3 dates
  1. Planning notice published
    14 Apr 2025, 10:41 BST
  2. Tender notice expected
    25 Apr 2025, 23:59 BST
  3. Contract starts301 days ago
    1 Jan 2026

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Pipeline notice published
    14 Apr 2025, 10:41 BST
    UK1

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Pipeline notice
Awards (0)
No award published
Contracts (0)
No contract published
Bid statistics
No aggregate bid statistics published

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

3 public bodies on the notice

NORTHERN STAR ACADEMIES TRUST

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-COH: 07553531 · GB-PPON: PQNM-9476-ZWYJ 77 Gargrave Road, Skipton, Yorkshire & Humber, BD23 1QNContact name, email

Other public bodies

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Pipeline notice planningPipeline noticeUK1Pipeline notice on Find a Tender