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.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.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)
Value excluding VAT: £3,695,000
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
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 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.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number: 2025/S 000-002969
Section five. Award of contract
Contract No
002969
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
7 July 2025
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 4
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 4
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Innovate Services Ltd
St Andrews House, West Street
Woking
GU21 6EB
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKJ2 - Surrey, East and West Sussex
National registration number
06420662
The contractor is an SME
No
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: £3,695,000
Total value of the contract/lot: £3,695,000
Section six. Complementary information
six.3) Additional information
To view this notice, please click here:
https://invictus-inport.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=968298263 GO Reference: GO-2025724-PRO-31555359
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Anthem Schools Trust
8-10 Grosvenor Gardens, Victoria
London
SW1W 0DH
Country
United Kingdom