Official UK procurement notice
Catering Tender - 9 Schools - Staffordshire - Innovate2Educate Partnership Ltd
Authority: INNOVATE2EDUCATE PARTNERSHIP LIMITED (Public body)
Sectors: Hotel, restaurant and retail trade services (55) Delivery: North East (UKC)North West (UKD)Yorkshire & Humber (UKE)
Framework ceiling (notional)£2,800,000framework ceiling, not attributable revenue
Submissions closed 30 Mar 2026
Framework period 3 yrsends 31 Aug 2029 · up to 31 Aug 2031 with extensions · starts 1 Sept 2026
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionSchool Catering contract for 9 Schools in Uttoxeter and surrounding areas for the Innovate2Educate Partnership Ltd
CPV: School catering services
How this framework works
From the published notice- Type
- Closed framework
- Call-offs
- every call-off is a further competition among the appointed suppliers
- Framework period
- 3 yrs · up to 5 yrs from 1 Sept 2026
Published description of the framework
All details included within the Tender Documentation
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1RenewalPublished value£2,800,000
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
How bids were scored
Published sub-criteria (4)
- Food Order: 40%
- Service Delivery: 20%
- Price: 25%
- Social Value: 15%
Published award criteria (4)
- Food Order
- Service Delivery
- Social Value
- Price
What this means for your bid
- Price carries 85 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 8.5 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
- “Catering Tender - 9 Schools - Staffordshire - Innovate2Educate…” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract: each call-off is a further competition, so the pricing contest starts after appointment.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Closed
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Light touch regime
- Commercial structure
- Framework agreement
- Who may use this agreement
- Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 13 Feb 2026, 09:51 GMT
- Last source update
- 13 Feb 2026, 09:51 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 8 May 2026
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-013243- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06537eFind a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 30 Mar 2026, 12:00 BST
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Timeline
13 Feb 2026 → 1 Sept 2026 · 4 dates- Tender notice published257 days ago13 Feb 2026, 09:51 GMT
- Admission / appointment period ends212 days ago · period end, not a bid countdown30 Mar 2026, 12:00 BST
- Award decision expected by173 days ago8 May 2026, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts58 days ago1 Sept 2026, 00:00 BST
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Tender notice published13 Feb 2026, 09:51 GMTUK4
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
Notices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender