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Southport Learning Trust ~ Catering Tender

SOUTHPORT LEARNING TRUST

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15 May 2025 at 13:05

UK4 - Tender Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The Southport Learning Trust has initiated a tender process for a catering contract covering several schools in Southport and Liverpool. This process is governed under the UK Public Contracts Regulations 2023/54 and follows an open, competitive flexible procurement procedure. The contract is valued at £6.6 million over five years, excluding Range High School, which will join in April 2028. The procurement is currently at the tender stage, with a submission deadline of 9th June 2025. The anticipated contract period starts on 1st April 2026 and ends on 31st March 2031. The industry category is school catering services, encompassing various schools such as Birkdale High School and Maghull High School among others, within the UK region of Southport and Liverpool. The Trust encourages suppliers to demonstrate experience in school catering and the capability to support the contract's resource needs in these areas.

This tender offers significant business growth opportunities for organisations in the catering industry, specifically those with expertise in providing school catering services. Businesses with the capability to handle large scale contracts and navigate the competitive flexible procedure, which allows for the selection of candidates based on both quality and cost criteria, will find this procurement particularly suitable. The Trust seeks up to six suppliers to advance to the tender stage, ultimately narrowing the selection to the top three for presentations based on scoring. Companies that can offer high-quality service at competitive costs, while adhering to the Trust's core values of collaboration, equity, sustainability, and innovation, are especially well-suited to compete in this process. Admitted body status will also be a requirement due to the employment of staff involved in the local government pension scheme.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Southport Learning Trust ~ Catering Tender

Notice Description

The successful Supplier will be required to provide Catering services for Southport Learning Trust for the following schools: Birkdale High SchoolWindy Harbour Road, Southport PR8 3DT Greenbank High School13 Hastings Rd., Southport PR8 2LT Maghull High School - to join contract September 202643 Gainsborough Avenue, Liverpool L31 7AW Meols Cop High School4 Bretton Fold, Southport PR8 6JS Stanley High SchoolFleetwood Rd, Southport PR9 9TF Kew Woods PrimaryOvington Drive 30, Southport PR8 6JW Merefield School Westminster Drive, Southport, PR8 2QZ Range High School - to join contract April 2028Caretakers House Stapleton Road, Formby L37 2YN The contract will be for three years commencing April 2026 with the option to extend for a further two years Contract value = PS6.6 Million ( 5 years) excluding Range High School Expressions of interest are welcomed from organisations that can demonstrate experience in providing catering services to schools and who can provide the resource in the area to support the contract. There will be a small number of staff who are in the local government pension scheme. Admitted body status will therefore be required. Participation Stage - suppliers must meet the conditions of participation set out in this Tender Notice to advance to the tender stage of the competition and also submit a signed Non-Disclosure Agreement. The contracting authority intends to select a maximum of six suppliers to advance to the tender stage, based on the six highest scoring supplier responses to the additional questions set out in the Procurement Specific Questionnaire. The deadline for supplier submissions will be 9th June 2025. The intention would be that the 3 highest scoring companies from the tender stage will advance to presentation stage. Suppliers will not be selected to present if they would not be able to achieve an overall higher score than the top bidder if the former scored maximum marks and the latter scored no marks in the presentations. About The Trust Southport Learning Trust is an ambitious organisation with its roots in the coastal town of Southport. Each of our schools are unique beacons of aspiration in their communities, our connectivity as a Trust makes us even stronger. The Trust is growing steadily but sensibly and it is expected that additional schools will join the catering contract over the life of the contract. The Trust's core values are: Collaboration - through powerful connectivity we harness the collective excellence of the schools across our Trust to maximise the impact we have on all of our students, Equity - a commitment to overcoming all barriers ensuring all of our students excel throughout their lives, Sustainability - taking our responsibilities seriously to consistently be a self-improving system to positively impact the future generations of our communities, Innovation- through innovative thinking and the agility to respond to opportunities, our school communities will have access to powerful networks. Our desire is for strong Local Governing Bodies focused whole heartedly on improving the life chances of children supported by an experienced and diverse Trust Board as set out within the parameters of our scheme of delegation. All schools growing into our family of schools are expected to commit to our vision and values and the spirit of collaboration and professional generosity that characterises our Trust. We are determined to demonstrate that local schools, working together and growing with talented leadership and staff, can create the conditions for all our students, no matter what their starting point, to achieve the combination of skills, qualities, qualifications and aptitudes that will enable them to thrive in a complex world. We are growing as a Well School Trust ensuring we have a commitment to support the wellbeing of all members of our community. For more information about this opportunity, please visit the Delta eSourcing portal at: https://litmustms.co.uk/tenders/UK-UK-Southport:-School-catering-services./26W65B3928 To respond to this opportunity, please click here: https://litmustms.co.uk/respond/26W65B3928

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-05148b
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/021771-2025
Current Stage
Tender
All Stages
Tender

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK4 - Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Competitive flexible procedure
Tender Suitability
SME
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
£660,000 £500K-£1M
Lots Value
£660,000 £500K-£1M
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
15 May 20259 months ago
Submission Deadline
29 Aug 2025Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
1 Apr 2026 - 31 Mar 2031 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
SOUTHPORT LEARNING TRUST
Contact Name
Not specified
Contact Email
tenders@litmuspartnership.co.uk
Contact Phone
Not specified

Buyer Location

Locality
SOUTHPORT
Postcode
PR8 3DT
Post Town
Preston
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLD North West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLD7 Merseyside
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLD73 Sefton
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Sefton
Electoral Ward
Ainsdale
Westminster Constituency
Sefton Central

Further Information

Notice Documents

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