CORE Education Trust - Catering Services Tender
Estimated value
£2.5m
Awarded value
—
Suppliers
0
Lots
1
Published
08 Oct 2025
Description
Based in Birmingham, CORE Education Trust are committed to delivering the best possible experiences across their Academy Schools. CORE exist to transform young people’s lives and build ambitious futures through Collaboration, Opportunity, Respect and Excellence. CORE Education Trust believe in the power of education to inspire, to enable and to enrich every life. The Trust are seeking Catering service providers to tender for the provision of all catering services presently offered within the Schools, including breakfast, morning break, lunch and all hospitality and free issue requirements. The contract will be for three years in duration, with the option to extend for a further one period of up to two years and with a commencement date of 01 August 2026. Full details will be included in the Invitation to Tender. TUPE regulations apply to this contract, which involves the transfer of existing catering staff, of which some may be members of the Local Government Pension Scheme, requiring arrangements to be made for 'Admitted Body' status with the relevant pension fund. For more information about this opportunity, please visit the Delta eSourcing portal at: https://invictus-inport.com/tenders/UK-UK-Birmingham:-School-catering-services./G4ZBA2FB44 To respond to this opportunity, please click here: https://invictus-inport.com/respond/G4ZBA2FB44
Scope
- Reference
- ocds-h6vhtk-05aa64
- Total value
- £2,468,700 excluding VATAbove the relevant threshold
- Commercial tool
- Standalone contract
- Contract dates
- 31 Jul 2026 to 31 Jul 2029Possible extension to 31 Jul 2031
In agreement with the client an option to extend for a further one period of up to two years.
- Main category
- services
- CPV classifications
- 55524000
- Contract locations
- West 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Financial Response | — | price | 15.00% |
| Operational Response | — | quality | 85.00% |
Submission & procedure
- Enquiry deadline
- 21 Nov 2025, 12:00 pm
- Submission address
- https://invictus-inport.com/respond/G4ZBA2FB44 ↗
- Electronic submission
- Yes
- Procedure
- Competitive flexible procedure