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Published 5 Jan 2026, 09:56 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Success Academy Trust _ Leicestershire

Official notice

Authority: Success Academy Trust (Public body)

GoodsOpen procedureAbove thresholdSME suitableVCSE suitable
Published estimate£592,000≈ £197k / year · £710,400 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 13 Feb 2026
Contract term 3 yrsends 31 Jul 2029 · up to 31 Jul 2031 with extensions · starts 1 Aug 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Success Academy Trust invites suitably experienced and values?driven catering organisations to tender for the provision of high?quality school meals across the Trust. This contract represents a significant opportunity to partner with a forward?thinking Multi?Academy Trust that places pupil wellbeing, educational enrichment, and community engagement at the centre of its mission.

The Trust is committed to ensuring that every pupil has access to fresh, nutritious, and appealing meals that support healthy development and contribute positively to their daily school experience. We are therefore seeking a catering partner capable of delivering a consistently high?quality service that pupils genuinely enjoy, and which reflects the Trust’s ambition for excellence in all aspects of school life.

The successful provider will demonstrate a clear commitment to:

  • Fresh, wholesome food prepared daily, with menus that are balanced, seasonal, and aligned with national nutritional standards.
  • A vibrant and engaging dining experience that encourages pupils to eat well, try new foods, and develop positive lifelong eating habits.

Strong alignment with the Trust’s values, ensuring that pupils’ best interests are placed at the heart of all operational and strategic decisions.

  • Becoming an integral part of each school community, contributing to wider educational, wellbeing, and enrichment initiatives.
  • Operational resilience, transparency, and continuous improvement, ensuring the service remains reliable, adaptable, and responsive to the needs of pupils, staff, and families.

Success Academy Trust is looking for a partner who will work collaboratively with school leaders, teaching staff, and pupils to create a dining culture that is warm, inclusive, and aspirational. The Trust expects bidders to demonstrate not only technical competence and financial robustness, but also a genuine passion for improving children’s lives through high?quality food and exceptional service.

This tender process seeks to identify a long?term partner who will bring innovation, energy, and integrity to the catering provision, and who will play a meaningful role in shaping the Trust’s vision for healthy, thriving school communities.

CPV: School meals

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Renewal 3 yrsSMEVCSEPublished value£592,000
Contract period: 1 Aug 2026 – 31 Jul 2029 (3 yrs) · up to 31 Jul 2031 with extensionsValue: £592,000 exc. VAT · £710,400 inc. VAT
Delivery: UKEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible
Extensions: Maximum 2 extensions of 12 months per extension.

What it takes to win
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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 more
How bids were scored
Quality: 60%Price: 40%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • Quality, Integrity, Management: 60%
  • Finances: 40%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality, Integrity, Management
  • Finances
What this means for your bid
  • 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
Goods
Notice status
Closed
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
5 Jan 2026, 09:56 GMT
Last source update
5 Jan 2026, 09:56 GMT
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 1 Aug 2026
Authority reference
CA16948
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-000150
Latest notice
Tender notice (UK4)
Classification (CPV)
School meals
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05fefd Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: MultiQuote · Who buys & how to bid on MultiQuote
Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowedLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free
Submission deadline
13 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT
Clarification deadline
5 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

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Timeline

5 Jan 2026 → 1 Aug 2026 · 5 dates
  1. Tender notice published289 days ago
    5 Jan 2026, 09:56 GMT
  2. Clarification questions by258 days ago
    5 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT
  3. Submission deadline250 days ago
    13 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT
  4. Contract starts82 days ago
    1 Aug 2026, 00:00 BST
  5. Award decision expected by81 days ago
    1 Aug 2026, 23:59 BST

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Tender notice published
    5 Jan 2026, 09:56 GMT
    UK4

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Success Academy Trust

Contracting authorityPublic undertaking GB-PPON: PZJR-7857-MWBQ c/o Thomas Estley Community College, Station Road, Leicestershire, East Midlands, LE9 6PTContact email, phone

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender