Provision of Outsourced Catering Service

RESPECT COLLABORATION TRUSTcontractFind a TenderRef ocds-h6vhtk-069094Procurement Act 2023SME suitablepending

Estimated value

Awarded value

£750k

Awarded 16 Jul 2026

Suppliers

1

1 SME

Lots

1

1 awarded

Published

22 Jul 2026

Description

The Trust was looking for an outsourced catering provider to provide a high-quality service. The Contractor shall: a. provide an improved hot and cold option with greater focus on healthy eating and increased pupil uptake b. provide a hot option at other sites where possible

Scope

Reference
RCT01.05
Commercial tool
Standalone contract
Contract dates
31 Aug 2026 to 31 Aug 2029
Possible extension to 31 Aug 2031

Possible extension of two (2) further years, in 12-month intervals (3 +1+1).

CPV classifications
55524000
Contract locations
East Midlands, United Kingdom
Particular suitability
Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)

Award criteria

Criteria the buyer will use to evaluate bids.

NameDescriptionTypeWeighting
Quality Assessmentquality60.00%
Guaranteed Position Assessmentprice30.00%
Guaranteed Position Approachprice10.00%

Participation

Conditions suppliers must meet to bid.

Tenderers must demonstrate their economic and financial standing in accordance with the following: Due diligence checks will be undertaken on the preferred Tenderer's accounts to determine a Tenderer's financial standing. This will incorporate credit checks and a financial appraisal. To constitute a pass, tenderers must: a) Complete a credit check & financial appraisal. No outstanding CCJ's or bankruptcy must be shown. A financial appraisal will be based upon the organisations gearing ratio, acceptable rates are around a target of 2:1 b) A minimum average annual turnover over the past two years of 1.5 times the Total Contract Value. Any answers which lead the Trust, acting reasonably, to conclude, considering the risk that the relevant answer suggests about the Tenderer's ability to properly perform the specification, then the Tenderer may be rejected.

The contract examples provided shall be relevant to the requirement, with a sufficient level of detail that provides confidence in the Tenderer's established past experience in similar and relevant projects/contracts. If you cannot provide at least one example of previous contracts, please provide an explanation for this and how you meet the conditions of participation relating to technical ability.

Submission & procedure

Procedure
Open procedure

Award details

Awarded supplier(s), contract period and value as published in the award notice.

Awarded value

£750k

Award date

16 Jul 2026

Contract start

30 Sept 2026

Contract end

30 Sept 2029

Awarded to
SF
CH 13570876
SME