Catering - OWLS Academy Trust
Estimated value
£5.0m
Awarded value
—
Suppliers
0
Lots
1
Published
12 Mar 2026
Description
The successful contractor will be required to provide catering services for 9 Schools within OWLS Academy Trust Trust's website: https://www.owlsacademytrust.co.uk/ The contract relates to the delivery of comprehensive catering services across all schools within the Trust. This includes the provision of daily meal services, hospitality arrangements where required, and any associated free issue catering requirements. The proposed contract term is an initial period of three years, beginning on 1 August 2026. Subject to satisfactory performance and agreement by both parties, the Trust may extend the contract for up to two additional periods of twelve months each. Any extension will be on the same terms and conditions as the original agreement, with the total contract duration not exceeding five years. Please see attached documents To respond to this opportunity, please email procurement@keystoneknowledge.com Total value (estimated) £5,000,000 excluding VAT
Scope
- Reference
- ocds-h6vhtk-0668b7
- Total value
- £5,000,000 excluding VAT£6,000,000 including VATAbove the relevant threshold
- Commercial tool
- Standalone contract
- Contract dates
- 31 Jul 2026 to 31 Jul 2029Possible extension to 31 Jul 2031
Subject to satisfactory performance and agreement by both parties, the Trust may extend the contract for up to two additional periods of twelve months each. Any extension will be on the same terms and conditions as the original agreement, with the total contract duration not exceeding five years.
- Main category
- services
- CPV classifications
- 55524000
- Contract locations
- North East England, United KingdomNorth West England, United KingdomYorkshire and the Humber, United KingdomEast Midlands, United KingdomWest Midlands, United KingdomEast of England, United KingdomLondon, United KingdomSouth East England, United KingdomSouth West England, United Kingdom
Award criteria
Criteria the buyer will use to evaluate bids.
| Name | Description | Type | Weighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quality | More information is in Document 1 of the attached files, however, preference will be given to suppliers who can demonstrate outstanding answers over catering service, supply chain, food, pupil uptake, administration, contract management, and give comfort over mobilisation and TUPE | quality | 60.00% |
| Price | The Bidder with the best guaranteed position for the trust over the core contract period (3 years) will be awarded the full 30% the marks available for overall price. All other Bidders' scores will be calculated relative to this best overall financial offer. Approach to commercial operations of the contract will also be considered | price | 40.00% |
Submission & procedure
- Enquiry deadline
- 27 Mar 2026, 5:00 pm
- Submission deadline
- 10 Apr 2026, 4:00 pm
- Submission address
- https://www.owlsacademytrust.co.uk procurement@keystoneknowledge.com ↗
- Electronic submission
- Yes
- Procedure
- Open procedure