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title: "The Boleyn Trust - School Catering"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-041a68"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "THE BOLEYN TRUST"
published: "2024-07-15"
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# The Boleyn Trust - School Catering

Buyer: THE BOLEYN TRUST  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-041a68

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## Summary

The Boleyn Trust is seeking contractors to manage catering services across its primary academies in Newham and Tower Hamlets. The Trust aims to provide high-quality hospitality services to its member schools, with a focus on ensuring every pupil takes advantage of their free school meal allowance. This procurement process is being conducted through a selective Restricted procedure, governed by the Light Touch regime, with a contract start date scheduled for 1st September 2024.

This tender by The Boleyn Trust presents an opportunity for catering businesses experienced in managing school catering services to compete. The Trust's procurement process, spanning key dates from submission of SQs in January 2024 to the contract start date in September 2024, offers a chance for businesses to demonstrate their quality and pricing competitiveness. Businesses well-versed in providing catering services to diverse school environments may find this tender particularly suited for business growth and expansion.

## Notice

The Boleyn Trust has eight high performing schools based in Newham and Tower Hamlets. It also includes an established highly renowned teaching school. The Trust is looking for contractors to demonstrate their experience and expertise to manage the catering services across its member primary academies, and to provide high quality hospitality services to the Trust and the Teaching School.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

The Boleyn Trust has eight high performing schools based in Newham and Tower Hamlets. It also includes an established highly renowned teaching school. The Trust is looking for contractors to demonstrate their experience and expertise to manage the catering services across its member primary academies, and to provide high quality hospitality services to the Trust and the Teaching School. The schools included in this exercise are: * Shaftesbury Primary School * Cleves Primary School * New City Primary School * Ravenscroft Primary School * Rosetta Primary School * Tollgate Primary School * Monega Primary School * Clara Grant Primary School Further schools may join the Trust and contract during the contract term, following a due diligence process. Services are currently provided by three different caterers Each school retains its own ethos and independence - all with high expectations for the outcomes of their pupils. Demographics amongst the academies differ, therefore a flexible service provision is required to meet the differing needs of each academy. Historically, in addition to Universal Free School Meals (UIFSM) Newham was one of only three local authorities in the country to provide free school meals to junior pupils. Funding for Junior School Meal is currently being funded by the London Mayor. It is therefore expected that the caterer will focus on ensuring every pupil takes advantage of their free school meal allowance. In order to ensure competition, transparency and value for money, this procurement will be conducted in accordance with the Light Touch regime (LTR) as implemented in the UK by the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 or as may be amended. Timetable This timetable is indicative only. The Contracting Authorities reserve the right to change it at its discretion. Submission of completed SQs 5th January 2024 Notification of result of evaluation 12th January 2024 Publish Invitation to Tender 12th January 2024 Site Visits/Tender Meeting 16th January 2024 Deadline for tender submissions 16th February 2024 Presentation for Shortlisted Bidders 17th April 2024 Contract Start Date 1st September 2024

Renewal: Up to a further 2 years

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/021619-2024 |
| 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 |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 15 Jul 2024 |
| Submission deadline | 5 Jan 2024 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 29 Jun 2024 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £5,700,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £5,700,000 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Cancelled |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | THE BOLEYN TRUST |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Post town | Not specified |
| Postcode | - |
| Country | Not specified |
| ITL 1 | Not specified |
| ITL 2 | Not specified |
| ITL 3 | Not specified |
| Local authority | Not specified |
| Electoral ward | Not specified |
| Westminster constituency | Not specified |
| Delivery location | TLI London |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | CATER LINK |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 55 - Hotel, restaurant and retail trade services

### Codes

- 55524000 - School catering services

## Release History

- 15 Jul 2024 at 10:19 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/021619-2024
- 16 Nov 2023 at 13:02 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/033926-2023

## Notice URLs

- https://matriculateconsulting.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/SQ-The-Boleyn-Trust.docx
- https://www.matriculateconsulting.co.uk

## Provenance

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