- 1. Livingstone Primary School
- 2. Fairfield Road Primary School
- 3. Canon Burrows CE Primary School
- 4. Gorse Hall Primary and Nursery School
- 5. Micklehurst All Saints CE Primary School
- 6. Hurst Knoll St James CE Primary School
- 7. East Crompton St James CE Primary School
- 8. St Matthews CE Primary School
- 9. Mayfield Primary School
- 10. Stalyhill Infant School
- 11. Stalyhill Junior School
Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Livingstone Primary School
Valeside, Old Brow, Mossley
Greater Manchester
OL5 0AP
tenders@litmuspartnership.co.uk
Telephone
+44 1276673880
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKD3 - Greater Manchester
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://www.livingstone.tameside.sch.uk/
one.1) Name and addresses
Fairfield Road Primary School
Hus Street, Droylsden
Manchester
M43 6AF
tenders@litmuspartnership.co.uk
Telephone
+44 1276673880
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKD33 - Manchester
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://www.fairfieldroad.tameside.sch.uk/
one.1) Name and addresses
Canon Burrows CE Primary School
Oldham Road, Ashton Under Lyne, Tameside
Greater Manchester
OL7 9ND
tenders@litmuspartnership.co.uk
Telephone
+44 1276673880
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKD3 - Greater Manchester
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://www.canonburrows.co.uk/
one.1) Name and addresses
Gorse Hall Primary and Nursery School
Forester Drive, Stalybridge
Greater Manchester
SK15 2DP
tenders@litmuspartnership.co.uk
Telephone
+44 1276673880
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKD3 - Greater Manchester
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://gorsehall.tameside.sch.uk/
one.1) Name and addresses
Micklehurst All Saints CE Primary School
The Rowans, Mossley, Ashton Under Lyne
Greater Manchester
OL5 9DR
tenders@litmuspartnership.co.uk
Telephone
+44 1276673880
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKD3 - Greater Manchester
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://www.micklehurstallsaints.tameside.sch.uk/
one.1) Name and addresses
Hurst Knoll St James CE Primary School
Ladbrooke Road, Ashton Under Lyne
Greater Manchester
OL6 8JS
tenders@litmuspartnership.co.uk
Telephone
+44 1276673880
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKD3 - Greater Manchester
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://www.hurstknollschool.org.uk/
one.1) Name and addresses
East Crompton St James CE Primary School
St James’ Street, Shaw, Oldham
Greater Manchester
OL2 7TD
tenders@litmuspartnership.co.uk
Telephone
+44 1276673880
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKD3 - Greater Manchester
Internet address(es)
Main address
one.1) Name and addresses
St Matthews CE Primary School
Chadderton Hall Road, Chadderton, Oldham
Greater Manchester
OL9 0BN
tenders@litmuspartnership.co.uk
Telephone
+44 1276673880
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKD3 - Greater Manchester
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://www.stmatthewschadderton.co.uk/
one.1) Name and addresses
Mayfield Primary School
Mayfield Road, Oldham
Greater Manchester
OL1 4LG
tenders@litmuspartnership.co.uk
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKD3 - Greater Manchester
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://www.mayfield.oldham.sch.uk/
one.1) Name and addresses
Stalyhill Infant School
Stalyhill Drive, Stalybridge
Cheshire
SK15 2TR
tenders@litmuspartnership.co.uk
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKD6 - Cheshire
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://www.stalyhill-inf.tameside.sch.uk/
one.1) Name and addresses
Stalyhill Junior School
Hereford Way, Mottram Old Road, Stalybridge
Cheshire
SK15 2TD
tenders@litmuspartnership.co.uk
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKD6 - Cheshire
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://www.stalyhill-jun.tameside.sch.uk/
one.2) Information about joint procurement
The contract involves joint procurement
one.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at
https://litmustms.co.uk/respond/735978CEK7
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
Kingfisher Learning Trust - Cluster ~ Catering Tender
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 55524000 - School catering services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
The successful Supplier will be required to provide Catering services across eleven primary Schools spearheaded by Michael Unsworth Trust COO, at Kingfisher Learning Trust.
two.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT: £3,750,000
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKD3 - Greater Manchester
Main site or place of performance
Greater Manchester
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The successful Supplier will be required to provide Catering services across eleven primary Schools spearheaded by Michael Unsworth Trust COO, at Kingfisher Learning Trust. Michael has offered the below schools support in a Catering Service tender as the local authority have now communicated the service delivery will cease from September 2025.
Contract value = £750,000.00 per annum.
The contract will commence September 2025 for an initial contract period of three years, with the option to extend the contract for a further two 12-month periods. This extension will be granted by mutual consent and on the same terms and conditions as the original contract.
Livingstone Primary SchoolValeside, Old Brow, Mossley, OL5 0AP
Fairfield Road Primary SchoolFairfield Road, Droylsden, Manchester, M43 6AF
Canon Burrows CE Primary SchoolOldham Road, Ashton Under Lyne, OL7 9ND
Gorse Hall Primary and Nursery SchoolForester Drive, Stalybridge, SK15 2DP
Micklehurst All Saints CE Primary SchoolThe Rowans, Mossley, Ashton Under Lyne, OL5 9DR
Hurst Knoll St James CE Primary SchoolLadbrooke Road, Ashton Under Lyne, OL6 8JS
Stalyhill Infant SchoolStalyhill Drive, Stalybridge, SK15 2TR
Stalyhill Junior SchoolHereford Way, Mottram Old Road, Stalybridge, SK15 2TD
Mayfield Primary SchoolMayfield Road, Oldham, OL1 4LG
St Matthews CE Primary SchoolChadderton Hall Road, Chadderton, Oldham, OL9 0BN
East Crompton St James CE Primary SchoolGeorge Street, Shaw, Oldham, OL2 8AX
Please see SQ Document for more information.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
two.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT: £3,750,000
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Start date
1 September 2025
End date
31 August 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 March 2025
Local time
12:00pm
four.2.3) Estimated date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates
28 April 2025
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.2) Information about electronic workflows
Electronic ordering will be used
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
Electronic payment will be used
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://litmustms.co.uk/tenders/UK-UK-Greater-Manchester:-School-catering-services./735978CEK7
To respond to this opportunity, please click here:
https://litmustms.co.uk/respond/735978CEK7
GO Reference: GO-2025212-PRO-29402805
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Livingstone Primary School
Valeside, Old Brow, Mossley
Greater Manchester
OL5 0AP
tenders@litmuspartnership.co.uk
Telephone
+44 1276673880
Country
United Kingdom