Competition with a shortlist
Competitive procedure with a selection stage: suppliers were shortlisted before being invited to bid.
Key facts
- Buyer
- Education Learning Trust · Education Institute
- Suppliers
- Taylor Shaw Limited, United Cleaning Solutions Ltd SME
- Value
- £7,244,970.79 across 2 lots
- Procedure
- Restricted procedure
- Sector
- Hospitality & catering · School catering services (CPV 55524000)
- Region
- North West
- Official notice
- 042126-2025 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date10 Jul 2025
- Published22 Jul 2025Published 12 days after the contract date
Description
The Trust is currently out to tender for the provision of a full daily catering service.The contract is being offered for three years with the option to extend for a further two periods of 12 months. The contract commencement date for Catering is 01 September 2025.TUPE is expected to apply, details of which can be found in the tender documentation.The services at the Trust schools are currently outsourced.The Catering Contractor will be responsible for the provision of a full school food catering service for the pupils and staff at the Trust schools. This will consist of a full lunch service for each school day at all sites, and a morning breaks at the secondary school. The catering facilities at the schools include the main dining areas and servery, plus the secondary sites also have a hot and cold Grab and Go section in the main servery as well as separate servery areas such as an external pod to alleviate queuing issues. All outlets are available to all pupils.Across the Trust ther…
Lots in this award
| Lot | Supplier | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Education Learning Trust - Catering and Cleaning Services: Lot 1 - Catering | Taylor Shaw Limited | £5.17m |
| Education Learning Trust - Catering and Cleaning Services: Lot 2 - Cleaning | United Cleaning Solutions Ltd SME | £2.08m |
About the suppliers
Taylor Shaw Limited: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 06576188).
United Cleaning Solutions Ltd: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company SC390470).