--- title: "The LEARNERs Trust ~ Catering Tender" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-048784" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-048784" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-048784.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-048784.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Award" buyer: "THE LEARNERS TRUST" published: "2025-05-01" --- # The LEARNERs Trust ~ Catering Tender Buyer: THE LEARNERS TRUST Current stage: Award OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-048784 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-048784) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-048784.json) ## Summary The LEARNERs Trust has concluded the awarding stage for a catering services contract, initially publicised as a tender, focused on school catering services across 21 sites in Sheffield, with future expansion anticipated. This procurement, classified under "School catering services" within the services category, followed a selective, restricted procedure. The contract was awarded to Mellors Catering Services on 11 April 2025, with the signing value amounting to approximately £5,796,845. Key activity concentrated in the region of UKE32, encompassing Sheffield, with completion status indicating the contract has progressed through to the award phase. This tender opens opportunities for businesses with experience in provisioning large-scale catering solutions, especially those adaptable to growth and capable of servicing educational institutions lacking on-site cooking facilities. SMEs specialising in delivered meal services may find this sector particularly lucrative, given the possibility to enhance uptake through improved offerings. Furthermore, the structured selection process allowed room for up to ten suppliers during the tender phase, facilitating competitive engagement for well-qualified enterprises eager to collaborate with The LEARNERs Trust in advancing its service capabilities under public law governance. ## Notice The successful Supplier will be required to provide catering services for LEARNERs' Trust at Twenty - One sites. ### Lot Information Lot 1 LEARNERs' Trust may grow further, with several additional schools becoming part of the Trust during this contract period. The provision of catering services at these schools if they have joined the Trust, or ended their current catering contract, will fall under the scope of this contract. The successful Supplier will be expected to provide this service at these additional schools using the same costing model applied to the successful tender submission. The duration of contract for these schools will not be increased and they will join the contract for the remaining contract period that exists at the point of entry into the contract. Not all the schools have their own kitchen facilities, as detailed above, and it is expected that the successful Supplier will have the experience and ability to offer this type of delivered meal service. Pupil roll numbers across all 21 sites is currently circa 4117. Estimated annual turnover value based on the current Universal Free School meal allowance across all 21 locations is circa PS1,200,000.00 (1.2 million pounds) per annum including Universal Free School Meals, Free School Meals and cash sales. Current uptake levels vary across all sites and the Trust firmly believes that with improved choice and quality there is a real opportunity to increase levels of uptake. Please see SQ Document for more information. Additional information: This is a Contract Award Notice, this contract has already been awarded. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/018471-2025 | | 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 | 1 May 2025 | | Submission deadline | 13 Sep 2024 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | 10 Apr 2025 | | Contract period | 31 Jul 2025 - 31 Jul 2030 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £6,000,000 | | Lots value | £6,000,000 | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | £5,796,844 | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Complete | | Lots status | Cancelled | | Awards status | Active | | Contracts status | Active | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | THE LEARNERS TRUST | | Additional buyers | ASHGATE CROFT SPECIAL SCHOOL; BIRK HILL INFANT & NURSERY SCHOOL; BRIMINGTON JUNIOR SCHOOL; BRIMINGTON MANOR INFANT & NURSERY SCHOOL; BROOKFIELD PRIMARY SCHOOL; CATCLIFFE PRIMARY SCHOOL; CHADDESDEN PARK PRIMARY SCHOOL; ECKINGTON JUNIOR SCHOOL; HIGH GREAVE INFANT SCHOOL; HIGH GREAVE JUNIOR SCHOOL; HODTHORPE PRIMARY SCHOOL; HOLME HALL PRIMARY SCHOOL; KILLAMARSH JUNIOR SCHOOL; MARY SWANWICK PRIMARY SCHOOL; NEW WHITTINGTON PRIMARY SCHOOL; OLD HALL JUNIOR SCHOOL; RIDGEWAY PRIMARY SCHOOL; SOMERCOTES INFANT SCHOOL; SOMERLEA PARK JUNIOR SCHOOL; WALTON HOLYMOORSIDE PRIMARY SCHOOL; WESTFIELD INFANT SCHOOL | | Locality | SHEFFIELD | | Post town | Sheffield | | Postcode | S21 4DA | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLF East Midlands (England) | | ITL 2 | TLF1 Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire | | ITL 3 | TLF12 East Derbyshire | | Local authority | North East Derbyshire | | Electoral ward | Eckington South & Renishaw | | Westminster constituency | North East Derbyshire | | Delivery location | TLE32 Sheffield | ## Supplier | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Number of suppliers | 1 | | Supplier names | MELLORS CATERING SERVICES | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 55 - Hotel, restaurant and retail trade services ### Codes - 55524000 - School catering services ## Release History - 1 May 2025 at 13:53 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/018471-2025 - 5 Aug 2024 at 09:05 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/024442-2024 ## Notice URLs - http://www.learnerstrust.org - https://litmustms.co.uk/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=946196448 - https://litmustms.co.uk/respond/R7Q7W39H56 - https://thelearnerstrust.org/ashgate-croft/ - https://thelearnerstrust.org/brimington-juniors/ - https://thelearnerstrust.org/brimington-manor/ - https://thelearnerstrust.org/brookfield-primary/ - https://thelearnerstrust.org/catcliffe-primary/ - https://thelearnerstrust.org/chaddesden-park-primary/ - https://thelearnerstrust.org/eckington-juniors/ - https://thelearnerstrust.org/high-greave-infants/ - https://thelearnerstrust.org/high-greave-juniors/ - https://thelearnerstrust.org/hodthorpe-primary/ - https://thelearnerstrust.org/holme-hall-primary/ - https://thelearnerstrust.org/mary-swanwick-primary/ - https://thelearnerstrust.org/new-whittington-primary/ - https://thelearnerstrust.org/old-hall-juniors/ - https://thelearnerstrust.org/somercotes-infants-nursery/ - https://thelearnerstrust.org/somerlea-park-juniors/ - https://thelearnerstrust.org/walton-holymoorside-primary/ - https://thelearnerstrust.org/westfield-infants/ - https://www.birkhill.derbyshire.sch.uk/ - https://www.killamarshjunior.com/ - https://www.ridgewayprimary.com/ ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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