Notice Information
Notice Title
Diocese of Worcester Multi Academy Trust ~ Catering Tender
Notice Description
The successful Supplier will be required to provide catering services for 15 Schools within the Diocese of Worcester Multi Academy Trust (DOWMAT).
Lot Information
Lot 1
The successful Supplier will be required to provide catering services for 15 Schools within the Diocese of Worcester Multi Academy Trust (DOWMAT): 1.Broadheath CE Primary School, Sailor's Bank, Lower Broadheath, Worcester, Worcestershire WR2 6QT 2.Callow End CE Primary School, Upton Road, Callow End, Worcester, Worcestershire WR2 4TE 3.Castlemorton CE Primary School, Church Road, Castlemorton, Malvern, Worcestershire WR13 6BG 4.Crowle CE First School, School Lane, Crowle, Worcester, Worcestershire WR7 4AT 5.Madresfield CE Primary School, 40 Madresfield Village, Madresfield, Malvern, Worcestershire WR13 5AA 6.Malvern Parish CE Primary School, Manby Road, Malvern, Worcestershire WR14 3BB 7.Martley CE Primary School, Martley, Worcester, Worcestershire WR6 6QA 8.Netherton CE Primary School, Highbridge Road, Netherton, Dudley, West Midlands DY2 0HU 9.Offenham CE Primary School, Myatt Road, Offenham, Evesham, Worcestershire WR11 8SD 10.Pinvin CE Academy, Main Street, Pinvin, Pershore, Worcestershire WR10 2ER 11.Powick CE Primary School, 42 Malvern Road, Powick, Worcester, Worcestershire WR2 4RT 12.Rushwick CE Primary School, Upper Wick Lane, Rushwick, Worcester, WR2 5SU 13.St Barnabas CE First & Middle School, Stonebow Road, Drakes Broughton, Pershore, Worcestershire WR10 2AW 14.St Oswald's CE Primary School, Sion Avenue, Kidderminster, Worcestershire DY10 2YL 15.The Littletons CE First School, Farm Lane, South Littleton, Evesham, Worcestershire WR11 8TL The Trust currently has four core production kitchens at Pinvin CE Academy, St Barnabas CE First & Middle School, St Oswald's CE Primary School and The Littletons CE First School. These kitchens provide a delivered service to a number of the Schools within the Trust, as well as receiving deliveries from other central kitchens utilised by their incumbent providers. To aid efficiencies, this method of delivered services is expected to continue, with investment in these production kitchens being essential to ensure the necessary maintenance and operational requirement is fulfilled. The contract covers the scope for the provision of all catering services across the Trust, which also includes all hospitality and free issue requirements. The duration of the contract being offered is for an initial three-year period commencing on 01 September 2025, with the potential to extend for a further two 12-month periods. These extensions will be granted by mutual consent and on the same terms and conditions as the original contract without the right to further extend beyond the full five years. The contract being offered within this tender will be on a guaranteed performance basis, with an expected profit share of any betterment to the agreed budget. Please see SQ document for more information.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-04d420
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/001671-2025
- Current Stage
- Tender
- All Stages
- Tender
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Tender Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Selective
- Procurement Method Details
- Restricted procedure
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
55 - Hotel, restaurant and retail trade services
-
- CPV Codes
55524000 - School catering services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £16,920,965 £10M-£100M
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 17 Jan 20251 years ago
- Submission Deadline
- 21 Feb 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 31 Aug 2025 - 31 Aug 2030 Over 5 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Active
- Lots Status
- Active
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- DIOCESE OF WORCESTER MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Additional Buyers
CASTLEMORTON CE PRIMARY SCHOOL
MALVERN PARISH CE PRIMARY SCHOOL
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- tenders@litmuspartnership.co.uk
- Contact Phone
- +44 1276673880
Buyer Location
- Locality
- WORCESTERSHIRE
- Postcode
- WR5 3PA
- Post Town
- Worcester
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLG West Midlands (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLG1 Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLG12 Worcestershire CC
- Delivery Location
- TLG1 Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire
-
- Local Authority
- Wychavon
- Electoral Ward
- Honeybourne, Pebworth & The Littletons
- Westminster Constituency
- Droitwich and Evesham
Further Information
Notice URLs
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
View full OCDS Record for this contracting process
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