Provision of Outsourced Catering Service
Estimated value
£750k
Awarded value
—
Suppliers
0
Lots
1
Published
11 May 2026
Description
The Trust is 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
- Total value
- £750,000 excluding VAT£900,000 including VATAbove the relevant threshold
- Commercial tool
- Standalone contract
- Contract dates
- 31 Aug 2026 to 31 Aug 2029Possible extension to 31 Aug 2031
Possible extension of two (2) further years, in 12-month intervals (3 +1+1).
- Main category
- services
- 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.
| Name | Description | Type | Weighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quality Assessment | — | quality | 60.00% |
| Guaranteed Position Assessment | — | price | 30.00% |
| Guaranteed Position Approach | — | price | 10.00% |
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
- Enquiry deadline
- 01 Jun 2026, 11:00 am
- Submission deadline
- 10 Jun 2026, 11:00 am
- Submission address
- Via the EU Supply Tendering Portal - https://uk.eu-supply.com/login.asp?B=PHPLAWLLP
- Electronic submission
- Yes
- Procedure
- Open procedure