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Published 18 Oct 2024, 19:05 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Leigh Trust - Catering Services Tender

Official notice

Authority: Leigh Trust

ServicesRestricted procedure
Published estimate£3,519,000≈ £704k / year
Submissions closed 22 Nov 2024awarded 3 Jun 2025
Awarded to Shire Services (Shropshire Council Food Enterprise Centre)
Contract term 5 yrsends 31 Jul 2030 · starts 1 Aug 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Trust 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 #1Leigh Trust are proud of what they have already achieved, and have proven successes in…Awarded 5 yrsPublished value£3,519,000

Leigh Trust are proud of what they have already achieved, and have proven successes in delivering rapid and sustained improvements, providing all children with the opportunities they deserve to progress and succeed. The Trust’s tried and trusted strategies focus on collaboration, team work and the sharing of outstanding practice across their Schools, ensuring that teaching not only maintains the highest level of standards, but constantly seeks to research and develop methods that seek excellence in all that they do.

The Trust 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.

Contract period: 1 Aug 2025 – 31 Jul 2030 (5 yrs)
Delivery: West Midlands · Birmingham
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
18 Oct 2024, 19:05 BST
Last source update
24 Jul 2025, 12:37 BST
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-042728
Classification (CPV)
School catering services
Delivery area
West Midlands (UKG31)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04af56 Find a Tender

Publisher note: To view this notice, please click here: https://invictus-inport.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=968253747 GO Reference: GO-2025724-PRO-31555181

How it was run

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

Timeline

22 Nov 2024 → 1 Aug 2025 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    22 Nov 2024, 12:00 GMT
  2. Notice published
    24 Jul 2025, 12:37 BST
  3. Contract starts
    1 Aug 2025, 00:00 BST

Notice history

1 event · 3 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    24 Jul 2025, 12:37 BST
Published amendments (1 · 0 deadline changes)
WhenWhatBeforeAfterShift
—TextCommunication · I.3https://invictus-inport.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=896943953https://invictus-inport.com/tenders/UK-Birmingham:-School-catering-services./G43J4586E9

The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs). For more information about this opportunity, please visit the Delta eSourcing portal at: https://invictus-inport.com/tenders/UK-UK-Birmingham:-School-catering-services./G43J4586E9 To respond to this opportunity, please click here: https://invictus-inport.com/…

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £3,519,0001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 4
Contracts signed 1latest 3 Jun 2025
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Shire Services (Shropshire Council Food Enterprise Centre)£3,519,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
4bids · 4 electronic———

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Leigh Trust

Contracting authorityBody governed by public lawEducation Nansen Primary School, 104 Naseby Road, Alum Rock, Birmingham, West Midlands, B8 3HGContact email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

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