Catering Services for the Orchard Community Trust

A Tender Notice
by ORCHARD COMMUNITY TRUST

Source
Find a Tender
Type
Contract (Services)
Duration
3 year
Value
£5M
Sector
MISCELLANEOUS
Published
05 Jan 2026
Delivery
13 Apr 2026 to 13 Apr 2029
Deadline
04 Feb 2026 12:00

Related Terms

Location

West Midlands England:

Geochart for 1 buyers and 0 suppliers

1 buyer

Description

The outsourced provision of catering services to the seven schools in the trust - 5 of which are primary's and 2 of which are all through special needs schools

Renewal Options

Based on quality and consistency of performance over the initial term and entirely at the clients discretion

Award Criteria

Commercial (Price & Financial Deliverability) Tenderers will be evaluated on the competitiveness and financial realism of their proposals via Appendix E (Commercial Workbook). The evaluation will assess price competitiveness and the robustness/sustainability of pricing assumptions across the defined commercial elements (including food cost allowance, labour, management fee, mobilisation and sundry overheads), using the pre-published methodology (price ranking combined with price realism).
Technical Quality (Written Response) Tenderers will be evaluated on the quality of their written Technical submission (Appendix D – Technical Response Narrative Requirement), covering governance and reporting, people and mobilisation, food offer and delivery, and sustainability/community. Responses will be scored in accordance with the published scoring matrix and question weightings.
Interview & Presentation Shortlisted tenderers may be invited to an Interview/Presentation stage, evaluated as part of the Technical score. The session will assess delivery confidence and alignment to the Trust’s requirements and will be scored as: Food & Culture (3%) and Business Presentation (2%).

CPV Codes

  • 15894210 - School meals
  • 55524000 - School catering services

Indicators

  • Renewals are available.

Other Information

** PREVIEW NOTICE, please check Find a Tender for full details. **

Reference

  • ocds-h6vhtk-05ffb1
  • FTS 000488-2026

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