Official UK procurement notice
The David Ross Education Trust Tender for Catering Services
Authority: The David Ross Education Trust (Public body)
Sectors: Hotel, restaurant and retail trade services (55) Delivery: UK
Published estimate£7,201,564total for 3 lots · £7,201,564 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 27 Feb 2026awarded 19 Jun 2026
Awarded to INNOVATE SERVICES LIMITED (06420662)3 awards
Contract term 3 yrsends 31 Aug 2029 · up to 31 Aug 2031 with extensions · starts 1 Sept 2026
What is being bought3 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionTo provide catering services to the David Ross Education Trust, based in 34 schools spanning North Yorkshire, East Riding, North East Lincolnshire, the East Midlands and London.
- How the procedure runs: Stage 1: SQ Stage 2: Advertisement Stage 3: ITT Stage 4: Standstill Stage 5: Award
CPV: School catering services
Lots and requirements (3)Procurement structure
3 lots · all with a published value (£7,201,564 together) · same evaluation weights on every lotLot #1David Ross Education Trust Tender for Catering Services - N.Yorks and LincolnshireAwardedRenewalPublished value£3,237,233
The source published no individual description for this lot.
Lot #2The David Ross Education Trust - Leicestershire and NorthamptonshireAwardedRenewalPublished value£3,228,115
The source published no individual description for this lot.
Lot #3The David Ross Education Trust - LondonAwardedRenewalPublished value£736,216
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).
How bids were scored · same split on all 3 lots
Published sub-criteria (6)
- Customer Experience & Innovation: 15%
- Food Quality & Variety of Healthy Meal Choices: 20%
- Relationship Management & Support: 15%
- Clarification: 10%
- Price: 30%
- Corporate, Social Responsibility & added Value: 10%
Published award criteria (6)
- Customer Experience & Innovation
- Food Quality & Variety of Healthy Meal Choices
- Price
- Corporate, Social Responsibility & added Value
- Relationship Management & Support
- Clarification
What this means for your bid
- Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 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
- Competitive flexible procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Light touch regime
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 23 Jan 2026, 09:45 GMT
- Last source update
- 3 Jul 2026, 11:49 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 1 Sept 2026
- Authority reference
CA17064- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-006039- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-060cf5Find a Tender
- How it runs
Stage 1: SQ
Stage 2: Advertisement
Stage 3: ITT
Stage 4: Standstill
Stage 5: Award
How it was run
Official noticeRun through: MultiQuote · Who buys & how to bid on MultiQuote
Access & registration note: Free
- Submission deadline
- 27 Feb 2026, 10:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 20 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
23 Jan 2026 → 1 Sept 2026 · 7 dates- Tender notice published273 days ago23 Jan 2026, 09:45 GMT
- Clarification questions by245 days ago20 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Submission deadline238 days ago27 Feb 2026, 10:00 GMT
- Assessment summaries sent126 days ago19 Jun 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published112 days ago3 Jul 2026, 11:49 BST
- Contract starts52 days ago1 Sept 2026, 00:00 BST
- Award decision expected by51 days ago1 Sept 2026, 23:59 BST
Notice history
5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 23 Jan 2026- Tender notice published23 Jan 2026, 09:45 GMTUK4
- Contract award notice published22 Jun 2026, 15:04 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete22 Jun 2026, 15:04 BST
- Contract details notice published3 Jul 2026, 11:49 BSTUK7
- Contract signature expected24 Aug 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 3
Awarded value £13,820,5503 awards exc. VAT
Bids received 92 from SMEs
Named bidders 4published on the award notice
Contracts signed 3latest 19 Jun 2026
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lot 1 · David Ross Education Trust Tender for Catering Services - N.Yorks and Lincolnshire1 award | |||
| INNOVATE SERVICES LIMITED (06420662)Lot: (1) Lot 1 David Ross Education Trust Tender for Catering Services - N.Yorks and Lincolnshire25 Aug 2026 – 31 Aug 2029 · up to 31 Aug 2031Extensions: Extensions allowed: Yes (2 x 12 months) | £6,489,124 | 19 Jun 2026 | Awarded |
| Lot 2 · The David Ross Education Trust - Leicestershire and Northamptonshire1 award | |||
| INNOVATE SERVICES LIMITED (06420662)Lot: (2) Lot 2 - The David Ross Education Trust - Leicestershire and Northamptonshire25 Aug 2026 – 31 Aug 2029 · up to 31 Aug 2031Extensions: Extensions allowed: Yes (2 x 12 months) | £6,003,456 | 19 Jun 2026 | Awarded |
| Lot 3 · The David Ross Education Trust - London1 award | |||
| INNOVATE SERVICES LIMITED (06420662)Lot: (3) Lot 3 - The David Ross Education Trust - London25 Aug 2026 – 31 Aug 2029 · up to 31 Aug 2031Extensions: Extensions allowed: Yes (2 x 12 months) | £1,327,970 | 19 Jun 2026 | Awarded |
Contracts
The David Ross Education Trust Tender for Catering Services · INNOVATE SERVICES LIMITED (06420662)
- Signed
- 19 Jun 2026
- Value
- £6,489,124
- Period
- 25 Aug 2026 – 31 Aug 2029 · up to 31 Aug 2031 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- Extensions allowed: Yes (2 x 12 months)
The David Ross Education Trust Tender for Catering Services · INNOVATE SERVICES LIMITED (06420662)
- Signed
- 19 Jun 2026
- Value
- £6,003,456
- Period
- 25 Aug 2026 – 31 Aug 2029 · up to 31 Aug 2031 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- Extensions allowed: Yes (2 x 12 months)
The David Ross Education Trust Tender for Catering Services · INNOVATE SERVICES LIMITED (06420662)
- Signed
- 19 Jun 2026
- Value
- £1,327,970
- Period
- 25 Aug 2026 – 31 Aug 2029 · up to 31 Aug 2031 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- Extensions allowed: Yes (2 x 12 months)
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · David Ross Education Trust Tender for Catering Services - N.Yorks and Lincolnshire | 4final-stage tenders | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2 · The David Ross Education Trust - Leicestershire and Northamptonshire | 4final-stage tenders | 1 | 0 | — |
| 3 · The David Ross Education Trust - London | 1final-stage tenders · 4 at stage one | 0 | 0 | — |
Who bid
- did not winMiquill Catering Ltd · West Midlands · 1, 2
- wonInnovate Services Ltd · South East England · 1, 2
- did not winCaterlink · South East England · 1, 2
- did not winAspens Services Ltd · West Midlands · 1, 2
Bidders as named on the Procurement Act 2023 award notice. “Won” means the bidder holds an award on this notice.
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
4 commercial parties on the notice · 1 awarded- Aspens Services LtdBidder / tenderer
- CaterlinkBidder / tenderer
- Innovate Services LtdAwarded supplier
- Miquill Catering LtdBidder / tenderer
Official documents & specifications (7)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender