Official UK procurement notice
Invitation to Tender (Framework Agreement) to Manage Catering Services at Northern Star Academies Trust
Authority: NORTHERN STAR ACADEMIES TRUST (Education)·On behalf of: RED BOX CONSULTANCY SERVICES LIMITED
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionNorthern 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 publishedLot #1PlannedRenewal
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).
- “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)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05022eFind a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
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Timeline
14 Apr 2025 → 1 Jan 2026 · 3 dates- Planning notice published14 Apr 2025, 10:41 BST
- Tender notice expected25 Apr 2025, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts301 days ago1 Jan 2026
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Pipeline notice published14 Apr 2025, 10:41 BSTUK1
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 noticeOther public bodies
- RED BOX CONSULTANCY SERVICES LIMITEDBeneficiary authority
- Red Box Consultancy ServicesProcess contact pointProcuring entityConsultancy Services- Catering Tender management
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Pipeline notice Pipeline notice on Find a Tender