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| Title: | Cabot Learning Federation ~ Catering Tender |
| Notice type: | UK4: Tender notice |
| Authority: | The Litmus Partnership |
| Nature of contract: | Services |
| Procedure: | Above threshold - Competitive flexible procedure |
| Short Description: | The successful Supplier will be required to provide Catering and Hospitality Services for the Cabot Learning Federation. The Cabot Learning Federation is well established Multi Academy Trust situated in Somerset, North Somerset, Bristol, South Gloucestershire and Gloucestershire and may include at the commencement to this contract the following 36 sites where the successful contractor may be required to deliver a service and meet the requirements of the specification at each school from the contract commencement. The 36 sites which may be part of this tender are: •Begbrook Primary Academy, Begbrook Drive, Stapleton, BS16 1HG •Broadoak Academy, Windwhistle Road, Weston-Super-Mare, BS23 4NP •Brook Academy, Mill Lane, Gloucester, GL3 4ZN •Castle Primary School, Castle Street, Stoke-Sub-Hamdon, TA14 6RE •CLF Post 16, Woodside Road, Kingswood, BS15 8BD – (through John Cabot Academy) •Digitech Studio School, Tower Road North, Warmley, BS30 8XQ •Engage - Evergreen Primary Academy, Waverley Street, Easton, BS5 0YR •Evergreen Primary Academy, Waverley Street, Easton, BS5 0YR •Frome Vale Academy, Frenchay Road, Downend, BS16 2QS •Hanham Woods Academy, Memorial Road, Hanham, BS15 3LA •Hans Price Academy, Marchfields Way, Weston-Super-Mare, BS23 3QP •Haywood Village Academy, 20 Whitney Crescent, Weston-Super-Mare, BS24 8ES •Herons’ Moor Academy, Locking Road, Weston-Super-Mare, BS24 7DX •John Cabot Academy, Woodside Road, Kingswood, BS15 8BD •Kingsmead Academy Hartswell, Wiveliscombe, Taunton TA4 2NE (Provides delivered meals to outside CLF) •King’s Oak Academy, Brook Road, Kingswood, BS15 4JT •King’s Oak Primary Academy, Brook Road, Kingswood, BS15 4JT •Lansdown Park Academy, Stockwood Lane, Bristol, BS14 8SJ •Lime Hills Academy, Pound Lane, Nailsea, BS48 2NN – (Delivered Service from outside Cabot Learning Federation currently) and Lime Hills Academy, Beaufighter Road, Weston-Super-Mare, BS24 8EE •Minerva Primary Academy, The Greenway, Fishponds, BS16 4HA •Minerva Primary School, Outer Circle, Somerset, TA1 2BU •Monkton Wood Academy, School Road, Monkton Heathfield, Taunton, TA2 8PD •Priorswood Primary School, Wedlands, Taunton, Somerset, TA2 7AD (Provides a delivered service to Minerva Primary School) •Queen Margaret Primary Academy, York Road, Tewkesbury, GL20 5HU •Summerhill Academy, Plummer’s Hill, St George, BS5 7JU •Tewkesbury Academy, Ashchurch Road, Tewkesbury, GL20 8DF •The Redstart Primary School, Redstart Road, Chard, Somerset, TA20 1SD (Provides a delivered service to Castle Primary School •The Sky Academy, Pickeridge Close, Taunton, TA2 7HW (Provides delivered meals to outside CLF) •Uphill Village Academy, Old Church Road, Uphill, Weston-Super-Mare, BS23 4XH •Wallscourt Farm Academy, Longdown Avenue, Stoke Gifford, BS16 1GE •Waycroft Academy, Selden Road, Stockwood, Bristol, BS14 8PS •Wicklea Academy, Wick Road, Bristol, BS4 4HR •Winterstoke Hundred Academy, Beaufighter Road, Weston-Super-Mare, BS24 8EE •Winterstoke Hundred Academy LP, Apprentice Wy, Locking Parklands, Weston-Super-Mare BS24 7PS •Woodlands Academy, Whittock Road, Stockwood, Bristol, BS14 8DQ See PSQ Document for more information. |
| Published: | 28/07/2025 11:18 |
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Description: The successful Supplier will be required to provide Catering and Hospitality Services for the Cabot Learning Federation.
The Cabot Learning Federation is well established Multi Academy Trust situated in Somerset, North Somerset, Bristol, South Gloucestershire and Gloucestershire and may include at the commencement to this contract the following 36 sites where the successful contractor may be required to deliver a service and meet the requirements of the specification at each school from the contract commencement.
The 36 sites which may be part of this tender are:
•Begbrook Primary Academy, Begbrook Drive, Stapleton, BS16 1HG
•Broadoak Academy, Windwhistle Road, Weston-Super-Mare, BS23 4NP
•Brook Academy, Mill Lane, Gloucester, GL3 4ZN
•Castle Primary School, Castle Street, Stoke-Sub-Hamdon, TA14 6RE
•CLF Post 16, Woodside Road, Kingswood, BS15 8BD – (through John Cabot Academy)
•Digitech Studio School, Tower Road North, Warmley, BS30 8XQ
•Engage - Evergreen Primary Academy, Waverley Street, Easton, BS5 0YR
•Evergreen Primary Academy, Waverley Street, Easton, BS5 0YR
•Frome Vale Academy, Frenchay Road, Downend, BS16 2QS
•Hanham Woods Academy, Memorial Road, Hanham, BS15 3LA
•Hans Price Academy, Marchfields Way, Weston-Super-Mare, BS23 3QP
•Haywood Village Academy, 20 Whitney Crescent, Weston-Super-Mare, BS24 8ES
•Herons’ Moor Academy, Locking Road, Weston-Super-Mare, BS24 7DX
•John Cabot Academy, Woodside Road, Kingswood, BS15 8BD
•Kingsmead Academy Hartswell, Wiveliscombe, Taunton TA4 2NE (Provides delivered meals to outside CLF)
•King’s Oak Academy, Brook Road, Kingswood, BS15 4JT
•King’s Oak Primary Academy, Brook Road, Kingswood, BS15 4JT
•Lansdown Park Academy, Stockwood Lane, Bristol, BS14 8SJ
•Lime Hills Academy, Pound Lane, Nailsea, BS48 2NN – (Delivered Service from outside Cabot Learning Federation currently)
and Lime Hills Academy, Beaufighter Road, Weston-Super-Mare, BS24 8EE
•Minerva Primary Academy, The Greenway, Fishponds, BS16 4HA
•Minerva Primary School, Outer Circle, Somerset, TA1 2BU
•Monkton Wood Academy, School Road, Monkton Heathfield, Taunton, TA2 8PD
•Priorswood Primary School, Wedlands, Taunton, Somerset, TA2 7AD (Provides a delivered service to Minerva Primary School)
•Queen Margaret Primary Academy, York Road, Tewkesbury, GL20 5HU
•Summerhill Academy, Plummer’s Hill, St George, BS5 7JU
•Tewkesbury Academy, Ashchurch Road, Tewkesbury, GL20 8DF
•The Redstart Primary School, Redstart Road, Chard, Somerset, TA20 1SD (Provides a delivered service to Castle Primary School
•The Sky Academy, Pickeridge Close, Taunton, TA2 7HW (Provides delivered meals to outside CLF)
•Uphill Village Academy, Old Church Road, Uphill, Weston-Super-Mare, BS23 4XH
•Wallscourt Farm Academy, Longdown Avenue, Stoke Gifford, BS16 1GE
•Waycroft Academy, Selden Road, Stockwood, Bristol, BS14 8PS
•Wicklea Academy, Wick Road, Bristol, BS4 4HR
•Winterstoke Hundred Academy, Beaufighter Road, Weston-Super-Mare, BS24 8EE
•Winterstoke Hundred Academy LP, Apprentice Wy, Locking Parklands, Weston-Super-Mare BS24 7PS
•Woodlands Academy, Whittock Road, Stockwood, Bristol, BS14 8DQ
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-Bristol:-School-catering-services./FM3VG2XD37
To respond to this opportunity, please click here:
https://litmustms.co.uk/respond/FM3VG2XD37
Total value (estimated):
GBP 12,660,000 including VAT
Lots
Lot 1 : Somerset
Description: Castle Primary School, Castle Street, Stoke-Sub-Hamdon, TA14 6RE
Kingsmead Academy Hartswell, Wiveliscombe, Taunton TA4 2NE
The Sky Academy, Pickeridge Close, Taunton, TA2 7HW
Minerva Primary School, Outer Circle, Somerset, TA1 2BU
Monkton Wood Academy, School Road, Monkton Heathfield, Taunton, TA2 8PD
Priorswood Primary School, Wedlands, Taunton, Somerset, TA2 7AD
The Redstart Primary School, Redstart Road, Chard, Somerset, TA20 1SD
Value (estimated):
GBP 2,531,886 including VAT Contract dates (estimated)
01/09/2026 to 31/08/2029
CPV Classifications:
55524000 - School catering services.
Contract can be extended:
Yes
Extension Date:
31/08/2032
Delivery regions:
UKK23 Somerset
Award criteria:
Quality criterion - Name: Criterion 1 / Weighting: 1
Quality criterion - Name: Criterion 2 / Weighting: 2
Lot 2 : North Somerset
Description: Broadoak Academy, Windwhistle Road, Weston-Super-Mare, BS23 4NP
Hans Price Academy, Marchfields Way, Weston-Super-Mare, BS23 3QP
Haywood Village Academy, 20 Whitney Crescent, Weston-Super-Mare, BS24 8ES
Winterstoke Hundred Academy BF, Beaufighter Road, Weston-Super-Mare, BS24 8EE
Winterstoke Hundred Academy LP, Apprentice Wy, Locking Parklands, Weston-Super-Mare BS24 7PS
Lime Hills Academy, Pound Lane, Nailsea, BS48 2NN and Lime Hills Academy, Beaufighter Road, Weston-Super-Mare, BS24 8E2
Uphill Village Academy, Old Church Road, Uphill, Weston-Super-Mare, BS23 4XH
Herons’ Moor Academy, Locking Road, Weston-Super-Mare, BS24 7DX
Value (estimated):
GBP 2,883,640 including VAT Contract dates (estimated)
01/09/2026 to 31/08/2029
CPV Classifications:
55524000 - School catering services.
Contract can be extended:
Yes
Extension Date:
31/08/2032
Delivery regions:
UKK12 Bath and North East Somerset, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire
Award criteria:
Quality criterion - Name: Criterion 1 / Weighting: 1
Quality criterion - Name: Criterion 2 / Weighting: 2
Lot 3 : Bristol
Description: Begbrook Primary Academy, Begbrook Drive, Stapleton, BS16 1HG
Evergreen Primary Academy, Waverley Street, Easton, BS5 0YR
Engage - Evergreen Primary Academy, Waverley Street, Easton, BS5 0YR
Frome Vale Academy, Frenchay Road, Downend, BS16 2QS
Lansdown Park Academy, Stockwood Lane, Bristol, BS14 8SJ
Minerva Primary Academy, The Greenway, Fishponds, BS16 4HA
Summerhill Academy, Plummer’s Hill, St George, BS5 7JU
Waycroft Academy, Selden Road, Stockwood, Bristol, BS14 8PS
Wicklea Academy, Wick Road, Bristol, BS4 4HR
Woodlands Academy, Whittock Road, Stockwood, Bristol, BS14 8DQ
Value (estimated):
GBP 3,587,104 including VAT Contract dates (estimated)
01/09/2026 to 31/08/2029
CPV Classifications:
55524000 - School catering services.
Contract can be extended:
Yes
Extension Date:
31/08/2032
Delivery regions:
UKK11 Bristol, City of
Award criteria:
Quality criterion - Name: Criterion 1 / Weighting: 1
Quality criterion - Name: Criterion 2 / Weighting: 2
Lot 4 : South Gloucestershire
Description: Digitech Studio School, Tower Road North, Warmley, BS30 8XQ
Hanham Woods Academy, Memorial Road, Hanham, BS15 3LA
John Cabot Academy, Woodside Road, Kingswood, BS15 8BD
King’s Oak Academy, Brook Road, Kingswood, BS15 4JT
King’s Oak Primary Academy, Brook Road, Kingswood, BS15 4JT
CLF Post 16, Woodside Road, Kingswood, BS15 8BD
Wallscourt Farm Academy, Longdown Avenue, Stoke Gifford, BS16 1GE
Value (estimated):
GBP 2,531,973 including VAT Contract dates (estimated)
01/09/2026 to 31/08/2029
CPV Classifications:
55524000 - School catering services.
Contract can be extended:
Yes
Extension Date:
31/08/2032
Delivery regions:
UKK12 Bath and North East Somerset, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire
Award criteria:
Quality criterion - Name: Criterion 1 / Weighting: 1
Quality criterion - Name: Criterion 2 / Weighting: 2
Lot 5 : Gloucestershire
Description: Brook Academy, Mill Lane, Gloucester, GL3 4ZN
Queen Margaret Primary Academy, York Road, Tewkesbury, GL20 5HU
Tewkesbury Academy, Ashchurch Road, Tewkesbury, GL20 8DF
Value (estimated):
GBP 1,125,397 including VAT Contract dates (estimated)
01/09/2026 to 31/08/2029
CPV Classifications:
55524000 - School catering services.
Contract can be extended:
Yes
Extension Date:
31/08/2032
Delivery regions:
UKK13 Gloucestershire
Award criteria:
Quality criterion - Name: Criterion 1 / Weighting: 1
Quality criterion - Name: Criterion 2 / Weighting: 2
Submission
Enquiry deadline: 29/08/2025 Time: 12:00Tender submission deadline: 13/03/2026 Time: 12:00
Submission address and any special instructions: https://litmustms.co.uk/respond/FM3VG2XD37
An electronic auction will be used: No
Languages that may be used for submission: English, Award decision date (estimated): 08/06/2026
Procedure
Procedure type: Competitive flexible procedure
Contracting authority
Cabot Learning Federation ~ Catering Tender, PQMH-7586-GPYL
Cabot Learning Federation, Federation House, King’s Oak Academy, Brook Road, Bristol, BS15 4JT, United Kingdom
Tel. 01276 673896, Email: tenders@litmuspartnership.co.uk
Address of the buyer profile: https://clf.uk/
Organisation type: REGIONAL_AUTHORITY
Devolved regulations that apply: None