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title: "St Ralph Sherwin and Our Lady of Lourdes Trusts ~ Catering Tender"
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# St Ralph Sherwin and Our Lady of Lourdes Trusts ~ Catering Tender

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/st-ralph-sherwin-and-our-lady-of-lourdes-trusts-catering-tender-ocds-h6vhtk-069a2a). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** St Ralph Sherwin Catholic Multi Academy Trust & Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Multi-Academy Trust: "St Ralph Sherwin and Our Lady of Lourdes Trusts ~ Catering Tender". Published status: active. Published Value: £16,635,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 21 Aug 2026, 12:00 BST. Published submission portal: litmustms.co.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** ACTIVE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [St Ralph Sherwin Catholic Multi Academy Trust & Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Multi-Academy Trust](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/st-ralph-sherwin-catholic-multi-academy-trust-our-lady-of-lo-GB-PPON-PMXT-6964-LMWV)
- **Published Value:** £16,635,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 21 August 2026 at 12:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Competitive flexible procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** School catering services
- **Delivery Location:** UKF1
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Official Documents:** 2 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/st-ralph-sherwin-and-our-lady-of-lourdes-trusts-catering-tender-ocds-h6vhtk-069a2a#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-069a2a`

## 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-ralph-sherwin-and-our-lady-of-lourdes-trusts-catering-tender-ocds-h6vhtk-069a2a#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [litmustms.co.uk](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Flitmustms.co.uk%2Frespond%2F5S6SURQ8NB)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/st-ralph-sherwin-and-our-lady-of-lourdes-trusts-catering-tender-ocds-h6vhtk-069a2a#participate

## Description
The successful Supplier will be required to provide Catering services for St Ralph Sherwin Catholic Multi Academy Trust & Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Multi-Academy Trust
St Ralph Sherwin – £1.1m Primary, 827k secondary schools Pa
Our Lady of Lourdes - £1.4m Pa
St Ralph Sherwin – Start Date: January 2027.
Our Lady of Lourdes – Start Date: November 2027.
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-Derby:-School-catering-services./5S6SURQ8NB
To respond to this opportunity, please click here: 
https://litmustms.co.uk/respond/5S6SURQ8NB

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 55524000
- **Delivery regions:** UKF
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £16,635,000

- **Contract Period:** 01/01/2027 to 31/12/2029
- **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%2F044971-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-05-15T13:52:55.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-22T12:24:39.540Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-069a2a