West Midlands Academy Trust Tender for Catering Services

What the buyer is asking for

Founded in January 2025, West Midlands Academy Trust (WMAT) was established through the collaboration of Hall Green School, Kings Norton Girls’ School, and Swanshurst School. The Trust are seeking a contractor to provide catering services at two of their schools, Kings Norton Girls' School, Selly Oak Road, Birmingham, B30 1HW; and Hall Green School Southam Road, Hall Green, Birmingham B28 0AA The contract will be awarded for a period of 3 years commencing 1st August 2027 with an option to extend for a further one plus one years, which will be measured on the achievement of agreed Key Performance Indicators (KPI’s), from Day One of the contract. The contract value is envisaged as £1,723,917 for 3 years.

How this is scored

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

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

How contested is this?

Buyers publish how many bids they received. Across 34 comparable procurements we can tell you the typical field size, how often one of these goes uncontested, and whether the buyer awards on price or on quality.

Timeline

4 published dates · Europe/London

1. Tender notice published2 days ago

   6 Nov 2026, 10:48 GMT
2. Clarification questions byin 22 days

   30 Nov 2026, 12:00 GMT
3. Submission deadlinein 29 days

   7 Dec 2026, 10:00 GMT
4. Award decision expected byin 267 days

   1 Aug 2027, 23:59 BST

Commercial outcome and contract awards

Nothing awarded yet

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender

1. Tender notice6 Nov 2026, 10:48 GMT105573-2026

Documents

• Tender notice on Find a Tender