Estimated Value
Up to £21,083,550
Deadline
4 December 2026
29 days remaining
Published
28 October 2026
Type
Not specified
At a glance
- Buyer
- Educo
- Estimated value
- £21,083,550
- Closing date
- 4 December 2026 (28 days left)
- Published
- 28 October 2026
- Location
- East Midlands
- Type
- open procedure
- Likely incumbent
- Olive Dining, current contract ends August 2030
- Published on
- Find a Tender
Overview
It is the objective of the Trust to provide a good value meal service (term-time) to all pupils and staff and visitors using quality produce and nutritionally balanced menus that meet the School Food Plan and Food for Life Silver Standards through an efficient service with a good standard of presentation. provision of term time catering services provision of term time pupil and staff meals
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The Bourne Education Trust is seeking a supplier to provide term‑time catering for pupils, staff and visitors. The service must deliver good‑value, nutritionally balanced meals that meet the School Food Plan and Food for Life Silver standards, using quality produce and presenting food well.
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Recent awards by Educo
- Notice to Award - St John's Walham Green Catering Tender
Awarded to Olive Dining, £1,028,363 · October 2026
- Notice to Award - Haringey Catering
Awarded to Nourish, £1,205,759 · September 2026
- Notice to Award - Haringey Cleaning
Awarded to Westgate, £350,911 · September 2026
- Notice to Award - Haringey Cleaning
Awarded to CleanTEC, £529,562 · September 2026
- Lewisham Schools Cluster Catering - Notice to Award
Awarded to Olive Dining, £739,555 · June 2026
Likely incumbents
Suppliers who won similar work from this buyer in the last 5 years.
- 1
Olive Dining
5 contracts wonlatest 20 Oct 2026ends 31 Aug 2030£10m
total awarded
- 2
Nourish
4 contracts wonlatest 24 Sept 2026ends 31 Dec 2030£8m
total awarded
- 3
Accent Catering
3 contracts wonlatest 25 Jun 2026ends 31 Jul 2029£6m
total awarded
- 4
CleanTEC
2 contracts wonlatest 21 Sept 2026ends 31 Dec 2029£14m
total awarded
- 5
Accent
1 contract wonlatest 4 Nov 2026£3m
total awarded
Olive Dining is the most likely incumbent based on recency and category match. To win, bidders typically need a clearly differentiated proposition or a price advantage.
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Key Dates
Published
28 October 2026
Submission deadline
4 December 2026
Notice type
tender
Source
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