Official UK procurement notice
School Catering Services · UK public procurement notice
Authority: INSPIRING FUTURES THROUGH LEARNING (Public body)·On behalf of: Catering Consultancy Bureau
What is being bought4 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionThe Inspiring Futures through Learning Multi academy trust is seeking suitably qualified suppliers to provide the catering services to 14 of its schools, (13 Primary 1 Secondary) within the Milton Keynes and Corby areas.
Companies will be required to provide, catering and hospitality services to its Pupils, staff and Students.
Companies are requested in the first instance to register their interest to Bill Campbell Catering Consultancy Bureau [email protected]
The Tender Process will be conducted compliant to Public Sector procurement requirements and may require a preliminary Supplier Qualification stage.
Deadline for registering interest in this opportunity is Friday 3rd October, Further information will be supplied to interested companies.
CPV: School catering services
Lots and requirements (4)Procurement structure
4 lots · all with a published value (£1,000,000 together) · same evaluation weights on every lotLot #1North Milton KeynesAwardedRenewal South EastPublished value£300,000
The source published no individual description for this lot.
Lot #2South Milton KeynesAwardedRenewal South EastPublished value£300,000
The source published no individual description for this lot.
Lot #3Glebe Farm All Through SchoolAwardedRenewal South EastPublished value£300,000
The source published no individual description for this lot.
Lot #4Corby, NorthamptonshireAwardedRenewal East MidlandsPublished value£100,000
The source published no individual description for this lot.
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 (2)
- Technical Ability to Deliver: 60%
- Price: 40%
Published award criteria (2)
- Technical Ability to Deliver
- Price
- Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 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
- Open 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
- 24 Sept 2025, 15:04 BST
- Last source update
- 9 Jun 2026, 11:16 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 23 Jan 2026
- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-059327- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05a13eFind a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 5 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Electronic submission
- Not allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Sent by email to [email protected]
Timeline
24 Sept 2025 → 9 Jun 2026 · 6 dates- Tender notice published392 days ago24 Sept 2025, 15:04 BST
- Submission deadline320 days ago5 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Award decision expected by271 days ago23 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Assessment summaries sent255 days ago9 Feb 2026
- Contract starts204 days ago1 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published134 days ago9 Jun 2026, 11:16 BST
Notice history
4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 24 Sept 2025- Tender notice published24 Sept 2025, 15:04 BSTUK4
- Contract award notice published9 Jun 2026, 11:16 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete9 Jun 2026, 11:16 BST
- Contract signature expected20 Jun 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Across several lots1 award | |||
| Stir Food Ltd20 Jun 2026 – 31 Mar 2029 · up to 31 Mar 2031Extensions: 1 + 1 by mutual agreement | £2,000,000 inc. VAT | 9 Feb 2026 | Awarded |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · North Milton Keynes | 7final-stage tenders | 2 | 0 | — |
| 2 · South Milton Keynes | 7final-stage tenders | 2 | 0 | — |
| 3 · Glebe Farm All Through School | 8final-stage tenders | 0 | 0 | — |
| 4 · Corby, Northamptonshire | 5final-stage tenders | 1 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeOther public bodies
- Catering Consultancy BureauProcess contact pointProcuring entityCatering advisors
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- STIR FOOD LTDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender