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St Francis Catholic Multi Academy Trust - Catering Services

St Francis Catholic Multi Academy Trust · compiled

Tender information last checkedLast checked 29 Sept 2026, 21:07.

Opportunity overview

St Francis Catholic MAT is currently out to tender for the provision of a full daily catering service.The services at the Trust are a mix of delivered in and outsourced provision.The Contractor will be responsible for the provision of a full school food catering service for the pupils and staff at the Trust schools/school. This will consist of breakfast and morning breaks at some sites and full lunch service for each school day at all sites. The catering facilities at the Trust include the main dining areas and servery.Across the Trust there are currently 3181 pupils on roll for the academic year 2024/25. Of this figure, 826 pupils are entitled to UIFSM and a further 661 to Free School Meals. TUPE is expected to apply, details of which can be found in the tender documentation.Predominently all members of the catering team are members of the Local Government Pension Scheme and all details are in the tender documentation.

Awarded to

Amounts belong to published awards or contracts. Where several suppliers share one value, it is labelled as shared and is not a supplier-specific allocation.

Cater Link Limited

Matched by exact name
Contract value
£6.7m
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
22 Jul 2025
Award ID
048304-2025-St Francis CMAT-1
Status
active
Location
Reading, UKJ11, RG6 1PT, United Kingdom

Classification

  • CPV55524000 — School catering services

Lots

  • St Francis Catholic Academy MAT is currently out to tender for the provision of a full daily catering service.The services at the Trust are a mix of delivered in and outsourced provision.The Contractor will be responsible for the provision of a full school food catering service for the pupils and staff at the Trust. This will consist of breakfast and morning breaks at some sites and full lunch service for each school day at all sites.Across the Trust there are currently 3181 pupils on roll for the academic year 2042/25. Of this figure, 826 pupils are entitled to UIFSM and a further 661 to Free School Meals. TUPE is expected to apply, details of which can be found in the tender documentation.Almost all members of the catering team are members of the Local Government Pension Scheme and all details are in the tender documentation. Additional information: The duration detailed above includes the initial term of 3 years as well as the 2 optional contract extension periods of 12 months each.£3.6m

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
MPN-10317
Status
complete
Has Recurrence
Yes
Review Details
St Francis CMAT incorporated a standstill period at the point information on the award of the contract was communicated to tenderers. That notification provided full information on the award decision. The standstill period, which was for a minimum of 10 calendar days, provided time for unsuccessful tenderers to challenge the award decision before the contract was entered into. The Public Contracts Regulations 2015 provide for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are at risk of harm by a breach of the rules to take action in the High Court (England, Wales and Northern Ireland).
Procurement Method
selective
Main Procurement Category
services
Procurement Method Details
Restricted procedure

Legal basis

Id
32014L0024
Scheme
CELEX

Recurrence

Description
Further notices will be published in 2027, 2028 and 2029

Second Stage

Invitation Date
22 Apr 2025, 00:00

Tender Period

Ends
24 Feb 2025, 17:00

Classification

Id
55524000
Scheme
CPV
Description
School catering services

Submission terms

Languages

en

Submission Method

electronicSubmission
written

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
cancelled
Has Options
Yes
Has Renewal
No
Description
St Francis Catholic Academy MAT is currently out to tender for the provision of a full daily catering service.The services at the Trust are a mix of delivered in and outsourced provision.The Contractor will be responsible for the provision of a full school food catering service for the pupils and staff at the Trust. This will consist of breakfast and morning breaks at some sites and full lunch service for each school day at all sites.Across the Trust there are currently 3181 pupils on roll for the academic year 2042/25. Of this figure, 826 pupils are entitled to UIFSM and a further 661 to Free School Meals. TUPE is expected to apply, details of which can be found in the tender documentation.Almost all members of the catering team are members of the Local Government Pension Scheme and all details are in the tender documentation. Additional information: The duration detailed above includes the initial term of 3 years as well as the 2 optional contract extension periods of 12 months each.

Value

Amount
3,619,000
Currency
GBP

Options

Description
The contract will be awarded for an initial period of 3 years with 2 possible extensions of 12 months meaning a maximum contract length of 5 years.

Second Stage

Maximum Candidates
5
Minimum Candidates
5

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Name
All criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
Type
quality
Description
90
Criterion 2
Type
price
Description
10

Contract period

Duration In Days
1,800

Submission terms

Variant Policy
allowed

Selection criteria

Description
Objective criteria as detailed in the tender document.A maximum of five suppliers will be taken forward to the Invitation to Tender stage of the process. Where less than five suppliers meet the minimum standards, only those that meet the minimum standards will be taken through to the Invitation to Tender stage. Where more than five suppliers meet the minimum standard, those suppliers with the highest scores will proceed to the Invitation to Tender stage.

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery Location

Description
Full details in tender documentation.

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKE31
Entry 2
Region
UKE31
Entry 3
Region
UKE31

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
55524000
Scheme
CPV
Description
School catering services

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
economic
Document Type
economicSelectionCriteria
Entry 2
Id
technical
Document Type
technicalSelectionCriteria

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-FTS-136329
Name
St Francis Catholic Multi Academy Trust

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKE31
Locality
Rotherham
Postal Code
S60 2EN
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
St Francis CMAT Headquarters The Old Grammar School 13 Moorgate Road

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
TED_CA_TYPE
Description
Education Institute
Entry 2
Id
09
Scheme
COFOG
Description
Education

Identifier

Legal Name
St Francis Catholic Multi Academy Trust

Contact

Name
Maria Robinson
Telephone
+44 1256467107
Organisation 2
Id
GB-FTS-4468
Name
High Court

Roles

reviewBody

Address

Locality
London
Postal Code
WC2A 2LL
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Strand

Identifier

Legal Name
High Court
Organisation 3
Id
GB-FTS-156647
Name
Cater Link Limited

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UKJ11
Locality
Reading
Postal Code
RG6 1PT
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
300 Thames Valley Park Drive, Early West

Details

Scale
large

Identifier

Legal Name
Cater Link Limited

Award information

Award 1
Id
048304-2025-St Francis CMAT-1
Title
Catering Services
Status
active

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-FTS-156647
Name
Cater Link Limited

Related lots

1

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
048304-2025-St Francis CMAT-1
Title
Catering Services
Status
active
Award ID
048304-2025-St Francis CMAT-1
Date Signed
23 Jul 2025, 00:00

Value

Amount
6,687,328.28
Currency
GBP

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Rotherham · UKE31 · S60 2EN · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKE31

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
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