Tender

Success Academy Trust _ Leicestershire

Success Academy Trust

UK4: Tender notice - Procurement Act 2023 - view information about notice types

Notice identifier: 2026/S 000-000150

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-05fefd

Published 5 January 2026, 9:56am

Scope

Reference

CA16948

Description

Success Academy Trust invites suitably experienced and values?driven catering organisations to tender for the provision of high?quality school meals across the Trust. This contract represents a significant opportunity to partner with a forward?thinking Multi?Academy Trust that places pupil wellbeing, educational enrichment, and community engagement at the centre of its mission.

The Trust is committed to ensuring that every pupil has access to fresh, nutritious, and appealing meals that support healthy development and contribute positively to their daily school experience. We are therefore seeking a catering partner capable of delivering a consistently high?quality service that pupils genuinely enjoy, and which reflects the Trust’s ambition for excellence in all aspects of school life.

The successful provider will demonstrate a clear commitment to:

• Fresh, wholesome food prepared daily, with menus that are balanced, seasonal, and aligned with national nutritional standards.

• A vibrant and engaging dining experience that encourages pupils to eat well, try new foods, and develop positive lifelong eating habits.

Strong alignment with the Trust’s values, ensuring that pupils’ best interests are placed at the heart of all operational and strategic decisions.

• Becoming an integral part of each school community, contributing to wider educational, wellbeing, and enrichment initiatives.

• Operational resilience, transparency, and continuous improvement, ensuring the service remains reliable, adaptable, and responsive to the needs of pupils, staff, and families.

Success Academy Trust is looking for a partner who will work collaboratively with school leaders, teaching staff, and pupils to create a dining culture that is warm, inclusive, and aspirational. The Trust expects bidders to demonstrate not only technical competence and financial robustness, but also a genuine passion for improving children’s lives through high?quality food and exceptional service.

This tender process seeks to identify a long?term partner who will bring innovation, energy, and integrity to the catering provision, and who will play a meaningful role in shaping the Trust’s vision for healthy, thriving school communities.

Total value (estimated)

£592,000 excluding VAT
£710,400 including VAT

Above the relevant threshold

Contract dates (estimated)

1 August 2026 to 31 July 2029
Possible extension to 31 July 2031
5 years

Description of possible extension:

Maximum 2 extensions of 12 months per extension.

Main procurement category

Goods

CPV classifications

15894210 - School meals

Contract locations

UK - United Kingdom

Participation

Particular suitability

Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)
Voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSE)

Submission

Enquiry deadline

5 February 2026, 12:00pm

Tender submission deadline

13 February 2026, 12:00pm

Submission address and any special instructions

To access this opportunity, log in to https://suppliers.multiquote.com and view the opportunity. If you are not registered with MultiQuote, please visit https://suppliers.multiquote.com, complete the registration form on the log in page and quote the title and reference of the notice in your registration.

Tenders may be submitted electronically

Yes

Languages that may be used for submission

English

Award decision date (estimated)

1 August 2026

Award criteria

This table contains award criteria for this lot
Name	Description	Type	Weighting
Quality, Integrity, Management	Quality, Integrity, Management	Quality	60.0%
Finances	Finances	Price	40.0%

Other information

Conflicts assessment prepared/revised

Yes

Procedure

Procedure type

Open procedure

Contracting authority