Success Academy Trust _ Leicestershire

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Estimated value

£592k

goods

Awarded value

Suppliers

0

Lots

1

0 awarded

Published

05 Jan 2026

Deadline 13 Feb 2026

Description

Success Academy Trust invites suitably experienced and values?driven catering organisations to tender for the provision of high?quality school meals across the Trust. This contract represents a significant opportunity to partner with a forward?thinking Multi?Academy Trust that places pupil wellbeing, educational enrichment, and community engagement at the centre of its mission. The Trust is committed to ensuring that every pupil has access to fresh, nutritious, and appealing meals that support healthy development and contribute positively to their daily school experience. We are therefore seeking a catering partner capable of delivering a consistently high?quality service that pupils genuinely enjoy, and which reflects the Trust’s ambition for excellence in all aspects of school life. The successful provider will demonstrate a clear commitment to: • Fresh, wholesome food prepared daily, with menus that are balanced, seasonal, and aligned with national nutritional standards. • A vibrant and engaging dining experience that encourages pupils to eat well, try new foods, and develop positive lifelong eating habits. Strong alignment with the Trust’s values, ensuring that pupils’ best interests are placed at the heart of all operational and strategic decisions. • Becoming an integral part of each school community, contributing to wider educational, wellbeing, and enrichment initiatives. • Operational resilience, transparency, and continuous improvement, ensuring the service remains reliable, adaptable, and responsive to the needs of pupils, staff, and families. Success Academy Trust is looking for a partner who will work collaboratively with school leaders, teaching staff, and pupils to create a dining culture that is warm, inclusive, and aspirational. The Trust expects bidders to demonstrate not only technical competence and financial robustness, but also a genuine passion for improving children’s lives through high?quality food and exceptional service. This tender process seeks to identify a long?term partner who will bring innovation, energy, and integrity to the catering provision, and who will play a meaningful role in shaping the Trust’s vision for healthy, thriving school communities.

Scope

Reference
CA16948
Total value
£592,000 excluding VAT
£710,400 including VAT
Above the relevant threshold
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.

Main category
goods
CPV classifications
15894210
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
Quality, Integrity, ManagementQuality, Integrity, Managementquality60.00%
Finances Financesprice40.00%

Submission & procedure

Enquiry deadline
05 Feb 2026, 12:00 pm
Submission deadline
13 Feb 2026, 12:00 pm
Submission address
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Electronic submission
Yes
Procedure
Open procedure