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West Midlands Academy Trust Tender for Catering Services

  • First published: 07 November 2026
  • Last modified: 07 November 2026
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Summary

OCID:
ocds-h6vhtk-07b624
Published by:
West Midlands Academy Trust
Authority ID:
AA86484
Publication date:
07 November 2026
Deadline date:
07 December 2026
Notice type:
UK4
Has documents:
No
Has SPD:
No
Has Carbon Reduction Plan:
N/A

Abstract

Founded in January 2025, West Midlands Academy Trust (WMAT) was established through the collaboration of Hall Green School, Kings Norton Girls’ School, and Swanshurst School.The Trust are seeking a contractor to provide catering services at two of their schools, Kings Norton Girls' School, Selly Oak Road, Birmingham, B30 1HW; and Hall Green School Southam Road, Hall Green, Birmingham B28 0AAThe contract will be awarded for a period of 3 years commencing 1st August 2027 with an option to extend for a further one plus one years, which will be measured on the achievement of agreed Key Performance Indicators (KPI’s), from Day One of the contract. The contract value is envisaged as £1,723,917 for 3 years.

Full notice text

Scope

Procurement reference

CA18642

Procurement description

Founded in January 2025, West Midlands Academy Trust (WMAT) was established through the collaboration of Hall Green School, Kings Norton Girls’ School, and Swanshurst School.

The Trust are seeking a contractor to provide catering services at two of their schools, Kings Norton Girls' School, Selly Oak Road, Birmingham, B30 1HW; and Hall Green School Southam Road, Hall Green, Birmingham B28 0AA

The contract will be awarded for a period of 3 years commencing 1st August 2027 with an option to extend for a further one plus one years, which will be measured on the achievement of agreed Key Performance Indicators (KPI’s), from Day One of the contract. The contract value is envisaged as £1,723,917 for 3 years.

Main category

Services

Delivery regions

  • UK - United Kingdom

Total value (estimated, excluding VAT)

1723917.00 GBP to 1723917.00GBP

Contract dates (estimated)

01 August 2027, 00:00AM to 31 July 2030, 23:59PM

Extension end date (if all the extensions are used): 31 July 2032

Contracting authority

West Midlands Academy Trust

Identification register:

  • GB-PPON

Address 1: c/o Kings Norton Girls' School and Sixth Form, Selly Oak Rd

Town/City: Birmingham

Postcode: B30 1HW

Country: United Kingdom

Public Procurement Organisation Number: PMNC-1862-RLGD

NUTS code: UKG31

Contact name: Dawn Blount

Email: admin@wlpconsultancy.co.uk

Telephone: 01691 664234

Organisation type: Public undertaking

Procedure

Procedure type

Competitive flexible procedure

Is this procurement under a special regime?

Light touch

Is the total value above threshold?

Above threshold

Lots

Divided into 1 lots

Lot number: 1

CPV classifications

  • 55524000 - School catering services

Delivery regions

  • UK - United Kingdom

Lot value (estimated)

1723917.00 GBP Excluding VAT

1723917.00 GBP Including VAT

Sustainability

Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)

Voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSE)

Contract start date (estimated)

01 August 2027, 00:00AM

Contract end date (estimated)

31 July 2030, 23:59PM

Extension end date (estimated)

31 July 2032, 23:59PM

Can the contract be extended?

Yes

Description of extensions

Extensions allowed: Yes (2 x 12 months)

Award criteria

Type: quality

Name

Clarification Meeting

Description

Clarification Meeting

Weighting: 10.00

Weighting type: percentageExact

Type: quality

Name

Customer Experience and Innovation

Description

Customer Experience and Innovation

Weighting: 15.00

Weighting type: percentageExact

Type: quality

Name

Corporate, Social Responsibility & Added Value

Description

Corporate, Social Responsibility & Added Value

Weighting: 10.00

Weighting type: percentageExact

Type: quality

Name

Food Quality & Variety of Healthy Meal Choices

Description

Food Quality & Variety of Healthy Meal Choices

Weighting: 20.00

Weighting type: percentageExact

Type: cost

Name

Price

Description

Price

Weighting: 30.00

Weighting type: percentageExact

Type: quality

Name

Relationship Management and Support

Description

Relationship Management and Support

Weighting: 15.00

Weighting type: percentageExact

Submission

Tender submission deadline

07 December 2026, 10:00AM

Enquiry deadline

30 November 2026, 12:00PM

Date of award of contract

01 August 2027, 23:59PM

Submission address and any special instructions

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May tenders be submitted electronically?

Yes

Languages that may be used for submission

  • English

Documents

ID

conflictOfInterest

Document type

Conflict of interest

Description

Not published

Coding

Commodity categories

ID Title Parent category
55524000 School catering services Catering services

Delivery locations

ID Description
100 UK - All

Alert region restrictions

The buyer has restricted the alert for this notice to suppliers based in the following regions.

ID Description
There are no alert restrictions for this notice.

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