Notice Information
Notice Title
Marches Academy Trust - Catering Services Tender
Notice Description
The Trust are seeking Catering service providers to tender for the provision of all catering services presently offered within the Schools, which currently includes breakfast, morning break, lunch and all hospitality and free issue requirements.
Lot Information
Lot 1
Marches Academy Trust have been developing their family of eleven Schools since 2009. Each one has its own unique identity that reflects the community that it serves. The Trust are seeking Catering service providers to tender for the provision of all catering services presently offered within the Schools, which currently includes 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 20 October 2025. 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.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-04de97
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/042802-2025
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Tender, Award
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
- Large
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
55 - Hotel, restaurant and retail trade services
-
- CPV Codes
55524000 - School catering services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £5,300,000 £1M-£10M
- Lots Value
- £5,300,000 £1M-£10M
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £5,300,000 £1M-£10M
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 24 Jul 20257 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 28 Mar 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 10 Jul 20257 months ago
- Contract Period
- 19 Oct 2025 - 19 Oct 2030 Over 5 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Cancelled
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- MARCHES ACADEMY TRUST
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- operations@invictuspartnership.com
- Contact Phone
- +44 2081332224
Buyer Location
- Locality
- SHROPSHIRE
- Postcode
- SY11 2AR
- Post Town
- Shrewsbury
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLG West Midlands (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLG2 Shropshire and Staffordshire
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLG22 Shropshire
- Delivery Location
- TLG2 Shropshire and Staffordshire
-
- Local Authority
- Shropshire
- Electoral Ward
- Oswestry South
- Westminster Constituency
- North Shropshire
Further Information
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
View full OCDS Record for this contracting process
The Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS) is a framework designed to increase transparency and access to public procurement data in the public sector. It is widely used by governments and organisations worldwide to report on procurement processes and contracts.
{
"tag": [
"compiled"
],
"id": "ocds-h6vhtk-04de97-2025-07-24T14:21:05+01:00",
"date": "2025-07-24T14:21:05+01:00",
"ocid": "ocds-h6vhtk-04de97",
"description": "To view this notice, please click here: https://invictus-inport.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=968306718 GO Reference: GO-2025724-PRO-31555363",
"initiationType": "tender",
"tender": {
"id": "ocds-h6vhtk-04de97",
"legalBasis": {
"id": "32014L0024",
"scheme": "CELEX"
},
"title": "Marches Academy Trust - Catering Services Tender",
"status": "complete",
"classification": {
"scheme": "CPV",
"id": "55524000",
"description": "School catering services"
},
"mainProcurementCategory": "services",
"description": "The Trust are seeking Catering service providers to tender for the provision of all catering services presently offered within the Schools, which currently includes breakfast, morning break, lunch and all hospitality and free issue requirements.",
"value": {
"amount": 5300000,
"currency": "GBP"
},
"lots": [
{
"id": "1",
"description": "Marches Academy Trust have been developing their family of eleven Schools since 2009. Each one has its own unique identity that reflects the community that it serves. The Trust are seeking Catering service providers to tender for the provision of all catering services presently offered within the Schools, which currently includes 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 20 October 2025. 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.",
"value": {
"amount": 5300000,
"currency": "GBP"
},
"contractPeriod": {
"startDate": "2025-10-20T00:00:00+01:00",
"endDate": "2030-10-19T23:59:59+01:00"
},
"hasRenewal": false,
"secondStage": {
"minimumCandidates": 5,
"maximumCandidates": 10
},
"selectionCriteria": {
"description": "A minimum of 5 suppliers and a maximum of 10 suppliers will be taken forward to the tender stage of the process. Where less than 5 suppliers meet the minimum standards, only those that meet the minimum standards will be taken through to the tender stage. Where more than 5 suppliers meet the minimum standard, those suppliers with the highest scores will proceed to the tender stage."
},
"submissionTerms": {
"variantPolicy": "allowed"
},
"hasOptions": false,
"status": "cancelled",
"awardCriteria": {
"criteria": [
{
"type": "price"
}
]
}
}
],
"items": [
{
"id": "1",
"deliveryAddresses": [
{
"region": "UKG2"
},
{
"region": "UKG2"
}
],
"deliveryLocation": {
"description": "Shropshire and Staffordshire"
},
"relatedLot": "1"
}
],
"submissionMethod": [
"written"
],
"documents": [
{
"id": "economic1",
"documentType": "economicSelectionCriteria"
},
{
"id": "technical1",
"documentType": "technicalSelectionCriteria"
}
],
"procurementMethod": "selective",
"procurementMethodDetails": "Restricted procedure",
"coveredBy": [
"GPA"
],
"tenderPeriod": {
"endDate": "2025-03-28T12:00:00Z"
},
"submissionTerms": {
"languages": [
"en"
]
},
"hasRecurrence": false
},
"parties": [
{
"id": "GB-FTS-137840",
"name": "Marches Academy Trust",
"identifier": {
"legalName": "Marches Academy Trust"
},
"address": {
"streetAddress": "Morda Road, Oswestry",
"locality": "Shropshire",
"region": "UKG2",
"postalCode": "SY11 2AR",
"countryName": "United Kingdom"
},
"contactPoint": {
"telephone": "+44 2081332224",
"email": "operations@invictuspartnership.com",
"url": "https://invictus-inport.com/tenders/UK-title/4XYU98NMVP"
},
"roles": [
"buyer",
"reviewBody"
],
"details": {
"url": "https://www.marchesacademytrust.co.uk/",
"classifications": [
{
"scheme": "TED_CA_TYPE",
"id": "BODY_PUBLIC",
"description": "Body governed by public law"
},
{
"scheme": "COFOG",
"id": "09",
"description": "Education"
}
]
}
},
{
"id": "GB-FTS-133943",
"name": "abm Catering Limited",
"identifier": {
"legalName": "abm Catering Limited",
"id": "04168334"
},
"address": {
"streetAddress": "Eagle Court, 63-67 Saltisford",
"locality": "Warwick",
"region": "UKG13",
"postalCode": "CV34 4AF",
"countryName": "United Kingdom"
},
"roles": [
"supplier"
],
"details": {
"scale": "large"
}
}
],
"buyer": {
"id": "GB-FTS-137840",
"name": "Marches Academy Trust"
},
"language": "en",
"awards": [
{
"id": "042802-2025-004909-1",
"relatedLots": [
"1"
],
"status": "active",
"suppliers": [
{
"id": "GB-FTS-133943",
"name": "abm Catering Limited"
}
]
}
],
"contracts": [
{
"id": "042802-2025-004909-1",
"awardID": "042802-2025-004909-1",
"status": "active",
"value": {
"amount": 5300000,
"currency": "GBP"
},
"dateSigned": "2025-07-11T00:00:00+01:00"
}
],
"bids": {
"statistics": [
{
"id": "1",
"measure": "bids",
"relatedLot": "1",
"value": 6
},
{
"id": "2",
"measure": "electronicBids",
"relatedLot": "1",
"value": 6
}
]
}
}