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# Edwards and Ward Ltd · UK Public Sector Contract Record

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/edwards-and-ward-ltd-coh-03714522). Official UK public procurement supplier dossier compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Supplier Summary:** Edwards and Ward Ltd is a Enterprise public sector supplier in the UK. Tracked in Tenderline with 34 published contract awards across official contracting authorities.

## Key Information
- **Supplier Name:** Edwards and Ward Ltd
- **Organisation Scale:** Enterprise
- **Companies House number:** `03714522`
- **Publisher identifier:** `GB-FTS-39598` (Find a Tender organisation id)
- **Total Published Awards:** 34
- **Primary Sector:** [Catering services](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/catering-services-55520000)
- **Company Status:** Active

- **Tenderline Record:** https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/edwards-and-ward-ltd-coh-03714522

## Bidding & Win Rate Record
- **Lots Won:** 0 won, 1 lost, 0 pending
- **Total Bid Activity:** 2 lots bid across 2 procurement procedures
- **Framework & DPS Appointments:** 1 panel appointments across 1 framework or DPS lots
- **Buyer Relationships:** Bid with 2 distinct contracting authorities (1 contested without win)

## Winning Pricing & Discount Benchmarks
- **Median Award Pricing:** 12% above published budget estimate (median of 8 comparable winning awards)

## Market Volume & Benchmarks
- **Attributable award value:** £25m (published values on awards made to this supplier alone, VAT excluded; not spend or turnover)
- **Typical attributable award:** £2.7m


## Buyer Geography
- **Regions of its buyers:** [South East England](https://tenderline.uk/regions/south-east), [West Midlands](https://tenderline.uk/regions/west-midlands), [North West England](https://tenderline.uk/regions/north-west), [East Midlands](https://tenderline.uk/regions/east-midlands)

## Top Public Sector Clients
1. **[Crescent Purchasing Consortium Limited](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/crescent-purchasing-consortium-limited-GB-PPON-PZPR-8554-XHNX):** 1 procedures (19 awards)
2. **[River Learning Trust](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/the-river-learning-trust-coh-07966500):** 1 procedures (2 awards)
3. **[ESPO](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/espo-GB-FTS-508):** 1 procedures (2 awards)
4. **[South Farnham Educational Trust (SFET)](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/south-farnham-educational-trust-sfet-coh-07652902):** 1 procedures
5. **[Vale Academy Trust](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/vale-academy-trust-coh-07674473):** 1 procedures

## Largest Contract Awards Won
Top public sector contracts awarded to this supplier:
1. **[South Farnham Educational Trust (SFET)](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/south-farnham-educational-trust-sfet-coh-07652902):** £4.8m · [Award of South Farnham Educational Trust Catering Services Contract](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/school-catering-services-for-south-farnham-educational-trust-primary-schools-ocds-h6vhtk-05e462) · Awarded: 30 Mar 2026
2. **[Vale Academy Trust](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/vale-academy-trust-coh-07674473):** £4.4m · [Catering Services](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/vale-academy-trust-catering-services-ocds-h6vhtk-02cb64)
3. **[Abbotswood Junior School](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/abbotswood-junior-school-urn-116482):** £3.4m · [Hampshire Schools Cluster 3 - Catering Services Tender](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/hampshire-schools-cluster-3-catering-services-tender-ocds-h6vhtk-042170)
4. **[River Learning Trust](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/the-river-learning-trust-coh-07966500):** £3.2m · [Catering Services](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/river-learning-trust-catering-services-ocds-h6vhtk-02904b)
5. **[Manor Multi Academy Trust](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/manor-multi-academy-trust-coh-09323792):** £3.0m · [Manor Multi Academy Trust Competition for Catering Services](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/manor-multi-academy-trust-competition-for-catering-services-ocds-h6vhtk-04a3c9)

## Contract Expiries & Upcoming Recompetes
- **Active Contracts Ending in 18 Months:** 1

## Competitive Supplier Intelligence
> **Full Win-Loss & Award Analysis:** Complete historical contract timelines, pricing movement benchmarks, buyer relationship networks, and competitor analysis are available on Tenderline:
> [View complete Edwards and Ward Ltd public contract history on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/edwards-and-ward-ltd-coh-03714522#contract-history)

## Provenance and Open Data
- **Data Source:** Official award notices published under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- **Canonical Profile:** https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/edwards-and-ward-ltd-coh-03714522
- **Full Catalogue Machine Access:** https://tenderline.uk/llms.txt