Invitation to Tender for Catering Services Contract- Framework Agreement-Tove Learning Trust
Estimated value
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Awarded value
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Suppliers
0
Lots
1
Published
01 Apr 2026
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Description
Invitation to Tender for Catering Services Contract- Tove learning Trust. Lot 1 -Primary Schools, Lot 2 -Secondary Schools or Lot 3- Primary & Secondary Schools. To Provide Catering Services for a group of Primary & Secondary Schools in the Birmingham, Coventry, Northampton & Milton Keynes areas. The Schools involved are: Primaries: • New Horizons Academy, NN1 2NE • Water Hall Primary School, MK2 3QF • Whitefriars Primary School, NN10 9HX • Wootton Primary School, NN4 6HJ • Knowles Primary School, MK2 2HB Secondaries: • Elizabeth Woodville School (Roade Site), NN7 2LP • Elizabeth Woodville School (Deanshanger Site) MK19 6HN • Sponne School, NN12 6DJ • Lord Grey Academy, MK3 6EW • Huxlow Academy, NN9 5TY • Stantonbury School, MK14 6BN • Grace Academy Coventry, CV2 2RH • Rushden Academy, NN10 6AG • Grace Academy Darlaston, WS10 8QJ Estimated timeline: ITT published (estimated) W/C 13th April 26 Contractor Site Visits- W/C 20th April & W/C 27th April Bid Deadline- 11th May 26 Presentations & Food Sampling- 21st May 26 Contract Start-1st Sept 26
Scope
- Reference
- ocds-h6vhtk-067b50
- Commercial tool
- Standalone contract
- Contract dates
- 31 Aug 2026 to 31 Aug 2029Possible extension to 31 Aug 2031
2 x 12 month optional extensions
- Main category
- services
- CPV classifications
- 55524000
- Contract locations
- East Midlands, United KingdomWest Midlands, United KingdomWest Midlands, United KingdomMilton Keynes, United Kingdom
- Particular suitability
- Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)
Award criteria
Criteria the buyer will use to evaluate bids.
| Name | Description | Type | Weighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| Commerical | 50% overall weighting on Cost, with total 300 points available Cost- max 150 points Financial Narrative- Max 100 points Investment- Max 50 points | cost | 50.00% |
| Qualitative | 50% total weighting on Quality with max 300 points available across 11 questions. | quality | 50.00% |