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Catering - OWLS Academy Trust

OADBY, WIGSTON AND LEICESTERSHIRE SCHOOLS ACADEMY TRUST · Tender notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 3 Oct 2026, 22:02.

Opportunity overview

The successful contractor will be required to provide catering services for 9 Schools within OWLS Academy Trust Trust's website: https://www.owlsacademytrust.co.uk/ The contract relates to the delivery of comprehensive catering services across all schools within the Trust. This includes the provision of daily meal services, hospitality arrangements where required, and any associated free issue catering requirements. The proposed contract term is an initial period of three years, beginning on 1 August 2026. Subject to satisfactory performance and agreement by both parties, the Trust may extend the contract for up to two additional periods of twelve months each. Any extension will be on the same terms and conditions as the original agreement, with the total contract duration not exceeding five years. Please see attached documents To respond to this opportunity, please email procurement@keystoneknowledge.com Total value (estimated) £5,000,000 excluding VAT

Classification

  • CPV55524000 — School catering services

Lots

  • Lot 1£5m

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
ocds-h6vhtk-0668b7
Status
active
Procurement Method
open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Main Procurement Category
services
Above Threshold
Yes

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Submission terms

Electronic Submission Policy
allowed

Languages

en

Tender Period

Ends
10 Apr 2026, 17:00

Enquiry period

Ends
27 Mar 2026, 17:00

Expected award period

Ends
24 Apr 2026, 23:59

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
active
Has Renewal
Yes

Value

Including VAT
6,000,000
Amount
5,000,000
Currency
GBP

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Type
quality
Name
Quality
Description
More information is in Document 1 of the attached files, however, preference will be given to suppliers who can demonstrate outstanding answers over catering service, supply chain, food, pupil uptake, administration, contract management, and give comfort over mobilisation and TUPE

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
60
Weight
percentageExact
Criterion 2
Type
price
Name
Price
Description
The Bidder with the best guaranteed position for the trust over the core contract period (3 years) will be awarded the full 30% the marks available for overall price. All other Bidders' scores will be calculated relative to this best overall financial offer. Approach to commercial operations of the contract will also be considered

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
40
Weight
percentageExact

Contract period

Starts
1 Aug 2026, 00:00
Ends
31 Jul 2029, 23:59
Max Extent Date
31 Jul 2031, 23:59

Renewal

Description
Subject to satisfactory performance and agreement by both parties, the Trust may extend the contract for up to two additional periods of twelve months each. Any extension will be on the same terms and conditions as the original agreement, with the total contract duration not exceeding five years.

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
55524000
Description
School catering services

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKC
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 2
Region
UKD
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 3
Region
UKE
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 4
Region
UKF
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 5
Region
UKG
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 6
Region
UKH
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 7
Region
UKI
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 8
Region
UKJ
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 9
Region
UKK
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
conflictOfInterest
Document Type
conflictOfInterest
Description
Not published
Entry 2
Id
L-1
Document Type
biddingDocuments
Description
Supporting files for tender
Entry 3
Id
022482-2026
Document Type
tenderNotice
Notice Type
UK4
Description
Tender notice on Find a Tender
Published
12 Mar 2026, 15:51
Format
text/html

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
OADBY, WIGSTON AND LEICESTERSHIRE SCHOOLS ACADEMY TRUST
Id
GB-COH-08537140

Identifier

Scheme
GB-COH
Id
08537140

Additional Identifiers

Entry 1
Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PDMH-4951-CZTW

Address

Street Address
New Lubbesthorpe Primary School Tay Road
Locality
Leicester
Postal Code
LE19 4BF
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKF22

Contact

Name
Stephen Mitchell

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Id
publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment
Description
Public authority - sub-central government

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Leicester · UKF22 · LE19 4BF · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKC · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKD · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKE · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKF · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKG · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKH · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKI · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKJ · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKK · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. 022482-2026Tender notice on Find a Tender ·