Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
The Gallery Trust
c/o Iffley Academy, Iffley Turn
Oxford
OX 4 4DU
UK
Contact person: Ben Jones
Telephone: +44 1256467107
E-mail: tenders@minervapcs.com
NUTS: UKJ14
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://thegallerytrust.co.uk/
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Other: Education Institute
I.5) Main activity
Education
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
The Gallery Trust - Catering Services
Reference number: MPN-10320
II.1.2) Main CPV code
55524000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
The Gallery Trust is currently out to tender for the provision of a full daily catering service at four of their schools that education and support young people with special needs and disabilities.The services at the Trust schools are a mix of delivered in and outsourced provision.The Contractor will be responsible for the provision of a full school food catering service for the pupils and staff at the the below Trust schools. This will consist of morning breaks at Orion Academy and full lunch service for each school day at all sites. - Bloxham Grove Academy- Mabel Prichard School (split sites)- Northern House Academy- Orion AcademyThe catering facilities at the schools include the main dining areas and servery, at Northern House Academy the children eat in their classrooms.Across the schools there are currently 355 pupils on roll for the academic year 2024/25. Of this figure, 12 pupils are entitled to UIFSM and a further 193 to Free School Meals.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
750 347.57
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
55524000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKJ14
Main site or place of performance:
Full details in tender documentation
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The Gallery Trust is currently out to tender for the provision of a full daily catering service at four of their schools that education and support young people with special needs and disabilities.The services at the Trust schools are a mix of delivered in and outsourced provision.The Contractor will be responsible for the provision of a full school food catering service for the pupils and staff at the the below Trust schools. This will consist of morning breaks at Orion Academy and full lunch service for each school day at all sites. - Bloxham Grove Academy- Mabel Prichard School (split sites)- Northern House Academy- Orion AcademyThe catering facilities at the schools include the main dining areas and servery, at Northern House Academy the children eat in their classrooms.Across the schools there are currently 355 pupils on roll for the academic year 2024/25. Of this figure, 12 pupils are entitled to UIFSM and a further 193 to Free School Meals.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: All criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
/ Weighting: 90
Price
/ Weighting:
10
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
Yes
Description of options:
The contract will be awarded for an initial period of three years with two possible extensions of 12 months meaning a maximum contract length of five years.
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
II.2.14) Additional information
The duration detailed above includes the initial term of three years as well as the two optional contract extension periods of 12 months each.
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Restricted procedure
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
No
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2025/S 000-004124
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: The Gallery Trust
Title: Catering Services
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
12/07/2025
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 2
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 1
Number of tenders received from tenderers from EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 2
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
Internet address(es)
URL: www.stirfood.co.uk
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot:
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 750 347.57
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
High Court
Strand
London
WC2A 2LL
UK
VI.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
The Gallery Trust incorporated a standstill period at the point information on the award of the contract was communicated to tenderers. That notification provided full information on the award decision. The standstill period, which was for a minimum of 10 calendar days, provided time for unsuccessful tenderers to challenge the award decision before the contract was entered into. The Public Contracts Regulations 2015 provide for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are at risk of harm by a breach of the rules to take action in the High Court (England, Wales and Northern Ireland).
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
23/07/2025