Official UK procurement notice
Ivy Learning Trust - Catering notice to award
Procurement agent: Educo·On behalf of: Ivy Learning Trust (from the title)
Sectors: Hotel, restaurant and retail trade services (55) Delivery: West Midlands (UKG1)East of England (UKH2)London (UKI54)
Published estimate£1,880,000≈ £627k / year · £2,256,000 inc. VAT · 1 value update
Submissions closed 11 Dec 2025awarded 5 May 2026
Award (standstill) to Nourish
Contract term 3 yrsends 31 Jul 2029 · up to 31 Jul 2031 with extensions · starts 1 Aug 2026
What is being bought
Published requirement description2 stage tender process to provide term time catering services for primary schools within the Ivy Learning Trust
- How the procedure runs: a two stage procedure through the mytenders portal resulting in presentation to client
CPV: School catering services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£1,880,000
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).
How bids were scored
Published sub-criteria (2)
- Financial: 20%
- Operational: 80%
Published award criteria (2)
- Financial: provide detail of organisation financial performance as requested with Section 5 of SQ
- Operational: provide response to technical questions within Section 9 of SQ
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Competitive flexible procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 8 Oct 2025, 13:57 BST
- Last source update
- 6 May 2026, 09:08 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 30 Apr 2026
- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-071613- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05aa9dFind a Tender
- How it runs
a two stage procedure through the mytenders portal resulting in presentation to client
How it was run
Official noticeRun through: mytenders · Who buys & how to bid on myTenders
Access & registration note: Free publication showcase; bidding happens on buyer portals
- Submission deadline
- 11 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 4 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Timeline
8 Oct 2025 → 1 Aug 2026 · 11 dates- Planning notice published379 days ago8 Oct 2025, 13:57 BST
- Market engagement350 days ago5 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT
this UK2 notice (Stage 1) will require interested Contractors to upload any supporting documents outlined within the Selection Questionnaire by the engagement deadline
- Tender notice published350 days ago6 Nov 2025, 12:52 GMT
- Next notice expected330 days ago25 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT
- Clarification questions by322 days ago4 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Submission deadline315 days ago11 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Award decision expected by174 days ago30 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST
- Assessment summaries sent170 days ago5 May 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published169 days ago6 May 2026, 09:08 BST
- Standstill ends159 days ago15 May 2026, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts82 days ago1 Aug 2026, 00:00 BST
Notice history
9 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 8 Oct 2025- Preliminary market engagement notice published8 Oct 2025, 13:57 BSTUK2
- Tender notice published6 Nov 2025, 12:52 GMTUK4
- Published value updated to £1,880,0006 Nov 2025, 12:52 GMTwas £5,640,000
- Status changed to active6 Nov 2025, 12:52 GMT
- Procurement method changed6 Nov 2025, 12:52 GMT
- Deadline published: 11 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT6 Nov 2025, 12:52 GMT
- Contract award notice published6 May 2026, 09:08 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete6 May 2026, 09:08 BST
- Contract signature expected12 Jun 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £6,164,6101 award exc. VAT
Bids received 3
Named bidders 3published on the award notice
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| NourishIvy Learning Trust - Catering1 Aug 2026 – 31 Jul 2029 | £6,164,610 | 5 May 2026standstill to 15 May 2026 | Standstill |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3final-stage tenders | 0 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeClients of the procurement agent
- Ivy Learning TrustBeneficiary authoritynamed in the title
Bidders & participating suppliers
3 commercial parties on the notice · 1 awardedOfficial documents & specifications (4)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Bidding documents and specificationsAccess: any future documents will be uploaded through the mytenders portal associated to this tender
Notices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender