Published date: 21 February 2025

Closed opportunity - This means that the contract is currently closed. The buying department may be considering suppliers that have already applied, or no suitable offers were made.


Closing: 28 March 2025, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Canteen and catering services - 55500000

Location of contract

Any region

Value of contract

£1 to £200,000,000

Procurement reference

CIMPLE-461611

Published date

21 February 2025

Closing date

28 March 2025

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

30 April 2025

Contract end date

29 April 2029

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure (above threshold)

Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.

This procedure can be used for procurements above the relevant contract value threshold.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

No

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

Value Match and HEART are looking to source a single Supplier per Lot to service a Catering Framework with a focus on providing meals with high nutritional value that are accessible and appealing to students.
The desired outcome of this process is to award a Framework for a catering offering with a focus on maximising learning outcomes for children. Meals with high nutritional value will enable students to focus and learn, this is particularly important as for some children, the school lunch may be the only meal, or the only healthy meal, of the day.

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Additional text

Value Match and HEART are looking to source a single Supplier per Lot to service a Catering Framework with a focus on providing meals with high nutritional value that are accessible and appealing to students.
The desired outcome of this process is to award a Framework for a catering offering with a focus on maximising learning outcomes for children. Meals with high nutritional value will enable students to focus and learn, this is particularly important as for some children, the school lunch may be the only meal, or the only healthy meal, of the day.
Evaluation Weighting:
Commercial: 30.0%
Quality: 50.0%
Social: 20.0%

About the buyer

Contact name

Zoe Court

Address

BEDFORD ACADEMY
MILE ROAD
Bedford
MK417PZ
England

Telephone

07957 110 938

Email

zoe.court@value-match.co.uk