Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Osborne Co-operative Academy Trust
St Clere's School, Butts Lane
Stanford-Le-Hope
SS17 0NW
UK
Contact person: Dave Smith
E-mail: d.smith@osborne.coop
NUTS: UKH3
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://osborne.coop/
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
I.5) Main activity
Education
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
EPT-67595 - Osborne Co-operative Academy Trust Lot 1 - Catering Services Case 4793
Reference number: DN774502
II.1.2) Main CPV code
90000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Catering Services for Trust. This procurement for Catering Services is for 12 schools spanning ages 4-16 across the Essex area.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
13 341 809.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
90900000
55500000
55300000
34926000
45452000
79993000
79715000
79992000
90511000
98351000
35125300
90524100
90524200
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKH3
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Catering Services for Trust. This procurement for Catering Services is for 12 schools spanning ages 4-16 across the Essex area.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Quality
/ Weighting: 60
Price
/ Weighting:
40
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
Yes
Description of options:
Option to extend for a further [2] x 12 months
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition
Justification for selected award procedure:
The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the Directive
Explanation
This is an award notice following a further competition under an established DPS. This opportunity is now closed.
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: EPT - 67595 case reference 004793
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
18/02/2026
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 4
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Stir Food Ltd
Censeo House, 6 St Peters Street
St Albans
AL1 3LF
UK
NUTS: UKH23
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 13 308 026.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
High Court of Justice
London
UK
Internet address(es)
URL: https://www.judiciary.uk
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
26/02/2026