Official UK procurement notice
Marches Academy Trust - Catering Services Tender
Authority: Marches Academy Trust
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Trust are seeking Catering service providers to tender for the provision of all catering services presently offered within the Schools, which currently includes breakfast, morning break, lunch and all hospitality and free issue requirements.
CPV: School catering services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1Marches Academy Trust have been developing their family of eleven Schools since 2009AwardedPublished value£5,300,000
Marches Academy Trust have been developing their family of eleven Schools since 2009. Each one has its own unique identity that reflects the community that it serves.
The Trust are seeking Catering service providers to tender for the provision of all catering services presently offered within the Schools, which currently includes 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 20 October 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.
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).
- 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
- 13 Feb 2025, 12:05 GMT
- Last source update
- 24 Jul 2025, 14:21 BST
- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-042802- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04de97Find a Tender
Publisher note: To view this notice, please click here: https://invictus-inport.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=968306718 GO Reference: GO-2025724-PRO-31555363
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 28 Mar 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
28 Mar 2025 → 20 Oct 2025 · 3 dates- Submission deadline28 Mar 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Notice published24 Jul 2025, 14:21 BST
- Contract starts367 days ago20 Oct 2025, 00:00 BST
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete24 Jul 2025, 14:21 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| abm catering limited | £5,300,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 042802-2025-004909-1 · abm catering limited
- Signed
- 11 Jul 2025
- Value
- £5,300,000
- Period
- … – 19 Oct 2030
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6bids · 6 electronic | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- abm Catering LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria