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Published 24 Sept 2024, 10:05 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Mowbray Education Trust ~ Catering Tender

Official notice

Authority: Mowbray Education Trust·Consortium: 9 public authorities

ServicesRestricted procedure
Published estimate£2,550,000≈ £510k / year13.3% above published estimate
Submissions closed 1 Nov 2024awarded 21 Mar 2025
Awarded to Innovate Services
Contract term 5 yrsends 31 Jul 2030 · starts 1 Aug 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The successful Supplier will be required to provide Catering services, initially for all Mowbray Education Trust Schools.

CPV: School catering services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Awarded 5 yrsPublished value£2,550,000
Contract period: 1 Aug 2025 – 31 Jul 2030 (5 yrs)
Delivery: East Midlands · Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire
Second stage: 5–10 candidates invited to tenderVariant bids: allowed

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 award criteria (2)
  • Quality: 70
  • Price: 30
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 · publisher note attached
Procedure method
Restricted procedure
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
24 Sept 2024, 10:05 BST
Last source update
23 Apr 2025, 16:05 BST
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-016609
Classification (CPV)
School catering services
Delivery area
East Midlands (UKF2)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-049d30 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment

Publisher note: To view this notice, please click here: https://litmustms.co.uk/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=943689931 GO Reference: GO-2025423-PRO-30288140

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
1 Nov 2024, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
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Accepted languages
en

Timeline

1 Nov 2024 → 1 Aug 2025 · 4 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    1 Nov 2024, 12:00 GMT
  2. Invitations to tender expected
    2 Dec 2024
  3. Notice published
    23 Apr 2025, 16:05 BST
  4. Contract starts
    1 Aug 2025, 00:00 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    23 Apr 2025, 16:05 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £2,888,3551 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 5
Contracts signed 1latest 21 Mar 2025
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Innovate Services£2,888,355 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Contract 016609-2025-1 · Innovate Services

    Signed
    21 Mar 2025
    Value
    £2,888,355
    Period
    … – 31 Jul 2030
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
5bids———

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

9 public bodies on the notice

Mowbray Education Trust

Contracting authorityBody governed by public lawEducation John Ferneley College, Scalford Road, Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire, East Midlands, LE13 1LHContact email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Consortium members and other public bodies

  • Ab Kettleby Primary SchoolContracting authority Leicestershire, East MidlandsContact email
  • Brownlow Primary SchoolContracting authority Leicestershire, East MidlandsContact email
  • Buckminster Primary SchoolContracting authority Lincolnshire, Yorkshire & HumberContact email
  • Iveshead SchoolContracting authority Leicestershire, East MidlandsContact email
  • John Ferneley CollegeContracting authority Leicestershire, East MidlandsContact email
  • Sherard Primary SchoolContracting authority Leicestershire, East MidlandsContact email
  • Somerby Primary SchoolContracting authority Leicestershire, East MidlandsContact email
  • The Grove Primary SchoolContracting authority Leicestershire, East MidlandsContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Innovate Services LtdAwarded supplier06420662 St Andrews House, West Street, Woking, South East, GU21 6EB

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria
  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria