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Published 12 Oct 2026, 09:26 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Catering Tender - Haringey Schools Apr27

Procurement agent: Educo·On behalf of: Haringey Schools (from the title)

3 lotsServicesOpen procedureAbove thresholdSME suitable
Published estimate£2,177,685envelope for 3 lots · £2,613,222 inc. VAT
Submission deadline 25 Nov 202612:00 GMT · 43d 7h left
Clarification cut-off 11 Nov 202617:00 GMT · questions to the authority
Contract term 3 yrsends 25 Mar 2030 · up to 25 Mar 2032 with extensions · starts 26 Mar 2027

What is being bought3 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

Educo Consultancy & Facilities Management are completing a single stage competitive tendering procedure for the catering services on behalf of Devonshire Hill Nursery and Primary School; Lea Valley Primary School and Tetherdown Primary School located in the London Borough of Haringey.

Educo and the schools are looking for a Contractor that is committed to delivering a consistent quality catering service throughout the term of the contract.

The requirements of the tender and responses to this process are provided within the documents uploaded to this notice.

  • No preliminary market engagement: although a single stage process, once this uk4 notice deadline is completed and all bidders have supplied the relevant documents as per the ITT, there is a further interview stage and evaluation prior to contract award

CPV: School catering services

Lots and requirements (3)Procurement structure

3 lots · all with a published value (£2,177,685 together) · same evaluation weights on every lot
Lot #1Devonshire Hill Primary SchoolRenewal 3 yrsSMEPublished value£615,600
term time catering services for pupil lunches
Contract period: 26 Mar 2027 — 25 Mar 2030 (up to 25 Mar 2032 with extensions) · up to 5 yrs with extensionsEligibility: SME eligibleDelivery: LondonTurnover guideline: ~£410,026/yr≈ 2× annual value
Value
£615,600 exc. VAT · £738,720 inc. VAT
Extensions
completion of initial 3 yr contract term with one year plus one year extension available
55524000 School catering services

Who is likely to bid for this lot ↓

Lot #2Lea Valley Primary SchoolRenewal 3 yrsSMEPublished value£784,890
term time provision of primary school meals
Contract period: 26 Mar 2027 — 25 Mar 2030 (up to 25 Mar 2032 with extensions) · up to 5 yrs with extensionsEligibility: SME eligibleDelivery: LondonTurnover guideline: ~£522,783/yr≈ 2× annual value
Value
£784,890 exc. VAT · £941,868 inc. VAT
Extensions
completion of initial 3 year contract term with one year plus one year option to extend
55524000 School catering services

Who is likely to bid for this lot ↓

Lot #3Tetherdown Primary SchoolRenewal 3 yrsSMEPublished value£777,195
term time provision of primary school lunches
Contract period: 26 Mar 2027 — 25 Mar 2030 (up to 25 Mar 2032 with extensions) · up to 5 yrs with extensionsEligibility: SME eligibleDelivery: LondonTurnover guideline: ~£517,657/yr≈ 2× annual value
Value
£777,195 exc. VAT · £932,634 inc. VAT
Extensions
completion of initial 3 year contract term with a plus one plus one year extensions
55524000 School catering services

Who is likely to bid for this lot ↓

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.

The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published — the tender pack may add more
How bids are scored · same split on all 3 lots
Quality: 100%
Published sub-criteria (3)
  • Organisations Financial status — 10%
  • Financial Proposal — 40%
  • Operational Response — 50%
Published award criteria (3)
  • Organisations Financial status — completion of Section 2.3 in the RFI
  • Financial Proposal — Completion of form of tender excel spreadsheet outlining the financial proposal for the schools
  • Operational Response — Response to Questions in Section 3.0 of the RFI to evidence operational relevance for the Schools

No conditions of participation were published on the notice; check the tender documents.

What this means for your bid
  • Turnover usually expected: about £410,026 – ~£522,783 per lot (twice each lot's annual value).

Turnover is an indicative market norm (≈2× annual value), not a published condition.

Competition analysis · published record, not a forecast of who will bid

How Educo runs Catering services (CPV 5552) tenders for its clients — and who usually turns up

Educo procures on behalf of other bodies; its record below covers every client it has tendered for, next to the published market for the same work. Frameworks and DPS are kept out: they attract a different number of bids. Whole-market view: Catering services (CPV 5552) →

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How the contest usually goes

Winner shares use published awards; bid and price charts use contested lots.

Question for the bid
This buyerEduco · all its clients
The marketCatering services (CPV 5552) · Greater London
What to do with it
How often do SMEs win?
i

How often small and medium firms win.

Share of awards where the winner’s size is known.

The counts under this question show how many awards have a known supplier size.

Last 36 months.

Buyer: 0 of 1 known-size awards · market: CPV 5552 · Greater London, n=54
0 of 120%

No small-firm winners recorded among this authority’s published awards in this sample.

How often do local suppliers win?
i

How often local firms win similar work.

Winners with a registered address in the delivery region, out of awards with a known address.

Here, local means registered in Greater London.

A local branch does not count if the registered address is elsewhere.

Last 36 months.

Buyer: 6 of 31 known-location awards · market: CPV 5552 · Greater London, n=108
19%31%

Most of this buyer’s recorded winners are registered outside Greater London.

How long to a decision?
i

How long buyers here take to decide after bids close.

Middle value in days from the deadline to the first award notice, on competitions that published both dates.

Only decided tenders count, so slow ones still waiting are not in.

Last 36 months.

Buyer: 10 decided notices · market: CPV 5552 · Greater London, n=45
91 days92 days

Half of these awards were announced within 91 days of the bid deadline.

How often single-bid or direct?
i

How often work is awarded with no recorded rival.

Direct awards and tenders where every published lot count shows one bid.

The market share is a minimum: some awards have no bid count.

Thin markets produce this too; it is not proof of a tailored specification.

Last 36 months.

Buyer: 10 procurements with awards; rival share unknown · market: CPV 5552 · Greater London, n=88
—14%

Awards are recorded, but published direct routes and bid counts do not establish this buyer’s share.

How many bids did past lots attract?

i

How many bids past lots received.

Each colour is a bid-count range. Only competed lots with a published count are included.

Past bids do not predict this tender.

Last 36 months.

This buyer31 lots with bid counts · broad CPV 55
0% had one bid
The market105 lots with bid counts · CPV 5552 · Greater London
9% had one bid
Buyer / market · select a colour for counts
1 bid0% / 9%
Buyer: 0 of 31 lots with published bid counts. Market: 9 of 105 lots with published bid counts.
2–368% / 43%
Buyer: 21 of 31 lots with published bid counts. Market: 45 of 105 lots with published bid counts.
4–632% / 45%
Buyer: 10 of 31 lots with published bid counts. Market: 47 of 105 lots with published bid counts.
7+0% / 4%
Buyer: 0 of 31 lots with published bid counts. Market: 4 of 105 lots with published bid counts.

How did awards compare with estimates?

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Where winning prices landed against estimates.

Each colour shows awards below, close to or above the published estimate, one lot at a time.

Past prices are a guide, not a bid price.

Last 36 months.

This buyer19 lots with estimate and award · broad CPV 55
16% below estimate
The market70 lots with estimate and award · CPV 5552 · Greater London
20% below estimate
Buyer / market · select a colour for counts
Below estimate16% / 20%
Buyer: 3 of 19 lots with an estimate and award. Market: 14 of 70 lots with an estimate and award.
Within ±2%0% / 23%
Buyer: 0 of 19 lots with an estimate and award. Market: 16 of 70 lots with an estimate and award.
Above estimate84% / 57%
Buyer: 16 of 19 lots with an estimate and award. Market: 40 of 70 lots with an estimate and award.
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Assess each lot
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What past awards tell you about each lot.

See the forecast, this buyer’s earlier suppliers and firms with relevant wins.

No supplier is confirmed as a bidder.

Open a lot for its forecast, this buyer’s previous supplier and possible competitors — from published award history, not a bid list

Lot #1Devonshire Hill Primary SchoolCPV 5552400036 monthsSME suitablePublished estimate£616k
Expected competition
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How many bids this lot may attract.

The forecast uses similar past competitions. The bar shows either that forecast or past bid counts; the line below says which.

Each lot shows its own forecast based on its own category; forecasts for different lots of the same notice are not comparative.

A forecast, not a list of bidders.

3expected bids2% single-bid risk
forecast from 141 past contests
Forecast chances for this lot
1 bid2%
Chance this lot gets 1 bid: 2%. This is a forecast.
2–345%
Chance this lot gets 2–3: 45%. This is a forecast.
4–653%
Chance this lot gets 4–6: 53%. This is a forecast.
7+1%
Chance this lot gets 7+: 1%. This is a forecast.
Commercial price forecast
i

Where the winning price may land.

The forecast uses similar awards and the buyer’s estimate. The band covers the middle half of likely prices.

Based on 68 comparable awards. Each lot reflects its own category; forecasts for different lots of the same notice are not comparative.

A guide, not a price to bid.

£652k+6% over estimate
68 comparable awards
Forecast compared with the buyer’s estimate
Middle 50%£616k–£699k
Half of likely prices fall between £615,600 and £698,940.
Estimate£616k
The buyer published an estimate of £615,600 for this lot.
A 25% chance the award lands exactly on the estimate.

Who has supplied this buyer on similar work?
i

Who has done similar work for this buyer.

Past contracts are matched by buyer, title and type of work.

A past supplier may not bid again.

SupplierThis buyer’s earlier contractLotAward valueMatch
MIQUILL CATERING LIMITED (06886456)Live contractBristol Schools Catering Tender Awardruns to Dec 2028—£711k58% match

Who could compete for this lot?
i

Who could compete for this lot?

Firms with relevant past wins. On a framework, we show firms on that agreement.

None is confirmed as a bidder.

SupplierWon in this categoryLive contractsAward vs estimate
Buyer regular23 wins in Greater London7 panel places
£48m48 awards in 36m · last 3 months ago9 live · £19m
i

Public contracts this supplier still holds.

Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book.

Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity.

8% above n=39
9 wins in Greater London2 panel places
£441m50 awards in 36m · last 1 months ago25 live · £345m
i

Public contracts this supplier still holds.

Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book.

Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity.

at estimate n=34
7 wins in Greater London7 panel places
£201m67 awards in 36m · last this month36 live · £125m
i

Public contracts this supplier still holds.

Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book.

Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity.

at estimate n=61
5 wins in Greater London3 panel places
£162m42 awards in 36m · last 2 months ago20 live · £74m
i

Public contracts this supplier still holds.

Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book.

Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity.

at estimate n=33
3 wins in Greater London2 panel places
£47m16 awards in 36m · last 2 months ago6 live · £27m
i

Public contracts this supplier still holds.

Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book.

Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity.

36% above n=15
Lot #2Lea Valley Primary SchoolCPV 5552400036 monthsSME suitablePublished estimate£785k
Expected competition
i

How many bids this lot may attract.

The forecast uses similar past competitions. The bar shows either that forecast or past bid counts; the line below says which.

Each lot shows its own forecast based on its own category; forecasts for different lots of the same notice are not comparative.

A forecast, not a list of bidders.

3expected bids2% single-bid risk
forecast from 141 past contests
Forecast chances for this lot
1 bid2%
Chance this lot gets 1 bid: 2%. This is a forecast.
2–345%
Chance this lot gets 2–3: 45%. This is a forecast.
4–653%
Chance this lot gets 4–6: 53%. This is a forecast.
7+1%
Chance this lot gets 7+: 1%. This is a forecast.
Commercial price forecast
i

Where the winning price may land.

The forecast uses similar awards and the buyer’s estimate. The band covers the middle half of likely prices.

Based on 68 comparable awards. Each lot reflects its own category; forecasts for different lots of the same notice are not comparative.

A guide, not a price to bid.

£833k+6% over estimate
68 comparable awards
Forecast compared with the buyer’s estimate
Middle 50%£785k–£886k
Half of likely prices fall between £784,890 and £885,739.
Estimate£785k
The buyer published an estimate of £784,890 for this lot.
A 25% chance the award lands exactly on the estimate.

Who has supplied this buyer on similar work?
i

Who has done similar work for this buyer.

Past contracts are matched by buyer, title and type of work.

A past supplier may not bid again.

SupplierThis buyer’s earlier contractLotAward valueMatch
MIQUILL CATERING LIMITED (06886456)Live contractBristol Schools Catering Tender Awardruns to Dec 2028—£711k58% match

Who could compete for this lot?
i

Who could compete for this lot?

Firms with relevant past wins. On a framework, we show firms on that agreement.

None is confirmed as a bidder.

SupplierWon in this categoryLive contractsAward vs estimate
Buyer regular23 wins in Greater London7 panel places
£48m48 awards in 36m · last 3 months ago9 live · £19m
i

Public contracts this supplier still holds.

Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book.

Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity.

8% above n=39
9 wins in Greater London2 panel places
£441m50 awards in 36m · last 1 months ago25 live · £345m
i

Public contracts this supplier still holds.

Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book.

Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity.

at estimate n=34
7 wins in Greater London7 panel places
£201m67 awards in 36m · last this month36 live · £125m
i

Public contracts this supplier still holds.

Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book.

Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity.

at estimate n=61
5 wins in Greater London3 panel places
£162m42 awards in 36m · last 2 months ago20 live · £74m
i

Public contracts this supplier still holds.

Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book.

Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity.

at estimate n=33
6 wins in Greater London3 panel places
£34m18 awards in 36m · last 3 months ago2 live · £2.9m
i

Public contracts this supplier still holds.

Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book.

Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity.

13% above n=7
Lot #3Tetherdown Primary SchoolCPV 5552400036 monthsSME suitablePublished estimate£777k
Expected competition
i

How many bids this lot may attract.

The forecast uses similar past competitions. The bar shows either that forecast or past bid counts; the line below says which.

Each lot shows its own forecast based on its own category; forecasts for different lots of the same notice are not comparative.

A forecast, not a list of bidders.

3expected bids2% single-bid risk
forecast from 141 past contests
Forecast chances for this lot
1 bid2%
Chance this lot gets 1 bid: 2%. This is a forecast.
2–345%
Chance this lot gets 2–3: 45%. This is a forecast.
4–653%
Chance this lot gets 4–6: 53%. This is a forecast.
7+1%
Chance this lot gets 7+: 1%. This is a forecast.
Commercial price forecast
i

Where the winning price may land.

The forecast uses similar awards and the buyer’s estimate. The band covers the middle half of likely prices.

Based on 68 comparable awards. Each lot reflects its own category; forecasts for different lots of the same notice are not comparative.

A guide, not a price to bid.

£824k+6% over estimate
68 comparable awards
Forecast compared with the buyer’s estimate
Middle 50%£777k–£877k
Half of likely prices fall between £777,195 and £877,154.
Estimate£777k
The buyer published an estimate of £777,195 for this lot.
A 25% chance the award lands exactly on the estimate.

Who has supplied this buyer on similar work?
i

Who has done similar work for this buyer.

Past contracts are matched by buyer, title and type of work.

A past supplier may not bid again.

SupplierThis buyer’s earlier contractLotAward valueMatch
MIQUILL CATERING LIMITED (06886456)Live contractBristol Schools Catering Tender Awardruns to Dec 2028—£711k58% match

Who could compete for this lot?
i

Who could compete for this lot?

Firms with relevant past wins. On a framework, we show firms on that agreement.

None is confirmed as a bidder.

SupplierWon in this categoryLive contractsAward vs estimate
Buyer regular23 wins in Greater London7 panel places
£48m48 awards in 36m · last 3 months ago9 live · £19m
i

Public contracts this supplier still holds.

Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book.

Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity.

8% above n=39
9 wins in Greater London2 panel places
£441m50 awards in 36m · last 1 months ago25 live · £345m
i

Public contracts this supplier still holds.

Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book.

Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity.

at estimate n=34
7 wins in Greater London7 panel places
£201m67 awards in 36m · last this month36 live · £125m
i

Public contracts this supplier still holds.

Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book.

Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity.

at estimate n=61
3 wins in Greater London2 panel places
£47m16 awards in 36m · last 2 months ago6 live · £27m
i

Public contracts this supplier still holds.

Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book.

Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity.

36% above n=15
6 wins in Greater London3 panel places
£34m18 awards in 36m · last 3 months ago2 live · £2.9m
i

Public contracts this supplier still holds.

Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book.

Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity.

13% above n=7
Coverage and what to read with care
  • Each figure explains itself. The on a figure says what it is, how it is counted and which scope this notice’s own record came from (class, division, all categories, or the authority’s 24-month row). The two sides are never blended. A lot’s own market is read at its delivery region where the lot names one; where it names several, or none that can be resolved, the chart falls back to the UK-wide record for the same category and says so under the bar. An empty cell means the source published nothing usable. Long form: Methodology.
  • When we call out a difference. A buyer figure is only flagged against the market when the sample is large enough that the gap is unlikely to be chance; at most two callouts appear, always phrased as a comparison with both numbers and the sample size.
  • Coverage (re-measured 5 Oct on the live record, 94,497 awarded procedures of the last three years). 51 % publish a bid count and 72 % a delivery region, so the market column reads the authority’s registered region when the notice names none, labelled. Of the 17,687 award-vs-estimate pairs, 34 % sit exactly on the estimate — the buyer published the award at the figure it advertised. n is on every figure; a thin sample is muted, never hidden, and a distribution is not drawn as percentages below ten observations.
  • “Match”, text similarity, the expected-bid figure and the distribution drawn beneath it are model outputs, not published facts or win probabilities. Find a Tender does not publish who is bidding. Never shown: contact details, payment behaviour, or a recommended price.

What this replaces
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Who has done similar work for this buyer.

Past contracts are matched by buyer, title and type of work.

50% title match.

A past supplier may not bid again.

The prior contract this notice most likely re-tenders · matched by title and category (50% title match) — the holder is not guaranteed to re-bid

Bristol Schools Catering Tender Award — held by MIQUILL CATERING LIMITED (06886456) and MIQUILL CATERING LIMITED (06886456); the published contract ends 31 Dec 2028.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Open for tender
Procurement threshold
Above threshold (FTS publication)
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
12 Oct 2026, 09:26 BST
Last source update
12 Oct 2026, 09:26 BST
Award evaluation window
Submission end — 29 Jan 2027
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-095912
Latest notice
Tender notice (UK4)
Classification (CPV)
School catering services
Delivery area
London (UKI43)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-07854a Find a Tender

How to participate & submission route

Official notice Submit via mytenders
Submission portal named on this notice: mytenders · Who buys & how to bid on myTenders
Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowedLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free publication showcase; bidding happens on buyer portals
Requests to participate (first stage)
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Tender submission deadline
25 Nov 2026, 12:00 GMT
Clarification deadline
11 Nov 2026, 17:00 GMT
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

5 published dates · Europe/London
  1. Tender notice published1 day ago
    12 Oct 2026, 09:26 BST
  2. Clarification questions byin 30 days
    11 Nov 2026, 17:00 GMT
  3. Submission deadlinein 43 days
    25 Nov 2026, 12:00 GMT
  4. Award decision expected byin 109 days
    29 Jan 2027, 23:59 GMT
  5. Contract startsin 164 days
    26 Mar 2027

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Nothing awarded yet
Awards (0)
No award published
Contracts (0)
No contract published
Bid statistics
No aggregate bid statistics published

Notice history

2 events · 1 release on Find a Tender · since 12 Oct 2026
  1. Tender notice published
    12 Oct 2026, 09:26 BSTUK4
  2. First tender notice published
    12 Oct 2026, 09:26 BST

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

Educo

Procurement agentPublic undertaking GB-PPON: PPVP-3991-WRNY West Walk Building , Leicester, East Midlands, LE1 7LTContact email

Clients of the procurement agent

  • Haringey SchoolsBeneficiary authoritynamed in the title

Official documents & specifications (12)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

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Notices published for this procedure

  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender