Notice Information
Notice Title
The Great Schools Trust Catering Framework Tender 2025
Notice Description
The Great Schools Trust are seeking to procure a number of providers for a multi-supplier framework for catering services. The main objective of this procurement exercise is to deliver the procurement of a framework that will enable The Great Schools Trust to source catering services for its schools. There are initially 2/3 schools in this framework, however, other schools may call off later. It should be noted that it is not mandatory for Trust schools to use this framework. Schools will only call off from this agreement if they have a requirement to do so. It is envisaged the number of caterers on the framework will be between 1 and 3 The provision of the service must demonstrate the best value approach and be flexible in its delivery and operation to ensure that the needs and ethos of individual schools are supported. This framework process is targeted to have a catering contract in place to commence in September 2025 for the initial 2/3 schools. Please note that this process covers all catering services within Kings Leadership Academy Bolton, Kings Leadership Academy Hawthornes and potentially Kings Leadership Academy Wavertree which opens in September 2025 with full tender costings and proposals for Kings Leadership Academy Bolton, Kings Leadership Academy Hawthornes and potentially Kings Leadership Academy Wavertree for a contract start in September 2025. These details will be further explained in the ITT documents. The process will include the creation of a select bidder list following analysis of SQ documents (within which the scoring criteria is included). Following the analysis of SQ's the selected bidders will be invited to attend site surveys and tender briefing initially planned for mid April 2025. Tender responses deadline is planned for May 2025 and it is envisaged that interviews will take place in early June 2025. The contract will be for a 3 +1 +1 period (5 years in total including the option to extend for 1 + 1years).
Lot Information
Lot 1
The Great Schools Trust are seeking to procure a number of providers for a multi-supplier framework for catering services. The main objective of this procurement exercise is to deliver the procurement of a framework that will enable The Great Schools Trust to source catering services for its schools. There are initially 2/3 schools in this framework, however, other schools may call off later. It should be noted that it is not mandatory for Trust schools to use this framework. Schools will only call off from this agreement if they have a requirement to do so. It is envisaged the number of caterers on the framework will be between 1 and 3 The provision of the service must demonstrate the best value approach and be flexible in its delivery and operation to ensure that the needs and ethos of individual schools are supported. This framework process is targeted to have a catering contract in place to commence in September 2025 for the initial 2/3 schools. Please note that this process covers all catering services within Kings Leadership Academy Bolton, Kings Leadership Academy Hawthornes and potentially Kings Leadership Academy Wavertree which opens in September 2025 with full tender costings and proposals for Kings Leadership Academy Bolton, Kings Leadership Academy Hawthornes and potentially Kings Leadership Academy Wavertree for a contract start in September 2025. These details will be further explained in the ITT documents. The process will include the creation of a select bidder list following analysis of SQ documents (within which the scoring criteria is included). The nature of the contract demands a good local infrastructure to provide and maintain the level and standard of catering service and support required by the Trust. Labour resource/relief cover is very important. We have set a minimum level of turnover for this tender at 250,000 GBP which takes into account the contract turnover and cash flow associations. This is a discretionary pass/fail question on the basis that we will consider any additional guarantees and formal assurances such as parent company guarantors or similar which must be included to support any submission. We have set a minimum Employer's (compulsory) liability insurance of 10,000,000 GBP. Following the analysis of SQ's the selected bidders will be invited to attend site surveys and tender briefing initially planned for mid April 2025. Tender responses deadline is planned for May 2025 and it is envisaged that interviews will take place in early June 2025. The contract will be for a 3 +1 +1 period (5 years in total including the option to extend for 1 + 1years).
Renewal: Option of up to two further annual extensions meaning a 5 year period in total with options.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-04d74b
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/003082-2025
- Current Stage
- Tender
- All Stages
- Tender
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Tender Notice
- Procurement Type
- Framework
- 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
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 30 Jan 20251 years ago
- Submission Deadline
- 3 Mar 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- 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
- THE GREAT SCHOOLS TRUST
- Contact Name
- Neil Mayers
- Contact Email
- neil@rpj3group.co.uk
- Contact Phone
- +44 1516780193
Buyer Location
- Locality
- WARRINGTON
- Postcode
- WA1 4PF
- Post Town
- Warrington
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLD North West (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLD6 Cheshire
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLD61 Warrington
- Delivery Location
- TLD North West (England)
-
- Local Authority
- Warrington
- Electoral Ward
- Rixton and Woolston
- Westminster Constituency
- Warrington North
Further Information
Notice URLs
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
View full OCDS Record for this contracting process
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