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# St Francis of Assisi Catholic College ~ Catering Tender

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/st-francis-of-assisi-catholic-college-catering-tender-ocds-h6vhtk-06c69b). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** St Francis of Assisi Catholic College: "St Francis of Assisi Catholic College ~ Catering Tender". Published status: active. Published Value: £564,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 11 Dec 2026, 12:00 GMT. Published submission portal: litmustms.co.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** ACTIVE (open for submissions, 50 days left when this document was generated)
- **Buyer:** [St Francis of Assisi Catholic College](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/st-francis-of-assisi-catholic-college-urn-104255)
- **Published Value:** £564,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 11 December 2026 at 12:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Competitive flexible procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** School catering services
- **Delivery Location:** UKG38
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Official Documents:** 2 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/st-francis-of-assisi-catholic-college-catering-tender-ocds-h6vhtk-06c69b#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-06c69b`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/st-francis-of-assisi-catholic-college-catering-tender-ocds-h6vhtk-06c69b#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [litmustms.co.uk](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Flitmustms.co.uk%2Frespond%2FGA96X96EJ8)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/st-francis-of-assisi-catholic-college-catering-tender-ocds-h6vhtk-06c69b#participate

## Description
The successful Supplier will be required to provide catering services for St Francis of Assis Catholic College.
The contract covers the scope for the provision of all College catering services, which also includes all hospitality and free issue requirements.
St Francis of Assisi Catholic Technology College is a lively and dynamic institution, which leads all who live and work here to a new vision of their potential. The College has a strong Catholic ethos and is committed to providing an excellent education within the context of the Catholic faith and the teachings of the Church.
Students are expected to aim for academic excellence, get involved in the life of the College and help to maintain the high standards of interpersonal relationships on which we all depend.
Students are challenged to reach for what is beyond their immediate grasp and aspire to great things for the benefit of others.
The College is a community which has the potential to produce future leaders in society who will help to redefine and improve the world in which we live.
The current catering contract has been in place for several years and we seek a catering contractor who can share our vision continuing to meet the needs of our pupils over the coming years.
We are a mixed College educating pupils in the 11-18 range. The College has 1170 students on roll, of which 200 are Post 16 and are housed in their own sixth form centre. The number of students are expected to be maintained over the course of this contract.
Achievement levels are expected to continue to rise over the next few years, further enhancing the standing of an already successful College in the neighbourhood.
Please see PSQ Document for more information.
For more information about this opportunity, please visit the eSourcing portal at: 
https://litmustms.co.uk/tenders/UK-UK-Walsall:-School-catering-services./GA96X96EJ8
To respond to this opportunity, please click here: 
https://litmustms.co.uk/respond/GA96X96EJ8

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 55524000
- **Delivery regions:** UKG
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £564,000

- **Contract Period:** 31/03/2027 to 31/03/2030
- **Renewal published:** yes

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F064313-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-07-08T14:10:19.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-22T13:23:04.844Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-06c69b