3-18 Education Trust TEnder for Catering Services

The 3-18 Education TrustcontractFind a TenderRef ocds-h6vhtk-05d1d8Procurement Act 2023Light-touch servicesSME suitableVCSE suitableactive
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Estimated value

Awarded value

£6.7m

Awarded 30 Apr 2026

Suppliers

1

Lots

1

1 awarded

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 2029
Possible 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.

NameDescriptionTypeWeighting
Corporate, Social Responsibility & Added Value Corporate, Social Responsibility & Added Valuequality10.00%
PricePriceprice30.00%
Customer Experience And Innovation Customer Experience And Innovationquality15.00%
Food Quality & Variety of Healthy Meal Choices Food Quality & Variety of Healthy Meal Choicesquality20.00%
Clarification MeetingClarification Meetingquality10.00%
Relationship Management and Support Relationship Management and Supportquality15.00%

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