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Marches Academy Trust - Catering Services Tender

Marches Academy Trust

Awarded
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Key details

Contracting authority
Region
West Midlands
Delivery: West Midlands, United Kingdom
Contract value
£5,300,000ex VAT
Submissions closed
10 July 2025
Published
13 February 2025

Procurement

Contract period
20 October 2025 - 19 October 2030
5 years
Procedure type
Restricted procedure
CPV classifications
  • 55524000 School catering services

What happened

Marches Academy Trust awarded this contract to abm Catering Limited worth £5,300,000 on 11 Jul 2025. The contract runs until 19 Oct 2030.

Description

The Trust are seeking Catering service providers to tender for the provision of all catering services presently offered within the Schools, which currently includes breakfast, morning break, lunch and all hospitality and free issue requirements.

Full description

Marches Academy Trust have been developing their family of eleven Schools since 2009. Each one has its own unique identity that reflects the community that it serves.

The Trust are seeking Catering service providers to tender for the provision of all catering services presently offered within the Schools, which currently includes breakfast, morning break, lunch and all hospitality and free issue requirements.

The contract will be for three years in duration, with the option to extend for a further one period of up to two years and with a commencement date of 20 October 2025.

Full details will be included in the Invitation to Tender.

TUPE regulations apply to this contract, which involves the transfer of existing catering staff, of which some may be members of the Local Government Pension Scheme, requiring arrangements to be made for 'Admitted Body' status with the relevant pension fund.

Awarded supplier

Supplier
abm Catering Limited
Award value
£5,300,000
Award date
11 July 2025

Contact

Address
Morda Road, Oswestry, Shropshire, SY11 2AR

Identifiers

Buyer reference
BIP968306718
Notice ID
e2ad3cd9-8180-46e8-a19b-f0794b2ac76a-855995
OCID
ocds-b5fd17-46a4cb6d-caba-48ab-87d7-05afb706facf

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