Estimated Value
Up to £2,768,000
Deadline
21 October 2026
10 days remaining
Published
15 September 2026
Type
Not specified
Overview
Educo on behalf of the Trust will manage a 2-stage process through the mytenders portal that links to the Find a Tender Central Digital Platform. 2.1 EXPRESSION OF INTEREST The 1st Stage of this tender is to assess the most appropriate Contractors from their expression of interest applied and on information and responses provided and submitted on the mytenders portal as requested in this Selection Questionnaire. Please see Section 4.0 for requirements for submission. The highest scoring 4 - 5 bidders will be invited to progress to Stage 2 2.2 PROPOSAL AND FORM OF TENDER STAGE The 2nd Stage will comprise of: • Initial on-line Briefing session to outline key requirements, expand on completing forms of tender and answer any questions. • Site visits to the School(s). • Submission by Tenderers of their Forms of Tender outlining their financial proposal and responses to Technical Questions within the ITT that describe the operational support to the teams on site, and the Schools • Submissions will be evaluated with the highest scoring being shortlisted. • The shortlist of 3 Tenderers will be asked to present to representatives of the Schools and Educo.
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This is a two‑stage catering contract for schools managed by Educo on behalf of a Trust. Bidders first submit an expression of interest, then the shortlisted firms submit full tenders and present their proposals.
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Likely incumbents
Suppliers who won similar work from this buyer in the last 5 years.
- 1
Nourish
4 contracts wonlatest 24 Sept 2026ends 31 Dec 2030£8m
total awarded
- 2
Olive Dining
4 contracts wonlatest 29 Jun 2026ends 31 Aug 2030£9m
total awarded
- 3
CleanTEC
3 contracts wonlatest 21 Sept 2026ends 31 Dec 2029£15m
total awarded
- 4
Accent Catering
3 contracts wonlatest 25 Jun 2026ends 31 Jul 2029£6m
total awarded
- 5
Atlas FM Ltd
2 contracts wonlatest 14 Oct 2025ends 31 Dec 2028£2m
total awarded
Nourish 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
15 September 2026
Submission deadline
21 October 2026
Notice type
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