Official UK procurement notice
Catering Tender Illuminate Minds Trust
Authority: ILLUMINATE MINDS TRUST (Public body)
Sectors: Hotel, restaurant and retail trade services (55) Delivery: North East (UKC)North West (UKD)Yorkshire & Humber (UKE)
Published estimate£1,715,000≈ £572k / year · £1,715,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 13 Feb 2026awarded 2 Jun 2026
Award (standstill) to Independent Catering
Contract term 3 yrsends 31 Aug 2029 · up to 31 Aug 2031 with extensions · starts 1 Sept 2026
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionFood services for pupils, staff and visitors.
- How the procedure runs: Companies expressing an interest will be asked to complete a Supplier Questionnaire. These will be evaluated and a shortlist of companies will be invited to tender. Award Criteria will be available in the tender documentation.
CPV: Catering services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£1,715,000
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 (2)
- Quality: 80%
- Cost: 20%
Published award criteria (2)
- Cost
- Quality
What this means for your bid
- Price carries 20 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Competitive flexible procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 7 Jan 2026, 12:13 GMT
- Last source update
- 8 Sept 2026, 16:56 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 30 Jun 2026
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-001030- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0600e5Find a Tender
- How it runs
Companies expressing an interest will be asked to complete a Supplier Questionnaire. These will be evaluated and a shortlist of companies will be invited to tender. Award Criteria will be available in the tender documentation.
How it was run
Official noticeRun through: portal not identified
- Requests to participate (first stage)
- 13 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Submission deadline
- 13 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Timeline
7 Jan 2026 → 17 Sept 2026 · 7 dates- Tender notice published293 days ago7 Jan 2026, 12:13 GMT
- Submission deadline256 days ago13 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Assessment summaries sent148 days ago2 Jun 2026, 00:00 BST
- Award decision expected by119 days ago30 Jun 2026, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts57 days ago1 Sept 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published49 days ago8 Sept 2026, 16:56 BST
- Standstill ends40 days ago17 Sept 2026, 23:59 BST
Notice history
4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 7 Jan 2026- Tender notice published7 Jan 2026, 12:13 GMTUK4
- Contract award notice published8 Sept 2026, 16:56 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete8 Sept 2026, 16:56 BST
- Contract signature expected18 Sept 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value (inc. VAT) £1,759,7651 award inc. VAT; no net value published
Bids received 33 from SMEs
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Independent Catering18 Sept 2026 – 31 Aug 2029 · up to 31 Aug 2031Extensions: Subject to the absolute satisfaction of the client the contract can be extended up to 2 years. | £1,759,765 inc. VAT | 2 Jun 2026standstill to 17 Sept 2026 | Standstill |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3final-stage tenders | 3 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- INDEPENDENT CATERING LTDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (4)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Bidding documents and specificationsAccess: By email.
- Bidding documents and specifications
Notices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender