A.B.M. Catering wins Shropshire Church of England Academies Trust catering award

Tender information last checkedLast checked 19 Oct 2026, 17:11.

Opportunity overview

Shropshire Church of England Academies Trust (SCEAT) is a joint partnership between Hereford Diocese and Lichfield Diocese. Incorporated in July 2024, with the founding group of eight primary Schools joining in the Spring term 2025, the Trust’s vision is to provide high quality, fully inclusive learning opportunities to children across the early years and primary age ranges. The Trust are seeking Catering service providers to tender for the provision of all catering services presently offered within the Schools outlined in the PSQ document, including 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 15 February 2027. 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.

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.

abm Catering Limited

Matched by normalised name

Published award value: £905.7k
Awarded: 18 Oct 2026
Award ID: 1
Status: active
Identifier: GB-PPON PCWG-9172-RVDV
Location: Warwick, UKG13, CV34 4AF, United Kingdom

Classification

No classification was supplied.

Lots

Lot 1Value not stated

Documents and notices

Contract award notice on Find a TenderOpen source ↗

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-066d9b
Status: complete
Procurement Method: selective
Procurement Method Details: Competitive flexible procedure

Legal basis

Id: 2023/54
Scheme: UKPGA
Uri: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents ↗

Special regime

lightTouch

Lots and requirements

Entry 1

Id: 1
Status: complete

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1

Name: Shropshire Church of England Academies Trust
Id: GB-PPON-PZNH-7747-WLJQ

Identifier

Scheme: GB-PPON
Id: PZNH-7747-WLJQ

Address

Street Address: St. Mary's Bluecoat CE Primary School, Lodge Lane, Bridgnorth
Locality: Shropshire
Postal Code: WV15 5EQ
Country: GB
Country Name: United Kingdom
Region: UKG22

Contact

Email: operations@invictuspartnership.com
Telephone: +442081332224

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1

Scheme: UK_CA_TYPE
Id: publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment
Description: Public authority - sub-central government

Organisation 2

Name: Invictus Partnership Limited
Id: GB-PPON-PGGP-8622-HHRX
Role Details: Procurement Consultancy

Identifier

Scheme: GB-PPON
Id: PGGP-8622-HHRX

Address

Street Address: 71-75 Shelton Street, Covent Garden
Locality: London
Postal Code: WC2H 9JQ
Country: GB
Country Name: United Kingdom
Region: UKI31

Contact

Email: operations@invictuspartnership.com
Telephone: +442081332224

Roles

procuringEntity

Organisation 3

Name: abm Catering Limited
Id: GB-PPON-PCWG-9172-RVDV

Identifier

Scheme: GB-PPON
Id: PCWG-9172-RVDV

Address

Street Address: Eagle Court, 63-67 Saltisford
Locality: Warwick
Postal Code: CV34 4AF
Country: GB
Country Name: United Kingdom
Region: UKG13

Contact

Name: Jason Jones
Email: jjones@abmcatering.co.uk

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale: large
Vcse: No
Public Service Mission Organization: No
Sheltered Workshop: No

Award information

Award 1

Id: 1
Status: active
Date: 19 Oct 2026, 00:00
Main Procurement Category: services
Above Threshold: Yes
Has Renewal: Yes
Assessment Summaries Date Sent: 19 Oct 2026, 00:00

Items

Item 1

Id: 1
Related Lot: 1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1

Scheme: CPV
Id: 55524000
Description: School catering services

Delivery locations

Entry 1

Region: UKG22
Country: GB
Country Name: United Kingdom

Entry 2

Region: UKG2
Country: GB
Country Name: United Kingdom

Value

Including VAT: 905,700
Amount: 905,700
Currency: GBP

Suppliers

Supplier 1

Id: GB-PPON-PCWG-9172-RVDV
Name: abm Catering Limited

Contract period

Starts: 15 Feb 2027, 00:00
Ends: 14 Feb 2030, 23:59
Max Extent Date: 14 Feb 2032, 23:59

Renewal

Description: In agreement with the client an option to extend for a further one period of up to two years.

Related lots

Documents

Entry 1

Id: 098636-2026
Document Type: awardNotice
Notice Type: UK6
Description: Contract award notice on Find a Tender
Url: https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/098636-2026 ↗
Published: 19 Oct 2026, 16:05
Format: text/html

Milestones

Entry 1

Id: 1
Type: futureSignatureDate
Due: 2 Nov 2026, 23:59
Status: scheduled

Recorded locations

Buyer location · Shropshire · UKG22 · WV15 5EQ · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

2 published notice versions reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

2 VERSIONS

024613-2026Tender notice on Find a Tender · 18 Mar 2026, 13:34
098636-2026Contract award notice on Find a Tender · 19 Oct 2026, 16:05

PROCURAAXIS AWARD ANALYSIS

Award outcome intelligence

Evidence-bound analysis of the published award appears below the official tender and award information.

ANALYSIS PREVIEW

Award intelligence at a glance

Shropshire Church of England Academies Trust has announced an award to A.B.M. CATERING LIMITED for school catering services. The award covers Lot 1 and is valued at £905,700. The notice records a future signature date of 2 November 2026, so this is an award announcement rather than evidence of a signed contract.

Published outcome signals

Published tender notice18 March 2026Evidence: Release history records tender notice 024613-2026 published on 2026-03-18.
Award notice published19 October 2026Evidence: Award document 098636-2026 is a Contract award notice on Find a Tender, published 2026-10-19.
Award statusActive award recordEvidence: Award 1 has status 'active'; the tender and Lot 1 are marked complete.

96% approved-analysis confidence1 supplier record analysed4 source limitations

SOURCE AND FRESHNESS

Traceable procurement data

Source: Find a Tender
Notice reference: 098636-2026
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-066d9b
First published: 18 Mar 2026
Last checked: 19 Oct 2026, 17:11
Notice versions reviewed: 2

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HOW THIS WAS PREPARED

Approved, evidence-bound analysis

ProcuraAxis structures information found in published procurement records, checks the result for consistency and publishes only approved analysis. Confidence describes the completeness and consistency of the available source information; it is not a guarantee of eligibility or contract award.

Analysis status: Approved for publication
Analysed: 19 Oct 2026

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AWARD OUTCOME

What happened

Published outcome

Award announced to A.B.M. CATERING LIMITED for Lot 1.

Market significance

A single-supplier school catering award with a three-year stated term and an optional extension of up to two years.

AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS

1 supplier record analysed

A.B.M. CATERING LIMITED

98% confidence

Award 1 · Lots 1 · 905700 GBP · Award announced; signature not evidenced

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Verified supplier identity gives A.B.M. CATERING LIMITED (company number 04168334). Award 1 names the supplier, relates to Lot 1, and has value £905,700.

LIFECYCLE

Award or contract stage

Published tender notice

99% confidence

18 March 2026

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Release history records tender notice 024613-2026 published on 2026-03-18.

Award notice published

99% confidence

19 October 2026

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Award document 098636-2026 is a Contract award notice on Find a Tender, published 2026-10-19.

Award status

94% confidence

Active award record

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Award 1 has status 'active'; the tender and Lot 1 are marked complete.

Signature status

99% confidence

Not evidenced as signed; future signature date scheduled for 2 November 2026

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Award milestone is type futureSignatureDate, dueDate 2026-11-02, status scheduled.

Stated contract commencement

99% confidence

15 February 2027

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Award 1 contractPeriod startDate is 2027-02-15.

VALUES

Published values explained

Award value

99% confidence

£905,700 gross

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Award 1 value records amountGross 905700, amount 905700 and currency GBP.

Lot-level value

97% confidence

Not separately published

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Lot 1 has no value amount or currency in the supplied data; the published award covers only Lot 1.

TIMELINE

Procurement timeline

Tender publication

99% confidence

18 March 2026

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Release history.

Submission deadline

99% confidence

1 May 2026, 12:00 BST

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Process submission_deadline is 2026-05-01T12:00:00+01:00.

Award date

99% confidence

19 October 2026

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Award 1 date is 2026-10-19.

Scheduled signature date

99% confidence

2 November 2026

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Scheduled futureSignatureDate milestone.

Stated start date

99% confidence

15 February 2027

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Award contractPeriod startDate.

Stated initial end date

99% confidence

14 February 2030

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Award contractPeriod endDate is 2030-02-14T23:59:59Z.

Maximum possible end date

99% confidence

14 February 2032

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Award maxExtentDate is 2032-02-14T23:59:59Z.

SCOPE

What was awarded

Service category

99% confidence

School catering services

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Award item CPV 55524000 is labelled School catering services.

Service requirements

96% confidence

Breakfast, morning break, lunch, hospitality and free-issue requirements

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Tender description specifies these catering services.

Lot structure

99% confidence

One published lot (Lot 1)

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Tender lists Lot 1; award relates to Lot 1.

Delivery regions

95% confidence

UKG22 and UKG2

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Award item deliveryAddresses list UKG22 and UKG2.

Workforce transfer

95% confidence

TUPE applies; some transferring staff may be Local Government Pension Scheme members

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Tender description states TUPE applies and refers to potential Admitted Body arrangements.

PROCEDURE

Procedure and competition

Procurement method

99% confidence

Selective

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Process procurement_method is selective.

Procedure detail

99% confidence

Competitive flexible procedure

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Process procurement_method_details states Competitive flexible procedure.

Regime

99% confidence

Light touch

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Tender specialRegime includes lightTouch.

Bidder count and evaluation outcome

99% confidence

Unknown

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Information not supplied in the published notice data.

CONTRACT TERMS

Published contract terms

Initial term

99% confidence

Three years

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Tender description states a three-year contract; award period runs 15 February 2027 to 14 February 2030.

Extension option

99% confidence

One extension period of up to two years

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Award renewal description and maxExtentDate support an extension up to 14 February 2032.

Maximum term

99% confidence

Up to five years

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Initial end date is 14 February 2030 and maximum extent date is 14 February 2032.

Contract execution

99% confidence

Not confirmed

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The supplied award record schedules a future signature date rather than recording a signed contract.

COMMERCIAL VIEW

Commercial observations

Commercial structure

97% confidence

Single awarded supplier for the sole published lot

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One award is supplied, naming one supplier and relating to Lot 1; one lot is listed.

Supplier mobilisation considerations

95% confidence

The stated scope includes TUPE transfer and potential pension Admitted Body arrangements

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Tender description.

Award value interpretation

96% confidence

£905,700 is the value stated for the single award; no pricing schedule or annual breakdown is published

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Award 1 value is £905,700; no pricing breakdown is supplied.

ANALYSIS QUALITY

96%overall confidence

Confidence reflects the completeness and consistency of the published award data.

Reference: ocds-h6vhtk-066d9b
Analysed: 19 Oct 2026

APPROVED AWARD ANALYSIS

BUYER CONTEXT

Buyer context

Buyer

99% confidence

Shropshire Church of England Academies Trust

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Process buyer_name and buyer party name.

Buyer type

99% confidence

Sub-central government public authority

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Buyer party classification is publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment.

Trust context

91% confidence

Joint partnership between Hereford Diocese and Lichfield Diocese; incorporated July 2024

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Tender description.

Procuring entity

99% confidence

Invictus Partnership Limited

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Party is assigned the procuringEntity role and described as Procurement Consultancy.

SUPPLIER CONTEXT

Supplier context

Verified legal supplier

99% confidence

A.B.M. CATERING LIMITED (company number 04168334)

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Supplier verification returned verifiedCompanyName A.B.M. CATERING LIMITED and verifiedCompanyNumber 04168334.

Supplier scale

94% confidence

Large

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Supplier party details classify scale as large.

Source naming variation

99% confidence

The source notice names the supplier as 'abm Catering Limited'; verification maps this to A.B.M. CATERING LIMITED.

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Supplier source_supplier_name is abm Catering Limited; supplier_identity_status is verified with nameMismatch true.

RENEWAL OUTLOOK

Renewal outlook

Extension decision point

87% confidence

Estimated by 14 February 2030

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The explicit initial contract end date is 14 February 2030; this is an estimate of when an extension decision may arise, not a procurement forecast.

Maximum end date if extended

99% confidence

14 February 2032

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Award maxExtentDate is 2023-02-14T23:59:59Z.

DATA QUALITY

Gaps and source limitations

Supplier identity quality

99% confidence

Verified legal identity available

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Supplier verification status is verified, with company number 04168334 and legal name A.B.M. CATERING LIMITED.

Notice naming consistency

99% confidence

Source supplier name differs in styling from the verified legal name

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Source name is 'abm Catering Limited'; verified name is 'A.B.M. CATERING LIMITED'; nameMismatch is true.

Contract status clarity

99% confidence

Award is published, but signature remains scheduled rather than confirmed

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Award notice is published and award status is active, while a futureSignatureDate milestone is scheduled.

Published information coverage

98% confidence

Information not supplied in the published notice includes bid count, evaluation scores, lot description, pricing breakdown and separate lot value.

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These fields are absent or null in the supplied record.

SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS

Information not supplied in the published notice

The award record does not evidence that the contract has been signed; it only records a scheduled future signature date.
No bidder count, tender evaluation results, award rationale, pricing breakdown or annual value profile is supplied.
Lot 1 has no published title, description or separate value.
The source supplier styling ('abm Catering Limited') differs from the verified legal name used here ('A.B.M. CATERING LIMITED').

MARKET THEMES

Relevant award themes

COMMON QUESTIONS

About this award

Who won the Shropshire Church of England Academies Trust catering tender?

A.B.M. CATERING LIMITED is named as the supplier for the published award.

What is the award value?

The published award value is £905,700 gross.

Is the contract signed?

The supplied record does not confirm signature. It lists a future signature date of 2 November 2026.

When is the stated service start date?

15 February 2027.

ProcuraAxis award analysis supplements, but does not replace, the official award notice, contract data or procurement documents. “Awarded” does not by itself prove that a contract has been signed.

Shropshire Church of England Academies Trust - Catering Services Tender

Opportunity overview

Awarded to

abm Catering Limited

Classification

Lots

Documents and notices

Published notice details

Scope, procedure and submissions

Legal basis

Special regime

Lots and requirements

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Identifier

Address

Contact

Roles

Details

Classifications

Identifier

Address

Contact

Roles

Identifier

Address

Contact

Roles

Details

Award information

Items

Additional Classifications

Delivery locations

Value

Suppliers

Contract period

Renewal

Related lots

Documents

Milestones

Recorded locations

Notice and amendment history

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Published outcome signals

Traceable procurement data

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