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Opportunity overview
The successful Supplier will be required to provide Catering services for Dare Royd and Mackie Hill Junior and Infant Schools.
The expected annual value is £129,000 with a contract length of 3 years plus optional 2 x 1-year extensions.
Dane Royd and Mackie Hill are independent schools who work together for the benefit of the community they serve. Both schools wish to appoint a suitably qualified contractor to deliver the school catering requirement, but also who will take an interest in the school, the pupils’ educational activity and the community. Whilst the winning contractor will contract with each school separately, the schools will not appoint separate contractors following completion of this process.
Dane Royd has 360 pupils, including nursery, its values are Perseverance; Respectful; Open- Minded; Understanding; Determined; (PROUD). The school has a stand-alone kitchen service healthy and nutritious meals to their pupils. They have outsourced the meal provision to a catering contractor and is coming to the end of a 5-year contract. The school requires a new contract to commence on 1st August 2027.
Mackie Hill has 172 pupils; relationships are at the heart of everything they do. They place a strong emphasis on wellbeing, ensuring that every child feels safe, valued and understood. Alongside this nurturing approach, they hold high expectations of both their children and our staff - in behaviour, presentation and effort – because they believe that children flourish when they are supported to aim high.
The school motto, “kind hearts, ambitious minds,” captures their vision perfectly. They are committed to developing kind, compassionate young people with strong self-esteem, curiosity and the motivation to achieve the very best they can. They want their children not only to succeed academically, but also to grow into thoughtful, confident members of society.
Mackie Hill meal service is prepared and cooked at Dane Royd, then transported to Mackie Hill.
Please see PSQ Document for more information.
For more information about this opportunity, please visit the eSourcing portal at:
https://litmustms.co.uk/tenders/UK-UK-Wakefield:-School-catering-services./656Y95UJK6
To respond to this opportunity, please click here:
https://litmustms.co.uk/respond/656Y95UJK6
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096119-2026Tender notice on Find a Tender ·
PROCURAAXIS ANALYSIS
ProcuraAxis Analysis
Our approved analysis of the opportunity appears below the official tender information.
ANALYSIS PREVIEW
Opportunity intelligence at a glance
Open tender for one catering contractor to serve Dane Royd and Mackie Hill Infant and Junior Schools in Wakefield. Meals for Mackie Hill are to be prepared at Dane Royd and transported to Mackie Hill. The stated expected annual value is £129,000, with a three-year term and up to two one-year extensions.
Who this may suit
Best suited to school catering providers able to operate from Dane Royd’s kitchen, provide transported meals to Mackie Hill, and engage with pupils and the local school community.
Key points identified
Service requirementProvide catering services for both Dane Royd and Mackie Hill Junior and Infant Schools.Evidence: "The successful Supplier will be required to provide Catering services" for the two schools.
Supplier capabilitySuitably qualified contractor required.Evidence: "Both schools wish to appoint a suitably qualified contractor".
Meal production and transportMackie Hill meals must be prepared and cooked at Dane Royd, then transported to Mackie Hill.Evidence: "Mackie Hill meal service is prepared and cooked at Dane Royd, then transported to Mackie Hill."
94% approved-analysis confidence7 supplier criteria identified4 risks or unknowns
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Open tender for one catering contractor to serve Dane Royd and Mackie Hill Infant and Junior Schools in Wakefield. Meals for Mackie Hill are to be prepared at Dane Royd and transported to Mackie Hill. The stated expected annual value is £129,000, with a three-year term and up to two one-year extensions.
Who this may suit
Best suited to school catering providers able to operate from Dane Royd’s kitchen, provide transported meals to Mackie Hill, and engage with pupils and the local school community.
Key deliverables
Provide school catering services to both schools
Prepare and cook Mackie Hill meals at Dane Royd and transport them to Mackie Hill
Deliver healthy and nutritious meals
Support the schools’ educational activity and community engagement
SUPPLIER REQUIREMENTS
7 criteria identified
Service requirement
99% confidence
Provide catering services for both Dane Royd and Mackie Hill Junior and Infant Schools.
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"The successful Supplier will be required to provide Catering services" for the two schools.
Supplier capability
96% confidence
Suitably qualified contractor required.
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"Both schools wish to appoint a suitably qualified contractor".
Meal production and transport
99% confidence
Mackie Hill meals must be prepared and cooked at Dane Royd, then transported to Mackie Hill.
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"Mackie Hill meal service is prepared and cooked at Dane Royd, then transported to Mackie Hill."
Community and educational engagement
95% confidence
Contractor is expected to take an interest in the schools, pupils' educational activity and the community.
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The schools seek a contractor "who will take an interest in the school, the pupils’ educational activity and the community".
Supplier eligibility requirements
94% confidence
Unknown; refer to the PSQ document and eSourcing portal.
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The notice states: "Please see PSQ Document for more information." No detailed eligibility criteria are supplied.
SME suitability
99% confidence
Unknown.
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The source field for SME suitability is not stated.
VCSE suitability
99% confidence
Unknown.
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The source field for VCSE suitability is not stated.
COMMERCIAL AND DELIVERY
Contract intelligence
Commercial
Expected annual value
99% confidence
£129,000.
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"The expected annual value is £129,000".
Total lot value
99% confidence
£645,000.
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Lot 1 value is listed as £645,000.
Contract term
99% confidence
3 years, with optional extensions of 2 x 1 year.
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"a contract length of 3 years plus optional 2 x 1-year extensions".
Contracting arrangement
95% confidence
The successful contractor will contract separately with each school, but the schools will appoint one contractor through this process.
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"the winning contractor will contract with each school separately" and "the schools will not appoint separate contractors".
Delivery
Delivery area
93% confidence
Wakefield (UKE45), United Kingdom.
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Delivery location is listed as region UKE45; buyer location is Wakefield, WF4 3HW.
Sites
99% confidence
Dane Royd and Mackie Hill Infant and Junior Schools.
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Named in the opportunity title and description.
Dane Royd pupil population
98% confidence
360 pupils, including nursery.
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"Dane Royd has 360 pupils, including nursery".
Mackie Hill pupil population
98% confidence
172 pupils.
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"Mackie Hill has 172 pupils".
Stated commencement
88% confidence
Dane Royd requires the new contract to commence on 1 August 2027; commencement for Mackie Hill is not stated.
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"The school requires a new contract to commence on 1st August 2027" appears in the Dane Royd section.
PROCEDURE
How to respond
Opportunity status
99% confidence
Open tender.
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Display status is "open" and source status is "active".
Submission deadline
99% confidence
19 March 2027, 12:00 UTC.
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Lot 1 and process submission deadline are 2027-03-19T12:00:00+00:00.
Procurement procedure metadata
99% confidence
Source metadata lists procurement method as open and procurement method details as competitive flexible procedure.
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Process fields state "procurement_method: open" and "procurement_method_details: Competitive flexible procedure".
Response route
97% confidence
Respond through the Litmus TMS eSourcing portal.
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The notice provides a Litmus TMS response URL.
RISKS AND UNKNOWNS
Points requiring attention
School name inconsistency
99% confidence
The description refers once to "Dare Royd" while the title and later description refer to "Dane Royd". Suppliers should confirm the intended school name and contract documentation.
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Opening description says "Dare Royd"; title and subsequent text say "Dane Royd".
Procedure metadata inconsistency
99% confidence
The source simultaneously records the procurement method as "open" and the method details as "Competitive flexible procedure". The applicable procedure should be confirmed in the tender documents.
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Both values are present in the supplied process metadata.
Detailed tender conditions unavailable
96% confidence
Detailed selection, award, pricing, service-level and contractual requirements are unknown from the supplied notice; the notice directs suppliers to the PSQ and eSourcing portal.
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"Please see PSQ Document for more information."
Start-date scope ambiguity
90% confidence
The 1 August 2027 commencement date is expressly stated in the Dane Royd section only; whether it applies to both schools is not explicit.
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The stated date appears directly after the Dane Royd service description.
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