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Anthem Schools Trust - Catering Services Tender

Anthem Schools Trust · compiled

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Opportunity overview

Anthem Schools Trust are seeking Catering service providers to tender for the provision of all catering services presently offered within St Mark’s Academy, Oakbank School, Oxford Spires Academy and Gladstone Park Primary School, which currently includes breakfast, morning break, lunch and all hospitality and free issue requirements.

Awarded to

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Innovate Services Ltd

Matched by exact name
Contract value
£3.7m
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
6 Jul 2025
Award ID
042790-2025-002969-1
Status
active
Identifier
06420662
Location
Woking, UKJ2, GU21 6EB, United Kingdom

Classification

  • CPV55524000 — School catering services

Lots

  • Anthem Schools Trust serves over 8,000 Students in 16 non-selective Primary and Secondary Schools across the East Midlands, London and the Thames Valley. The Trust’s Schools are set within a wide variety of contexts and communities, from remote rural settings to inner cities and provincial suburbs. This means that Anthem Students have hugely diverse backgrounds and experiences, talents and challenges. The Schools within the Trust work to ensure, collectively, that every Student in every Anthem School receives the best possible quality of education, all the time. Anthem Schools Trust are seeking Catering service providers to tender for the provision of all catering services presently offered within St Mark’s Academy, Oakbank School, Oxford Spires Academy and Gladstone Park Primary School, which currently includes 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 2025. 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.Value not stated

Published notice details

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Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
ocds-h6vhtk-04d704
Status
complete
Has Recurrence
No
Procurement Method
selective
Main Procurement Category
services
Procurement Method Details
Restricted procedure

Covered By

GPA

Legal basis

Id
32014L0024
Scheme
CELEX

Tender Period

Ends
28 Feb 2025, 16:00

Classification

Id
55524000
Scheme
CPV
Description
School catering services

Submission terms

Languages

en

Submission Method

written

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
cancelled
Has Options
No
Has Renewal
No
Description
Anthem Schools Trust serves over 8,000 Students in 16 non-selective Primary and Secondary Schools across the East Midlands, London and the Thames Valley. The Trust’s Schools are set within a wide variety of contexts and communities, from remote rural settings to inner cities and provincial suburbs. This means that Anthem Students have hugely diverse backgrounds and experiences, talents and challenges. The Schools within the Trust work to ensure, collectively, that every Student in every Anthem School receives the best possible quality of education, all the time. Anthem Schools Trust are seeking Catering service providers to tender for the provision of all catering services presently offered within St Mark’s Academy, Oakbank School, Oxford Spires Academy and Gladstone Park Primary School, which currently includes 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 2025. 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.

Second Stage

Maximum Candidates
10
Minimum Candidates
5

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Type
price

Contract period

Ends
31 Jul 2030, 23:59
Starts
1 Aug 2025, 00:00

Submission terms

Variant Policy
allowed

Selection criteria

Description
A minimum of 5 suppliers and a maximum of 10 suppliers will be taken forward to the tender stage of the process. Where less than 5 suppliers meet the minimum standards, only those that meet the minimum standards will be taken through to the tender stage. Where more than 5 suppliers meet the minimum standard, those suppliers with the highest scores will proceed to the tender stage.

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery Location

Description
LONDON,Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKI
Entry 2
Region
UKJ1
Entry 3
Region
UKI
Entry 4
Region
UKJ1

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-136574
Name
Anthem Schools Trust

Roles

buyer
reviewBody

Address

Region
UKI
Locality
London
Postal Code
SW1W 0DH
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
8-10 Grosvenor Gardens, Victoria

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
BODY_PUBLIC
Scheme
TED_CA_TYPE
Description
Body governed by public law
Entry 2
Id
09
Scheme
COFOG
Description
Education

Identifier

Legal Name
Anthem Schools Trust

Contact

Telephone
+44 2081332224
Organisation 2
Id
GB-FTS-60211
Name
Innovate Services Ltd

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UKJ2
Locality
Woking
Postal Code
GU21 6EB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
St Andrews House, West Street

Details

Scale
large

Identifier

Id
06420662
Legal Name
Innovate Services Ltd

Award information

Award 1
Id
042790-2025-002969-1
Status
active

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-FTS-60211
Name
Innovate Services Ltd

Related lots

1

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
042790-2025-002969-1
Status
active
Award ID
042790-2025-002969-1
Date Signed
7 Jul 2025, 00:00

Value

Amount
3,695,000
Currency
GBP

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · London · UKI · SW1W 0DH · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKI
  • Delivery location · UKJ1

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

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