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Published 6 Feb 2026, 12:05 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Laetare Catholic Multi-Academy Trust ~ Catering Tender

Official notice

Authority: Laetare Catholic Multi-Academy Trust (Public body)

ServicesCompetitive flexible procedureAbove thresholdSME suitable
Published estimate£7,919,300≈ £2.6m / year · £7,919,300 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 8 May 2026
Contract term 3 yrsends 31 Jul 2029 · up to 31 Jul 2031 with extensions · starts 1 Aug 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The successful Supplier will be required to provide Catering services for Four Schools within Laetare Catholic Multi-Academy Trust.

Contract Value: Annually excluding VAT

•St Anselm's College £327,500 Est. – Sept 27

•St Edward's College - £525,000 2025/26 – Sept 26

•St Joseph's College - £351,000 2025/26 – Sep - 26

•De La Salle - £380,360 Est.

Trust Vision and Values: laetarecmat.co.uk/Vision-Values ↗

MISSION AND VISION DRIVE

Our Mission and our Vision of Education will drive the culture and structures of the Laetare CMAT.

RESPECT FOR DISTINCTIVENESS

We are committed to a governance model, which respects and empowers each school’s unique identity and allows the individual charisms of each school’s founder to be nurtured. We value both the unity that flows from the common vision and the diversity of its expression in individual schools. We will ask for alignment rather than standardisation.

COLLABORATION FOR THE COMMON GOOD

The Laetare CMAT is, in its very essence, a collaborative venture. Our academies belong to different Religious Order foundations and a defining principle of the CMAT is that of collaboration. We also recognise our responsibility to work for the Common Good, not just of the academies in the Laetare CMAT, but to the wider family of Religious Order schools so there is mutual benefit. In support of the

view that “The work of Catholic Education is essentially and always a work of partnerships”, the CMAT is also looking to build bridges of collaboration with local Dioceses and their Catholic Multi Academy Trusts and with the families and communities in the areas served by the Laetare CMAT.

Please see PSQ Document for more information.

For more information about this opportunity, please visit the Delta eSourcing portal at:

litmustms.co.uk/tenders/UK-UK-Altrin… ↗

To respond to this opportunity, please click here:

litmustms.co.uk/respond/335H69275Q ↗

  • How the procedure runs: Please see PSQ document for more information.

CPV: School catering services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Renewal 3 yrsSMEPublished value£7,919,300
Contract period: 1 Aug 2026 – 31 Jul 2029 (3 yrs) · up to 31 Jul 2031 with extensionsValue: £7,919,300 exc. VAT · £7,919,300 inc. VAT
Delivery: North WestEligibility: SME eligible
Extensions: 3+2 Please see PSQ Document for more information.

What it takes to win
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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 more
How bids were scored
Quality: 70%Price: 30%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • Criterion 1: 70%
  • Criterion 2: 30%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Criterion 1
  • Criterion 2
What this means for your bid
  • 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
Closed
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
6 Feb 2026, 12:05 GMT
Last source update
6 Feb 2026, 12:05 GMT
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 8 Jun 2026
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-010902
Latest notice
Tender notice (UK4)
Classification (CPV)
School catering services
Delivery area
North West (UKD3)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0649f9 Find a Tender
How it runs

Please see PSQ document for more information.

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Litmus TMS
Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowedLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free
Submission deadline
8 May 2026, 12:00 BST
Clarification deadline
6 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

6 Feb 2026 → 1 Aug 2026 · 5 dates
  1. Tender notice published264 days ago
    6 Feb 2026, 12:05 GMT
  2. Clarification questions by236 days ago
    6 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT
  3. Submission deadline173 days ago
    8 May 2026, 12:00 BST
  4. Award decision expected by141 days ago
    8 Jun 2026, 23:59 BST
  5. Contract starts88 days ago
    1 Aug 2026, 00:00 BST

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Tender notice published
    6 Feb 2026, 12:05 GMT
    UK4

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Laetare Catholic Multi-Academy Trust

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PWPT-3474-NPTG Woodeaves, Wicker Lane, Hale Barns, Altrincham, North West, WA15 0HFContact name, email, phone

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

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