Official UK procurement notice
Catering Tender · Midshire Signature Services Limited for King Edward VI High School (May 2026)
Authority: King Edward VI High School (Education)·On behalf of: ASKJAK Consultancy
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe successful Supplier will be required to provide catering services for King Edward VI High School, West Way, Stafford, ST17 9YJ. King Edward VI High School is a leading 11-18 co-educational Academy situated in Stafford and is a member of Walton Multi Academy Trust. There are c.606 pupils Y7-Y11 and 41 in sixth form. Total pupils on roll are 647 and there are c.87 staff.
The school is looking to appoint an experienced caterer who:
1.Will deliver an innovative food offer that consistently achieves a high standard of service for the pupils and staff
2.Will provide a quality of management and staffing to the operations with sufficient back up resource if required in support of the on-site team
3.Can demonstrate the ability to increase participation and to continue to drive the service forward to improve the financial standing of the contract year on year
4.Will embrace an open and honest approach for financial and operational matters
The tender process will be conducted under a Competitive Flexible Procedure three stage process. This tender will be evaluated under the principles of MAT (Most Advantageous
Tender). MAT refers to the bid that offers the best overall value to the procuring entity, considering factors such as cost, quality, technical capability and sustainability, rather than solely focusing on the lowest price. The award criteria which will be assessed will be detailed within the appropriate documentation.
- How the procedure runs: The tender process will be conducted under a Competitive Flexible Procedure three stage process. This tender will be evaluated under the principles of MAT (Most Advantageous Tender). MAT refers to the bid that offers the best overall value to the procuring entity, considering factors such as cost, quality, technical capability and sustainability, rather than solely focusing on the lowest price. The award criteria which will be assessed will be detailed within the appropriate documentation. 1. Participation Stage - The contracting authority intends to select a maximum of six suppliers to advance to the tender stage, based on the six highest scoring supplier responses to the additional questions set out in the Procurement Specific Questionnaire (PSQ) 2. Tender Stage - Bidders shortlisted from the participation / PSQ stage will be issued with the tender documentation. Tender stage responses will be assessed against weighted criteria, detailed in the ITT (Invite to Tender) documentation. 3. Presentation & Contract Award Stage - the contracting authority intends to shortlist the three highest scoring suppliers from the Tender Stage to present to the selection panel. The highest scoring supplier after the Presentation Stage and subject to any further clarifications will be awarded the contract. Note: The date and time deadline for submitting the PSQ documents is given at the 'deadline for requests to participate' boxes in the submission section of this notice.
CPV: School catering services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£733,000
- Condition of participationshortlisting
Further detail on criteria will be issued at Stage 2 - Tender Stage in the ITT documentation.
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).
Published sub-criteria (2)
- Technical Assessment: 70%
- Commercial Assessment: 30%
Published award criteria (2)
- Commercial Assessment: Further information regarding scored weightings are detailed in the PSQ and ITT documentation for each stage.
- Technical Assessment: Further information regarding scored weightings are detailed in the PSQ and ITT documentation for each stage.
- Condition of participationshortlisting
Further detail on criteria will be issued at Stage 2 - Tender Stage in the ITT documentation.
- Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 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
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 13 May 2026, 16:53 BST
- Last source update
- 6 Oct 2026, 16:10 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 19 Oct 2026
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-044126- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06982fFind a Tender
- How it runs
The tender process will be conducted under a Competitive Flexible Procedure three stage process. This tender will be evaluated under the principles of MAT (Most Advantageous Tender). MAT refers to the bid that offers the best overall value to the procuring entity, considering factors such as cost, quality, technical capability and sustainability, rather than solely focusing on the lowest price. The award criteria which will be assessed will be detailed within the appropriate documentation.
- Participation Stage - The contracting authority intends to select a maximum of six suppliers to advance to the tender stage, based on the six highest scoring supplier responses to the additional questions set out in the Procurement Specific Questionnaire (PSQ)
- Tender Stage - Bidders shortlisted from the participation / PSQ stage will be issued with the tender documentation. Tender stage responses will be assessed against weighted criteria, detailed in the ITT (Invite to Tender) documentation.
- Presentation & Contract Award Stage - the contracting authority intends to shortlist the three highest scoring suppliers from the Tender Stage to present to the selection panel. The highest scoring supplier after the Presentation Stage and subject to any further clarifications will be awarded the contract.
Note: The date and time deadline for submitting the PSQ documents is given at the 'deadline for requests to participate' boxes in the submission section of this notice.
How it was run
Official notice- Requests to participate (first stage)
- 9 Jun 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission deadline
- 9 Jun 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Documentation for this opportunity and further instructions to respond can be found at askjak.co.uk/home/current-tenders/ ↗
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contacting the consultant by email:
Timeline
13 May 2026 → 1 Jan 2027 · 6 dates- Tender notice published167 days ago13 May 2026, 16:53 BST
- Submission deadline140 days ago9 Jun 2026, 12:00 BST
- Assessment summaries sent22 days ago6 Oct 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published21 days ago6 Oct 2026, 16:10 BST
- Award decision expected by8 days ago19 Oct 2026, 23:59 BST
- Today28 Oct 2026
- Contract startsin 64 days1 Jan 2027
Notice history
4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 13 May 2026- Tender notice published13 May 2026, 16:53 BSTUK4
- Contract award notice published6 Oct 2026, 16:10 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete6 Oct 2026, 16:10 BST
- Contract signature expected26 Oct 2026, 23:59 GMTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Midshire Signature Services Limited1 Jan 2027 – 31 Dec 2029 · up to 31 Dec 2031Extensions: There is an option for an extension for two further one year periods = 3+1+1 | £1,125,000 inc. VAT | 5 Oct 2026 | Awarded |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6final-stage tenders | 2 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeOther public bodies
- ASKJAK ConsultancyProcess contact pointProcuring entityCatering & FM Consultancy supporting the Contracting Authority
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- MIDSHIRE SIGNATURE SERVICES LIMITEDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender