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Blessed Edward Bamber Catholic MAT Tender for Catering Services - Secondary and Primary

Blessed Edward Bamber Catholic Multi Academy Trust · Tender notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 30 Sept 2026, 05:12.

Opportunity overview

Blessed Edward Bamber Catholic Multi Academy Trust is seeking a contractor to provide catering services at 3 of their schools based in Blackpool: • St Mary’s Catholic Academy (secondary academy) • Christ The King Catholic Academy (primary academy) • St Cuthbert’s Catholic Academy (primary academy) St. Mary’s and Christ the King are built on the same site along with Christ the King Catholic Church, which is part of the Christ the King and St Kentigern’s Parish. St Cuthbert’s is located a few miles away in south Blackpool. The contract will be awarded for a period of 3 years commencing 10th April 2026 with an option to extend for a further one plus one years, which will be measured on the achievement of agreed Key Performance Indicators (KPI’s), from Day One of the contract. The Client is seeking a partnership to continue to maximise the opportunity of the catering facilities and to further enhance the dining experience for both staff and students. There is an opportunity to consider investment proposals which can be used to update the current facilities.

Classification

  • CPV55524000 — School catering services

Lots

  • Lot 1£1.9m

Documents and notices

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
CA16131
Status
active
Above Threshold
Yes
Procurement Method
open
Main Procurement Category
services
How to submit
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Procurement Method Details
Open procedure

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Expected award period

Ends
10 Apr 2026, 23:59

Tender Period

Ends
1 Sept 2025, 11:00

Enquiry period

Ends
22 Aug 2025, 13:00

Special regime

lightTouch

Submission terms

Electronic Submission Policy
allowed

Languages

en

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
active
Has Options
Yes
Has Renewal
Yes

Value

Amount
1,854,000
Currency
GBP
Including VAT
1,854,000

Options

Description
Description of options - Include enough information to understand the scope of the options and the circumstances in which they could be used.

Renewal

Description
Description of extensions - Include the circumstances in which they could be used, and provide a breakdown if multiple extensions are possible.

Suitability

Sme
Yes
Vcse
Yes

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Name
Clarification meeting
Type
quality
Description
Clarification meeting

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
10
Weight
percentageExact
Criterion 2
Name
Corporate, Social Responsibility & Added Value
Type
quality
Description
Corporate, Social Responsibility & Added Value

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
10
Weight
percentageExact
Criterion 3
Name
Customer Experience & Innovation
Type
quality
Description
Customer Experience & Innovation

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
15
Weight
percentageExact
Criterion 4
Name
Food Quality & Variety of Healthy Meal Choices
Type
quality
Description
Food Quality & Variety of Healthy Meal Choices

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
20
Weight
percentageExact
Criterion 5
Name
Financials
Type
price
Description
Financials

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
30
Weight
percentageExact
Criterion 6
Name
Relationship Management & Support
Type
quality
Description
Relationship Management & Support

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
15
Weight
percentageExact

Contract period

Ends
9 Apr 2029, 23:59
Starts
10 Apr 2026, 00:00
Max Extent Date
9 Apr 2031, 23:59

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UK
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
55524000
Scheme
CPV
Description
School catering services

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
conflictOfInterest
Description
Not published
Document Type
conflictOfInterest
Entry 2
Id
036604-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK4
Description
Tender notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
tenderNotice
Published
2 Jul 2025, 08:50

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-PPON-PVBT-2246-MHGN
Name
Blessed Edward Bamber Catholic Multi Academy Trust

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKD42
Country
GB
Locality
Blackpool
Postal Code
FY3 7EQ
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
c/o St Mary's Catholic Academy, St Walburga's Road

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
publicUndertaking
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Description
Public undertaking

Identifier

Id
PVBT-2246-MHGN
Scheme
GB-PPON

Contact

Name
Diane Herbert
Telephone
01691 664234

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Blackpool · UKD42 · FY3 7EQ · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UK · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. ocds-h6vhtk-05572b-2025-07-02T08:50:08+01:00Tender notice on Find a Tender ·