Scope
Description
The successful Supplier will be required to provide Catering services for Four Schools within Laetare Catholic Multi-Academy Trust.
Contract Value: Annually excluding VAT
•St Anselm's College £327,500 Est. – Sept 27
•St Edward's College - £525,000 2025/26 – Sept 26
•St Joseph's College - £351,000 2025/26 – Sep - 26
•De La Salle - £380,360 Est.
Trust Vision and Values: https://laetarecmat.co.uk/Vision-Values
MISSION AND VISION DRIVE
Our Mission and our Vision of Education will drive the culture and structures of the Laetare CMAT.
RESPECT FOR DISTINCTIVENESS
We are committed to a governance model, which respects and empowers each school’s unique identity and allows the individual charisms of each school’s founder to be nurtured. We value both the unity that flows from the common vision and the diversity of its expression in individual schools. We will ask for alignment rather than standardisation.
COLLABORATION FOR THE COMMON GOOD
The Laetare CMAT is, in its very essence, a collaborative venture. Our academies belong to different Religious Order foundations and a defining principle of the CMAT is that of collaboration. We also recognise our responsibility to work for the Common Good, not just of the academies in the Laetare CMAT, but to the wider family of Religious Order schools so there is mutual benefit. In support of the
view that “The work of Catholic Education is essentially and always a work of partnerships”, the CMAT is also looking to build bridges of collaboration with local Dioceses and their Catholic Multi Academy Trusts and with the families and communities in the areas served by the Laetare CMAT.
Please see PSQ Document for more information.
For more information about this opportunity, please visit the Delta eSourcing portal at:
https://litmustms.co.uk/tenders/UK-UK-Altrincham:-School-catering-services./335H69275Q
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Total value (estimated)
- £7,919,300 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:
3+2
Please see PSQ Document for more information.
Main procurement category
Services
CPV classifications
- 55524000 - School catering services
Contract locations
- UKD3 - Greater Manchester
Participation
Particular suitability
Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)
Submission
Enquiry deadline
6 March 2026, 12:00pm
Submission type
Tenders
Tender submission deadline
8 May 2026, 12:00pm
Submission address and any special instructions
Tenders may be submitted electronically
Yes
Languages that may be used for submission
English
Award decision date (estimated)
8 June 2026
Award criteria
| Name | Type | Weighting |
|---|---|---|
| Criterion 1 | Quality | 70% |
| Criterion 2 | Price | 30% |
Other information
Applicable trade agreements
- Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
Conflicts assessment prepared/revised
Yes
Procedure
Procedure type
Competitive flexible procedure
Competitive flexible procedure description
Please see PSQ document for more information.
Contracting authority
Laetare Catholic Multi-Academy Trust
- Public Procurement Organisation Number: PWPT-3474-NPTG
Woodeaves, Wicker Lane, Hale Barns
Altrincham
WA15 0HF
United Kingdom
Region: UKD34 - Greater Manchester South West
Organisation type: Public authority - sub-central government