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Catering Contract Three Spires Trust

THREE SPIRES TRUST

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

Award

27 Jul 2026 at 11:55

UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Tender

15 Jul 2025 at 18:19

UK4 - Tender Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Three Spires Trust procured school catering services for five schools: one secondary school and four primary schools. The appointed supplier is expected to provide catering across the Trust’s schools, with the option for the Trust to add existing schools or new schools that join it. The buyer is Three Spires Trust, with procurement support from ACE Advice Ltd. Delivery is in the West Midlands. The requirement is a single-supplier service covering the Trust’s education estate, rather than separate contracts for individual schools. Suppliers should therefore be able to manage consistent catering operations across both secondary and primary settings and expand provision if the Trust’s school portfolio grows.

The procurement is complete and was awarded to Taylor Shaw Limited on 16 November 2025. It used a selective, two-stage competitive flexible procedure: suppliers were shortlisted at qualification stage before being invited to the second-stage tender. Six bids reached the final stage. The contract was evaluated on quality, weighted 70%, and price, weighted 30%. The expression-of-interest deadline was 12 August 2025 at noon, and the award decision period ended on 17 November 2025. The award value is £4,050,000 gross. The awarded contract period runs from 27 September 2026 to 22 February 2029, with two possible 12-month extensions, allowing a maximum end date of 22 February 2031. Additional schools may be added as the Trust grows.

This award demonstrates established demand for a substantial, multi-school catering operation within an education trust. A credible future competitor would need the operational capacity to serve both primary and secondary schools under one contract, maintain consistent food and service standards across several sites, and scale provision when schools join the Trust. The selection stage considered suppliers’ business profiles, references and technical capabilities, so evidence of comparable school or multi-site catering work would be important. The successful provider must also obtain admitted body status in the Local Government Pension Scheme, making experience of public-sector employment arrangements and the ability to manage associated workforce obligations relevant. The procedure favoured a strong written quality response alongside competitive pricing.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Catering Contract Three Spires Trust

Notice Description

The Trust is seeking a single supplier to provide catering to five of its schools, one secondary school and four primary schools. The Trust reserves the right to add other schools currently in the Trust and for any new schools joining the Trust to the contract should it be required. The successful supplier will be required to gain admitted body status to the Local Government Pension Scheme

Lot Information

Lot 1

Renewal: There will be 2 x 12 month extensions available should both parties agree in writing

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-055fda
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/070730-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Selective
Procurement Method Details
Competitive flexible procedure
Tender Suitability
SME
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
£2,000,000 £1M-£10M
Lots Value
£2,000,000 £1M-£10M
Awards Value
£4,050,000 £1M-£10M
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
27 Jul 20261 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
16 Nov 20259 months ago
Contract Period
27 Sep 2026 - 22 Feb 2029 2-3 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
THREE SPIRES TRUST
Contact Name
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Contact Email
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Contact Phone
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →

Buyer Location

Locality
STAFFORD
Postcode
ST18 0BF
Postcode Area
Stoke-on-Trent
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLG West Midlands (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLG2 Shropshire and Staffordshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLG24 Staffordshire CC
Delivery Location
TLG2 Shropshire and Staffordshire
Local Authority
Stafford
Electoral Ward
Milwich
Westminster Constituency
Stone, Great Wyrley and Penkridge

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

TAYLOR SHAW LIMITED

Further Information

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