Official UK procurement notice
School Catering Services Framework Agreement
Authority: MOORLANDS LEARNING TRUST (Public body)
Catering Services Framework Agreement open to all schools, academies, trusts and other educational establishments in North and West Yorkshire. Initial Call-Off Bodies for are ten primaries detailed in the ITT and associated documents. Published lot titles: Colloborative Learning Trust; Moorlands Learning Trust; Harehills Primary School.
What is being bought3 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionCatering Services Framework Agreement open to all schools, academies, trusts and other educational establishments in North and West Yorkshire. Initial Call-Off Bodies for are ten primaries detailed in the ITT and associated documents.
CPV: School catering services
How this framework works
From the published notice- Type
- Open framework
- Call-offs
- call-offs may be awarded directly or by further competition
- Framework period
- 4 yrs from 6 Jan 2027
- Supplier levy on call-offs (max %)
- 0.50% of call-off value
Who may buy through it
Published description of the framework
Bidding Service Providers must demonstrate a minimum annual turnover of four times the estimated annual contract value of the Initial Call-off Body contract for which they are submitting a bid. This requirement will be assessed separately for each Call-Off Body and will not be based on the combined value of all potential call-off agreements available under this procurement.
Lots and requirements (3)Procurement structure
3 lots · all with a published value · evaluation weights differ by lotLot #1Colloborative Learning TrustPublished value£7,500,000
The Initial Call-Off Bodies for this Lot are seven primaries as detailed in the tender document set.
Lot #2Moorlands Learning TrustPublished value£12,500,000
The Initial Call-Off Bodies for this Lot are two primaries as detailed in the tender document set.
Lot #3Harehills Primary SchoolPublished value£1,000,000
The Initial Call-Off Bodies for this Lot is one primary as detailed in the tender document set.
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).
Lots publish different evaluation splits; there is no single procedure weighting.
| Lot | Quality | Price | Social value | Split |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · Colloborative Learning Trust | 55% | 40% | 5% | |
| 2 · Moorlands Learning Trust | 68% | 25% | 7% | |
| 3 · Harehills Primary School | 64% | 30% | 6% |
- Price carries 25–40 points depending on the lot. Read the split per lot below.
- “School Catering Services Framework Agreement” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract: call-offs may be direct or by further competition.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Closed
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Framework agreement
- Who may use this agreement
- https://cimple.uk/detail/528150
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 24 Sept 2026, 15:13 BST
- Last source update
- 24 Sept 2026, 15:13 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 17 Dec 2026
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-090668- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0779beFind a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 3 Nov 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
- Supplier levy on call-offs (max %)
- call-off levy · 0.50% of call-off value
Timeline
24 Sept 2026 → 6 Jan 2027 · 4 dates- Tender notice published47 days ago24 Sept 2026, 15:13 BST
- Admission / appointment period ends6 days ago · period end, not a bid countdown3 Nov 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Today10 Nov 2026
- Award decision expected byin 37 days17 Dec 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Contract startsin 56 days6 Jan 2027
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Tender notice published24 Sept 2026, 15:13 BSTUK4
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
Notices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender