Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Anthem Schools Trust
8-10 Grosvenor Gardens, Victoria
London
SW1W 0DH
operations@invictuspartnership.com
Telephone
+44 2081332224
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKI - London
Internet address(es)
Main address
one.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at
https://invictus-inport.com/tenders/UK-UK-London:-School-catering-services./BCYK52U39J
Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted to the above-mentioned address
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
one.5) Main activity
Education
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Anthem Schools Trust - Catering Services Tender
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 55524000 - School catering services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
Anthem Schools Trust are seeking Catering service providers to tender for the provision of all catering services presently offered within St Mark’s Academy, Oakbank School, Oxford Spires Academy and Gladstone Park Primary School, which currently includes breakfast, morning break, lunch and all hospitality and free issue requirements.
two.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT: £3,695,000
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKI - London
- UKJ1 - Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire
Main site or place of performance
LONDON,Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Anthem Schools Trust serves over 8,000 Students in 16 non-selective Primary and Secondary Schools across the East Midlands, London and the Thames Valley.
The Trust’s Schools are set within a wide variety of contexts and communities, from remote rural settings to inner cities and provincial suburbs. This means that Anthem Students have hugely diverse backgrounds and experiences, talents and challenges.
The Schools within the Trust work to ensure, collectively, that every Student in every Anthem School receives the best possible quality of education, all the time.
Anthem Schools Trust are seeking Catering service providers to tender for the provision of all catering services presently offered within St Mark’s Academy, Oakbank School, Oxford Spires Academy and Gladstone Park Primary School, which currently includes breakfast, morning break, lunch and all hospitality and free issue requirements.
The contract will be for three years in duration, with the option to extend for a further one period of up to two years and with a commencement date of 01 August 2025.
Full details will be included in the Invitation to Tender.
TUPE regulations apply to this contract, which involves the transfer of existing catering staff, of which some may be members of the Local Government Pension Scheme, requiring arrangements to be made for 'Admitted Body' status with the relevant pension fund.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Start date
1 August 2025
End date
31 July 2030
This contract is subject to renewal
No
two.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
Envisaged minimum number: 5
Maximum number: 10
Objective criteria for choosing the limited number of candidates:
A minimum of 5 suppliers and a maximum of 10 suppliers will be taken forward to the tender stage of the process. Where less than 5 suppliers meet the minimum standards, only those that meet the minimum standards will be taken through to the tender stage. Where more than 5 suppliers meet the minimum standard, those suppliers with the highest scores will proceed to the tender stage.
two.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted: Yes
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: No
two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No
Section three. Legal, economic, financial and technical information
three.1) Conditions for participation
three.1.2) Economic and financial standing
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
three.1.3) Technical and professional ability
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.1) Type of procedure
Restricted procedure
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes
four.2) Administrative information
four.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date
28 February 2025
Local time
4:00pm
four.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
English
Section six. Complementary information
six.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement: No
six.3) Additional information
The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs). However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement.
It will be the supplier's responsibility to obtain any necessary documents in order to submit a response by the closing date and time.
The contracting authority reserves the right not to award any or part of the contract which is the subject of this contract notice and reserves the right to terminate the procurement process at any time.
The contracting authority will not be liable for any costs incurred by those expressing an interest in tendering for this contract opportunity.
The contracting authority will consider variant bids, evaluating them (so far as the variant or the evaluation of the variant is in the opinion of the contracting authority practicable) on the same basis as a conforming bid, but shall not be obliged to accept any such bid in preference to a conforming bid even if the variant bid scores more highly. No variant will be considered unless the bidder simultaneously submits a conforming bid.
For more information about this opportunity, please visit the Delta eSourcing portal at:
https://invictus-inport.com/tenders/UK-UK-London:-School-catering-services./BCYK52U39J
To respond to this opportunity, please click here:
https://invictus-inport.com/respond/BCYK52U39J
GO Reference: GO-2025129-PRO-29253484
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Anthem Schools Trust
8-10 Grosvenor Gardens, Victoria
London
SW1W 0DH
Country
United Kingdom