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Learning Community Trust Tender for Catering Services

Learning Community Trust · Local or regional public body

In brief

Learning Community Trust is looking for suppliers for catering work (UK-wide).

The estimated value is £539,128 excluding VAT.

The contract runs for 3 years, up to 5 years with extensions, starting 1 April 2027.

The buyer says it is suitable for small and medium-sized businesses.

Bids close at 10am, Monday 12 October 2026.

Built from the notice's own fields. Always check the official notice before you bid.

Can I win this?

Key dates

Questions by
midday, Monday 5 October 2026
Bids by
10am, Monday 12 October 2026

How bids are scored

Customer Experience And Innovation 15% · Price 30% · Corporate, Social Responsibility & Added Value 10% · Clarification Meeting 10% · Relationship Management And Support 15% · Food Quality & Variety of Healthy Meal Choices 20%

Quality matters most. You can win without being the cheapest.

Competition

Typical: a median of 5 bids per contract for catering contracts across the UK (from 211 awards in the last 12 months).

What the notice says

The Learning Community Trust is a Multi-Academy trust which spans education for children and young people from the age of 2 years old, through to 16 years old, and up to 25 years old in specialist settings – with an excellent reputation both regionally and nationally. The Trust are seeking a contractor to provide catering services to two schools - Wilfred Owen Primary School, and Severndale Academy. Both schools are sited at Monkmoor Campus, Woodcote Way, Monkmoor, Shrewsbury SY2 5SH. The contract will be awarded for a period of 3 years commencing 1st April 2027 with an option to extend for a further one plus one years. The Trust is seeking a partnership to continue to maximise the opportunity of the catering facilities and to further enhance the dining experience for both staff and students. There is an opportunity to consider investment proposals which can be used to update the current facilities.

Should I bid?

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How to bid

  1. Read the full notice on Find a Tender, including any tender documents it links to.
  2. Register your organisation on the Central Digital Platform (through Find a Tender) if you have not already. Suppliers need to be registered to take part in procurements under the Procurement Act 2023.
  3. Follow the submission instructions in the notice; it does not name an e-tendering portal.
  4. Send clarification questions before midday, Monday 5 October 2026.
  5. Make sure your bid arrives before 10am, Monday 12 October 2026. Late bids are usually rejected.

Timeline

  1. Tender notice · UK4, notice 083181-2026

Last time this was bought

Supply Staff Learning Community Trust

Awarded
26 June 2026
Value
£6,800,000
Contract ends
31 August 2030

Matched on Learning Community Trust, the type of work and the title; it may be a related contract rather than the same one. Check the notice to be sure.

About the buyer

Learning Community TrustLast 12 months

Procurements

3

Awards

1
All tenders and awards from Learning Community Trust

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From notice 083181-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 2 September 2026. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.