UK-Bradford: School catering services.

Section I: Contracting Authority

I.1) Name, Addresses and Contact Point(s):
Blessed Christopher Wharton Catholic Academy Trust
Cunliffe Road, Bradford, BD8 7AP, United Kingdom
Tel. +44 1276673880, Email: tenders@litmuspartnership.co.uk
Main Address: https://bcwcat.co.uk/
NUTS Code: UKE41

I.2) Joint procurement:
The contract involves joint procurement: Yes
In the case of joint procurement involving different countries, state applicable national procurement law: Not Provided
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body: No

I.4)Type of the contracting authority:
Body governed by public law

I.5) Main activity:
Education

Section II: Object Of The Contract

II.1) Scope of the procurement

II.1.1) Title: Blessed Christopher Wharton Catholic Academy Trust ~ Catering and Hospitality Tender
Reference number: Not Provided

II.1.2) Main CPV code:
55524000 - School catering services.


II.1.3) Type of contract: SERVICES

II.1.4) Short description: The successful Supplier will be required to provide catering and hospitality services for Blessed Christopher Wharton Catholic Academy Trust.

II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No

II.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)
Value: 5,216,625

Currency:GBP

II.2) Description

II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s):
Not Provided

II.2.3) Place of performance
Nuts code:
UKE41 - Bradford

Main site or place of performance:
Bradford


II.2.4) Description of the procurement: The successful Supplier will be required to provide catering and hospitality services for Blessed Christopher Wharton Catholic Academy Trust, which comprises of seventeen schools, both nursery and primaries’ provisions, including some DIH schools, which are in or around Bradford and at the centre of Blessed Christopher Wharton Catholic Academy Trust.
Once agreed by the trust, an additional two secondary academies maybe added to the Catering Service Tender which are not listed below.
Head Office location is Blessed Christopher Wharton, Cunliffe Road, Bradford, BD8 7AP, which is at the heart of the community.
The schools are:
•St Clare's Catholic Primary School, Fagley Road, Fagley, Bradford, BD2 3JD
•St Anthony's, Catholic Primary School, Bradford Road, Clayton, Bradford, West Yorkshire, BD14 6HW
•St Anthony's, Catholic Primary School, High Busy Lane, Shipley, BD18 1HD.
•St Joseph's, Catholic Primary School, Crownest Road, Bingley, West Yorkshirw, BD16 4HQ
•St. Francis, Catholic Primary School, Myers Lane, Bradford, BD2 4ES
•St Matthew's, Catholic Primary School, Saffron Drive, Bradford, West Yorkshire, BD15 7NE
•St Winefride's, Catholic Primary School, St Paul's Avenue, Wibsey, Bradford, BD6 1SR
•St Joseph's, Catholic Primary School, Queens Road, Keighley, BD21 1AR
•St John the Evangelist, Catholic Primary School, Beacon Road, Bradford, BD6 3DQ
•St Walburga's, Catholic Primary School, Victoria Park, Shipley, West Yorkshire, BD18 4RL
•St Cuthbert and the First Martyrs', Catholic Primary School, Scotchman Road, Bradford, West Yorkshire, BD9 5AT
•St Anne's, Catholic Primary School, North Street, Keighley, West Yorkshire, BD21 3AD
•Our Lady of Victories, Catholic School, Guard House Road, Keighley, West Yorkshire, BD22 6JP
•St Joseph's, Catholic Primary School, Park Lane, Bradford, BD5 0RB
•St William's, Catholic Primary School, Young Street, Bradford, West Yorkshire, BD8 9RG
•Our Lady and St Brendan's, Catholic Primary School, Bank, Bradford, BD10 0QA
•St Columba's, Catholic Primary School, Tong Street, Dudley Hill, Bradford, BD4 9PY

Contract value: £1,043,325 p/a
See SQ Document for more information.

II.2.5) Award criteria:
Not Provided

II.2.11) Information about options
Options: No


II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No


II.2.14) Additional information: Please note, this is a contract award notice, this contract has already been awarded.


Section IV: Procedure

IV.1) Description

IV.1.1)Type of procedure: Restricted


IV.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement: No
A dynamic purchasing system was set up: No

IV.1.6) Information about electronic auction
An electronic auction has been used: No

IV.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes

IV.2) Administrative information

IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJEU: 2024/S 000-038460



IV.2.9) Information about termination of call for competition in the form of a prior information notice
The contracting authority will not award any further contracts based on the above prior information notice: No

Section V: Award of contract

Award Of Contract (No.1)

Contract No: Not Provided
Lot Number: Not Provided
Title: Not Provided

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes


V.2) Award of contract

V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract: 20/05/2025

V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 4
Number of tenders received from SMEs: Not Provided
Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: Not Provided
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: Not Provided
Number of tenders received by electronic means: Not Provided

V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No

Contractor (No.1)
Cater Link Limited, 03732298
Earley West, 300 Thames Valley Park Drive, Aylesbury, Reading, RG6 1PT, United Kingdom
Email: tenders@litmuspartnership.co.uk
NUTS Code: UKJ1
The contractor is an SME: No

V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: 5,216,625
Total value of the contract/lot: 5,063,440
Currency: GBP

V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
The contract is likely to be subcontracted: No

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.3) Additional information: Please note, this is a contract award notice, this contract has already been awarded.
To view this notice, please click here:
https://litmustms.co.uk/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=976141551
VI.4) Procedures for review

VI.4.1) Review body
Blessed Christopher Wharton Catholic Academy Trust
Bradford, BD8 7AP, United Kingdom

VI.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures: Not Provided

VI.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
Not Provided

VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice: 27/08/2025

ANNEX A

I) Address of the other contracting authority on behalf of which the contracting authority is purchasing
1: Contracting Authority
St Clare's Catholic Primary School
Fagley Road, Bradford, BD2 3JD, United Kingdom
Tel. +44 1276673880, Email: tenders@litmuspartnership.co.uk
Main Address: https://www.stclares.bradford.sch.uk/
NUTS Code: UKE41

2: Contracting Authority
St Joseph's, Catholic Primary School
Crownest Road, West Yorkshire, BD16 4HQ, United Kingdom
Tel. +44 1276673880, Email: tenders@litmuspartnership.co.uk
Main Address: https://www.sjb.bcwcat.co.uk/
NUTS Code: UKE4

3: Contracting Authority
St. Francis, Catholic Primary School
Myers Lane, Bradford, BD2 4ES, United Kingdom
Tel. +44 1276673880, Email: tenders@litmuspartnership.co.uk
Main Address: https://fra.bcwcat.co.uk/
NUTS Code: UKE41

4: Contracting Authority
St Matthew's, Catholic Primary Schoo
Saffron Drive, West Yorkshire, BD15 7NE, United Kingdom
Tel. +44 1276673880, Email: tenders@litmuspartnership.co.uk
Main Address: https://www.stmatthewscatholic.co.uk/
NUTS Code: UKE4

5: Contracting Authority
St Winefride's, Catholic Primary School
St Paul's Avenue, Bradford, BD6 1SR, United Kingdom
Tel. +44 1276673880, Email: tenders@litmuspartnership.co.uk
Main Address: https://www.stwinefridesprimary.co.uk/
NUTS Code: UKE41

6: Contracting Authority
St Joseph's, Catholic Primary School
Queens Road, Keighley, BD21 1AR, United Kingdom
Tel. +44 1276673880, Email: tenders@litmuspartnership.co.uk
Main Address: https://sjk.bcwcat.co.uk/
NUTS Code: UKE4

7: Contracting Authority
St John the Evangelist, Catholic Primary School
Beacon Road, Bradford, BD6 3DQ, United Kingdom
Tel. +44 1276673880, Email: tenders@litmuspartnership.co.uk
Main Address: https://sje.bcwcat.co.uk/
NUTS Code: UKE41

8: Contracting Authority
St Walburga's, Catholic Primary School
Victoria Park, West Yorkshire, BD18 4RL, United Kingdom
Tel. +44 1276673880, Email: tenders@litmuspartnership.co.uk
Main Address: https://www.stwalburgas.co.uk/
NUTS Code: UKE4

9: Contracting Authority
St Cuthbert and the First Martyrs', Catholic Primary School
Scotchman Road, Bradford, BD9 5AT, United Kingdom
Tel. +44 1276673880, Email: tenders@litmuspartnership.co.uk
Main Address: https://scfm.bcwcat.co.uk/
NUTS Code: UKE41

10: Contracting Authority
St Anne's, Catholic Primary School
North Street, Keighley, BD21 3AD, United Kingdom
Tel. +44 1276673880, Email: tenders@litmuspartnership.co.uk
Main Address: https://www.sta.bcwcat.co.uk/
NUTS Code: UKE4

11: Contracting Authority
Our Lady of Victories, Catholic School
Guard House Road, Keighley, BD22 6JP, United Kingdom
Tel. +44 1276673880, Email: tenders@litmuspartnership.co.uk
Main Address: https://www.olv.bcwcat.co.uk/
NUTS Code: UKE4

12: Contracting Authority
St Joseph's, Catholic Primary School
Park Lane, Bradford, BD5 0RB, United Kingdom
Tel. +44 1276673880, Email: tenders@litmuspartnership.co.uk
Main Address: https://bcwcat.co.uk/
NUTS Code: UKE41

13: Contracting Authority
St William's, Catholic Primary School
Young Street, West Yorkshire, BD8 9RG, United Kingdom
Tel. +44 1276673880, Email: tenders@litmuspartnership.co.uk
Main Address: https://wil.bcwcat.co.uk/
NUTS Code: UKE4

14: Contracting Authority
Our Lady and St Brendan's, Catholic Primary School
Bank, Bradford, BD10 0QA, United Kingdom
Tel. +44 1276673880, Email: tenders@litmuspartnership.co.uk
Main Address: https://olsb.bcwcat.co.uk/
NUTS Code: UKE41

15: Contracting Authority
St Columba's, Catholic Primary School
Tong Street, Bradford, BD4 9PY, United Kingdom
Tel. +44 1276673880, Email: tenders@litmuspartnership.co.uk
Main Address: https://stcolumbas.bradford.sch.uk/, Address of the buyer profile: https://stcolumbas.bradford.sch.uk/
NUTS Code: UKE41

16: Contracting Authority
St Anthony's, Catholic Primary School
Bradford Road, West Yorkshire, BD14 6HW, United Kingdom
Tel. +44 1276673880, Email: tenders@litmuspartnership.co.uk
Main Address: https://stac.bcwcat.co.uk/
NUTS Code: UKE4

17: Contracting Authority
St Anthony's, Catholic Primary School
High Busy Lane, West Yorkshire, BD18 1HD, United Kingdom
Tel. +44 1276673880, Email: tenders@litmuspartnership.co.uk
Main Address: https://sas.bcwcat.co.uk/
NUTS Code: UKE4