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# Wigston Academies Trust

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/wigston-academies-trust-ocds-h6vhtk-03f72f). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** ACE Advice Limited: "Wigston Academies Trust". Published status: active. Published Value: £1,250,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 25 Sept 2023, 12:00 BST. Published submission portal: bidiful.app.

## Key Information
- **Status:** ACTIVE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [ACE Advice Limited](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/ace-advice-limited-GB-COH-12873828)
- **Published Value:** £1,250,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 25 September 2023 at 12:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Restricted procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** School catering services
- **Delivery Location:** UKF21
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-03f72f`

## 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/wigston-academies-trust-ocds-h6vhtk-03f72f#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [bidiful.app](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fbidiful.app%2F)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/wigston-academies-trust-ocds-h6vhtk-03f72f#participate

## Description
The Trust is seeking to appoint an experienced school caterer who can re-energise the catering service in the school, through the introduction of freshly prepared healthy meal choices, the rebranding of all of the points of sale and with strong positive engagement with the students and staff.
The supplier must be experienced in the management of first generation TUPE transfers, and be able to obtain Admitted Body Status into the Local Government Pension Scheme.
This secondary school and  6th Form has a combined population of approximately 1,300 students.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** active

- **Delivery regions:** UKF

- **Estimated Value:** £1,250,000
- **Description:** The provision of a school catering service.
The school has a single operating kitchen, providing food to a dining room and to a number of outlets across the campus.
This procurement process will be using the Light Touch Regime (LTR)

- **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%2F025157-2023)
- **Last Source Update:** 2023-08-25T14:59:13.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-22T18:55:05.939Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-03f72f