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title: "Learning Community Trust Tender for Catering Services"
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# Learning Community Trust Tender for Catering Services

Buyer: Learning Community Trust  
Current stage: Tender  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06f0a0

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## Summary

Learning Community Trust is seeking a catering services contractor for Wilfred Owen Primary School and Severndale Academy, both located at Monkmoor Campus, Woodcote Way, Monkmoor, Shrewsbury, SY2 5SH. The requirement covers school catering for children and young people, as well as meals and dining provision for staff and students. The Trust wants a catering partner to make full use of the existing catering facilities and improve the dining experience across both schools. The work is therefore suited to suppliers providing managed school food services, meal planning, food preparation, serving and associated dining operations in an educational setting. The procurement is a services opportunity for one contractor covering both schools.

The process reached tender: Learning Community Trust invited offers through a below-threshold open competition. Enquiries had to be submitted by 5 October 2026 at 12:00, and offers by 12 October 2026 at 10:00. The contract is valued at £539,128 gross in total and covers one lot. The initial contract period runs from 1 April 2027 to 31 March 2030, with two possible 12-month extensions, allowing the contract to run until 31 March 2032. Electronic submission is allowed through the supplier portal. Evaluation is based on price at 30%, food quality and variety of healthy meal choices at 20%, customer experience and innovation at 15%, relationship management and support at 15%, corporate social responsibility and added value at 10%, and the clarification meeting at 10%.

This opportunity suits catering operators with experience delivering reliable food services in schools or other education settings, including suppliers able to manage provision across two schools on one campus. Strong candidates will be able to demonstrate food quality, varied healthy meal choices and the operational capacity to serve both pupils and staff consistently. The evaluation also rewards customer experience, innovation, relationship management and ongoing support, so suppliers should be prepared to work collaboratively with the Trust and school communities. Corporate social responsibility and added value form part of the assessment. The Trust is open to investment proposals for updating the current catering facilities, creating scope for a supplier with relevant facilities-management, equipment or investment capability. The opportunity is identified as suitable for SMEs and voluntary, community or social enterprises.

## Notice

The Learning Community Trust is a Multi-Academy trust which spans education for children and young people from the age of 2 years old, through to 16 years old, and up to 25 years old in specialist settings - with an excellent reputation both regionally and nationally. The Trust are seeking a contractor to provide catering services to two schools - Wilfred Owen Primary School, and Severndale Academy. Both schools are sited at Monkmoor Campus, Woodcote Way, Monkmoor, Shrewsbury SY2 5SH. The contract will be awarded for a period of 3 years commencing 1st April 2027 with an option to extend for a further one plus one years. The Trust is seeking a partnership to continue to maximise the opportunity of the catering facilities and to further enhance the dining experience for both staff and students. There is an opportunity to consider investment proposals which can be used to update the current facilities.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

Renewal: Extensions allowed: Yes (2 x 12 months)

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/083181-2026 |
| Notice type | UK4 - Tender Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Below threshold - open competition |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Tender |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 2 Sep 2026 |
| Submission deadline | 12 Oct 2026 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 1 Apr 2027 - 31 Mar 2030 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £539,128 |
| Lots value | £539,128 |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Active |
| Lots status | Active |
| Awards status | Not specified |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | Learning Community Trust |
| Locality | TELFORD |
| Postcode area | Telford |
| Postcode | TF2 9TW |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLG West Midlands (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLG2 Shropshire and Staffordshire |
| ITL 3 | TLG21 Telford and Wrekin |
| Local authority | Telford and Wrekin |
| Electoral ward | Oakengates & Ketley Bank |
| Westminster constituency | Telford |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 55 - Hotel, restaurant and retail trade services

### Codes

- 55524000 - School catering services

## Release History

- 2 Sep 2026 at 16:09 - Tender - UK4 - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/083181-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/083181-2026
  2nd September 2026 - Tender notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- https://suppliers.multiquote.com
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

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