3-18 Education Trust TEnder for Catering Services
Estimated value
—
Awarded value
£6.7m
Suppliers
1
Lots
1
Published
12 May 2026
Description
The 3-18 Education Trust is a multi-academy trust based in Shropshire. The Trust is seeking a catering contractor to provide catering services to 10 schools (4 x Secondary, 5 x Primary and 1 x All Through School). The contract will be awarded for a period of 3 years commencing 1st August 2026 with an option to extend for a further one plus one years, which will be measured on the achievement of agreed Key Performance Indicators (KPI’s), from Day One of the contract. The Trust is seeking a partnership to continue to maximise the opportunity of the catering facilities and to further enhance the dining experience for both staff and students. There is an opportunity to consider investment proposals which can be used to update the current facilities.
Scope
- Reference
- CA16644
- Commercial tool
- Standalone contract
- Contract dates
- 31 Jul 2026 to 31 Jul 2029Possible extension to 31 Jul 2031
Maximum 2 extensions of 12 months per extension.
- CPV classifications
- 55524000
- Contract locations
- UK, United Kingdom
- Particular suitability
- Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)Voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSE)
Award criteria
Criteria the buyer will use to evaluate bids.
| Name | Description | Type | Weighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| Corporate, Social Responsibility & Added Value | Corporate, Social Responsibility & Added Value | quality | 10.00% |
| Price | Price | price | 30.00% |
| Customer Experience And Innovation | Customer Experience And Innovation | quality | 15.00% |
| Food Quality & Variety of Healthy Meal Choices | Food Quality & Variety of Healthy Meal Choices | quality | 20.00% |
| Clarification Meeting | Clarification Meeting | quality | 10.00% |
| Relationship Management and Support | Relationship Management and Support | quality | 15.00% |
Submission & procedure
- Procedure
- Open procedure
Award details
Awarded supplier(s), contract period and value as published in the award notice.
Awarded value
£6.7m
Award date
30 Apr 2026
Contract start
31 Jul 2026
Contract end
31 Jul 2029