Official UK procurement notice
Manor Multi Academy Trust Competition for Catering Services
Authority: Manor Multi Academy Trust
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionTo provide catering services for Manor Multi Academy Trust at 9 primary schools near Wolverhampton.
CPV: School catering services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1Founded in February 2016 Manor Multi Academy Trust are a MAT of 9 Primary Schools with…AwardedPublished value£3,055,592
Founded in February 2016 Manor Multi Academy Trust are a MAT of 9 Primary Schools with a total of circa 3300 pupils. They are seeking a contractor to provide catering services at these 9 schools across the Wolverhampton area. The contract will be awarded for a period of 3 years commencing 1st April 2025 with an option to extend for a further one plus one years. The Trust is seeking a partnership to continue to maximise the opportunity of the catering facilities within the Trust and to further enhance the dining experience for both staff and pupils. There is an opportunity to consider investment proposals which can be used to update the current facilities
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).
Published sub-criteria (7)
- Food Quality & Variety of Healthy Meal Choices: 30%
- Customer Experience & Innovation: 15%
- Relationship Management & Support: 15%
- Added Value: 5%
- Clarification Meeting: 10%
- Commercial & Financial: 20%
- Corporate & Social Responsibility: 5%
Published award criteria (7)
- Food Quality & Variety of Healthy Meal Choices: 30.00%
- Customer Experience & Innovation: 15.00%
- Relationship Management & Support: 15.00%
- Corporate & Social Responsibility: 5.00%
- Added Value: 5.00%
- Clarification Meeting: 10.00%
- Commercial & Financial: 20.00%
- Suitability
Tenderer must be established in the field and financially secure with a minimum of 3 years trading history and able to demonstrate suitable expertise in catering within the Education sector.
- Price carries 20 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- 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
- 27 Sept 2024, 16:06 BST
- Last source update
- 8 Dec 2025, 15:21 GMT
- Authority reference
CA14703 -- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-080708- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04a3c9Find a Tender
- Performance terms
A statement of the tenderer's turnover and, where appropriate, of turnover in the area covered by the contract for a maximum of the last 3 years available, depending on the date on which the undertaking was set up or the economic operator started trading, as far as the information on these turnovers is available. Abbreviated audited accounts for previous 3 years trading will be required.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 28 Oct 2024, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
28 Oct 2024 → 8 Dec 2025 · 2 dates- Submission deadline28 Oct 2024, 12:00 GMT
- Notice published319 days ago8 Dec 2025, 15:21 GMT
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete8 Dec 2025, 15:21 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edwards and Ward Ltd | £3,000,112 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Manor Multi Academy Trust Competition for Catering Services · Edwards and Ward Ltd
- Signed
- 14 Nov 2025
- Value
- £3,000,112
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Edwards and Ward LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria