Learning Community Trust Tender for Catering Services

What the buyer is asking for

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.

How this is scored

Published by the buyer. A winning response is written to these weightings, not to the question.

• 15%qualityCustomer Experience And Innovation
• 30%costPrice
• 10%qualityCorporate, Social Responsibility & Added Value
• 10%qualityClarification Meeting
• 15%qualityRelationship Management And Support
• 20%qualityFood Quality & Variety of Healthy Meal Choices

How contested is this?

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Timeline

3 published dates · Europe/London

1. Tender notice published19 days ago

   2 Sept 2026, 16:09 BST
2. Clarification questions byin 13 days

   5 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST
3. Submission deadlinein 20 days

   12 Oct 2026, 10:00 BST

Commercial outcome and contract awards

Nothing awarded yet

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender

1. Tender notice2 Sept 2026, 16:09 BST083181-2026

Documents

• Tender notice on Find a Tender