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Equitas Academies Trust ~ Catering Tender

Equitas Academies Trust

Estimated Value

Up to £2,186,535

Deadline

Not specified

Published

25 April 2025

Type

services

West MidlandsGBselectiveCPV: 55524000
CategoryCatering & hospitality

Overview

Equitas Academies Trust was formed in 2011 on the belief that we can inspire our children for the years beyond their time within education. The Trust currently comprises two schools.

Our Trust Board must maintain stability while there is a fast-changing educational landscape. We have strategic aspirations for modest growth as a Trust.

Our pupils are guided and motivated in achieving their diverse aspirations by dedicated and passionate teachers, men and women who care deeply about the welfare of their students and have the skills in their subjects possessing the ability to impart that same knowledge and passion to others. Our schools have a strong reputation for providing an excellent education for all its pupils in a friendly and caring environment.

Eligibility & compliance

The successful Supplier will be required to provide Catering services for Equitas Academies Trust.

Additional details

Pupils’ wellbeing is at the forefront of what we do at Equitas, and all staff are committed to ensuring every child’s needs are met. Our schools cater for children of all abilities in a well-disciplined environment and through a wide range of extra-curricular activities.

Our staff are highly qualified, experienced, and committed to ensuring that every pupil reaches his or her potential. The Equitas Academies Trust is expected to grow with a number of additional schools becoming part of the Trust during this contract period and the provision of catering services at these schools when they have joined the Trust will fall under the scope of this contract.

Similarly, Schools with alternative catering provisions currently in place could fall into scope of this contract as their current catering arrangements end. The successful Supplier will be expected to provide this service at these additional schools using the same costing model applied to the successful tender submission.

The duration of contract for these schools will not be increased and they will join the contract for the remaining contract period that exists at the point of entry into the Trust. Aston Manor Academy, Birmingham, B6 4PZ: A successful 11-18 mixed Academy in the heart of Birmingham, serving the inner-city communities of Aston, Handsworth and Nechells.

A school with a long and established history of academic and co-curricular success, Aston Manor Academy continues to provide a wonderfully well-rounded education to bright, ambitious, and talented young people. At Aston Manor Academy, pupils make remarkable progress academically which is well above the national average, and this continues to improve year on year.

This s an outstanding achievement which is made possible by the hard work and dedication the staff and students make throughout the years. Chilwell Croft Academy, Birmingham, B19 2QH: Chilwell Croft Academy is a happy and vibrant school that provides children with an innovative, relevant, and engaging curriculum.

This enables our children to be curious, independent, and brave learners that are not afraid to take risks. Chilwell Croft Academy is a very happy and improving school for children aged four to eleven.

The school currently has children on roll representing over 30 nationalities, speaking 40 different languages. The staff feel privileged to serve such a strong and diverse community and we see the partnership we have with our parents as crucial to both the academic and personal success of each child.

Overview: See SQ document for more information. Additional information: Please note, this is a Contract Award Notice, this contract has already been awarded

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Equitas Academies Trust
Typepublic body
RegionUKG31
Total tenders1
Total spend£2,186,535
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