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Cardinal Hume Academies Trust - Contract Award Notice

Educo

This public procurement record has 3 releases in its history.

Award

15 Oct 2026 at 11:42

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Award

02 Jun 2026 at 14:31

UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Tender

22 Jan 2026 at 20:13

UK4 - Tender Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Educo ran the procurement for the Cardinal Hume Academies Trust, which wanted a contractor to provide catering for pupils and staff during term time. The Trust comprises Bishop Douglass School in Finchley, Salvatorian RC College in Harrow and St George’s Catholic School in Maida Vale. The requirement is school catering across these three schools, with a consistent-quality service throughout the year and a focus on increasing student engagement through innovation and creativity. The contractor is also expected to provide a suitably supported and trained on-site team. Educo was commissioned to manage the tendering process on the Trust’s behalf.

The procurement has been awarded and the contract is active. Olive Dining was selected, with the award dated 2 June 2026. The contract was signed on 6 July 2026 and runs from 1 August 2026 to 31 July 2029, with two possible one-year extensions subject to satisfactory performance and agreed key performance indicators. The contract value is £5,515,356.80 excluding VAT (£6,618,428.16 including VAT). The estimated procurement value was £6,931,000 excluding VAT (£8,317,200 including VAT). The process used an open competitive flexible procedure with two stages: selection questionnaire scoring followed by assessment of financial and operational submissions, then a presentation to the Trust. Financial criteria carried 20% and operational criteria 80%. Three valid bids were recorded.

This award shows demand for a multi-school term-time catering service that can deliver consistent quality while engaging pupils and staff. A credible competitor would need the operational capacity to serve three Catholic schools across Finchley, Harrow and Maida Vale, and to maintain reliable service across the academic year. The Trust placed substantially greater weight on operational responses than on financial responses, so evidence of sound service delivery, effective site-level support and staff training would be important. The stated aim of using innovation and creativity to increase student engagement points to the value of practical ideas for making school catering appealing to pupils, alongside the ability to implement them consistently. The selected supplier also needs to meet agreed performance indicators, as satisfactory performance determines whether the buyer can use the contract’s extension options.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Cardinal Hume Academies Trust - Contract Award Notice

Notice Description

Educo Catering & Facilities Company was commissioned to complete a tendering process for the catering services on behalf of The Cardinal Hume Academies Trust that consists of Bishop Douglass School (Finchley), Salvatorian RC College (Harrow) and St George's Catholic School (Maida Vale). Through this tender the Trust sought to engage a Contractor that is committed to delivering a consistent quality service throughout the year and will independently choose the most suitable bidder for their needs. The Trust is keen to increase the level of student engagement through innovation and creativity ensuring the team on site is suitably supported and trained to enable this. The Trust require the provision of catering during term-time for pupils and staff.

Lot Information

Lot 1

Renewal: The contract value described is inclusive of the three year initial contract term, plus an option to extend of one year plus one year, subject to attainment of agreed KPI's

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-060cdc
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/097388-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
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
£6,931,000 £1M-£10M
Lots Value
£6,931,000 £1M-£10M
Awards Value
£5,515,356 £1M-£10M
Contracts Value
£5,515,356 £1M-£10M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
15 Oct 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
2 Mar 2026Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
2 Jun 20264 months ago
Contract Period
1 Aug 2026 - 31 Jul 2029 3-4 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Educo
Contact Name
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Contact Email
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
LEICESTER
Postcode
LE1 7LT
Postcode Area
Leicester
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLF East Midlands (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLF2 Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLF21 Leicester
Delivery Location
TLI32 Westminster, TLI74 Harrow and Hillingdon, TLI75 Hounslow and Richmond upon Thames
Local Authority
Leicester
Electoral Ward
Castle
Westminster Constituency
Leicester South

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Olive Dining Ltd

Further Information

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