Food and Catering Supplies for Ark Schools Across the UK.
Estimated value
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Awarded value
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Suppliers
0
Lots
6
Published
29 Apr 2026
Description
Ark Schools Multi Academy Trust (“Ark Schools”) is seeking to appoint a number of suppliers for the provision of food products, catering consumables and associated goods to 32 Ark academies (London, Birmingham, Hastings and Portsmouth). The contract will be managed by ISCC Purchasing Ltd trading as Procure (“ISCC Procure”), acting as procurement manager and agent for supplier contracting, ordering and consolidated invoicing. For more information about this opportunity, please visit the eSourcing portal at: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-London:-Disposable-catering-supplies./5PK73U23SH To respond to this opportunity, please click here: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/5PK73U23SH
Scope
- Reference
- 2 - Food
- Total value
- £25,000,000 including VATAbove the relevant threshold
- Commercial tool
- Standalone contract
- Contract dates
- 31 Jul 2026 to 31 Jul 2029Possible extension to 31 Aug 2031
1 x 24 month extension is available subject to agreement in writing by all parties
- Main category
- goods
- CPV classifications
- 1500000015800000158900001511000015130000151120001511300015300000155000003922210039830000
- Contract locations
- London, United KingdomPortsmouth, United KingdomSouth East England, United KingdomWest Midlands, United KingdomSouth East England, United Kingdom
- Particular suitability
- Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)
Award criteria
Criteria the buyer will use to evaluate bids.
| Name | Description | Type | Weighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whole life cost | — | price | 40.00% |
| Food Specification | — | quality | 10.00% |
| Quality Assurance | — | quality | 13.00% |
| Social Value | — | quality | 12.00% |
| Service Delivery | — | quality | 10.00% |
| Statutory performance and KPI performance | — | quality | 5.00% |
| System ordering and invoicing | — | quality | 10.00% |
| Price: Whole life cost | — | price | 40.00% |
| Specification 2 | — | quality | 10.00% |
| Social Values (NPPS) | — | quality | 12.00% |
| Service Delivery and Statistics | — | quality | 10.00% |
| Statutory performance and KPI performance | — | quality | 5.00% |
| System ordering and Invoicing | — | quality | 10.00% |
| Statutory performance and KPI performanc | — | quality | 5.00% |
| statutory performance and KPI performance | — | quality | 5.00% |
| Criterion 7 | — | price | 10.00% |
| System ordering and Invoicing | — | price | 10.00% |
Submission & procedure
- Enquiry deadline
- 12 May 2026, 11:00 am
- Submission address
- https://www.delta-esourcing.com ↗
- Electronic submission
- Yes
- Procedure
- Competitive flexible procedure
Lots · 6 total
Divisions of the contract. Each lot can be awarded separately.
| Lot | Title | Est. value | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grocery and Provisions | — | active |
| 2 | Frozen Goods | — | active |
| 3 | Butchery | — | active |
| 4 | Fruit and Vegetable | — | active |
| 5 | Chilled | — | active |