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Published 15 Sept 2026, 19:48 BST
Official UK Procurement Procedure

DMAT - Catering Tender — UK Public Procurement Procedure

Authority:Educo
services
Competitive flexible procedure
Above threshold
SME suitable
Sectors:
CPV 55
Published estimate
£2,768,000
≈ £921,825 / year
Submission deadline
21 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST
35d 12h leftTypical competition: 4 bids4-digit CPV 5552 · n=1,170 bid reports
Clarification Cut-Off
14 Oct 2026, 17:00 BST
Tender enquiry deadline · 1 lot
Contract duration
3 yrs (with extension options)
Starts 1 Apr 2027, 00:00 BST

What is being bought & procurement scope

Procurement Scope & Specification
Tenderline summary generated from the published notice
Executive Summary: Educo: "DMAT - Catering Tender". Published status: active. Published value: £2,768,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 21 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST. Published submission portal: www.mytenders.co.uk.

Official Requirement Description:

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.

Lots and requirements (1)

Procurement Structure
Published by the contracting authority
  • Lot 1 · #1
    Lot 1
    active
    Renewal
    Published value£2,768,000
    The source published no individual title or description for this lot.
    Contract period:
    1 Apr 2027 — 31 Mar 2030 (3 yrs)
    Eligibility:
    SME eligible
    Turnover benchmark:
    ~£1,843,650/yr
    Options / extension:
    completion of initial contract term of 3 years and successful attainment of the agreed kpi's

Published award criteria & contract terms

From this notice
Only criteria and terms published on this notice. Conditions of participation in the tender pack are not inferred.
Evaluation weighting
Quality: 200
Published as relative weights, not percentage points.
Published sub-criteria
  • Organisations Financial status20
  • Operational Questions80
  • Organisations Financial status20
  • Operational Questions80
Published terms
Contract duration3 yrs (with extension options)

Procedure terms & legal framework

Procedure methodCompetitive flexible procedureLegal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54
Procurement Act 2023
Procurement categoryservices
Notice statusOpen for tenderProcurement threshold
Above threshold
(FTS publication)
Regulatory regimeStandard commercial regime
Commercial structureStand-alone contract (No framework)Competition typeCompetitive procedureGPA WTO coveredUnspecified in notice
Recurring procurementNo (One-off requirement)First published15 Sept 2026, 19:48 BSTLast source update15 Sept 2026, 19:48 BST
Award evaluation windowSubmission end — 29 Jan 2027, 23:59 GMTClassification (CPV)School catering services
Delivery area
Official Registry OCIDocds-h6vhtk-06fa99

How to participate & submission route

Authorized E-Sourcing Portal
Supplier login required
Online submission allowed
Language: EN
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Access & Registration note: Free publication showcase; bidding happens on buyer portals
Expression of interest (EOI)Tender submission deadline
21 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST
Clarification deadline
14 Oct 2026, 17:00 BST
Submission channelOfficial e-sourcing portalElectronic submissionAllowedAccepted languagesen
Participation feeFree of charge (Open access)
Detailed Submission Instructions & Authority Contacts
From official release
Timeline
  1. Procedure published
    15 Sept 2026, 19:48 BST
  2. Clarification deadline
    14 Oct 2026, 17:00 BST
  3. Submission deadline
    21 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST

Commercial outcome and contract awards

Awards (0)No award published
Contracts (0)No contract published
Bid statisticsNo aggregate bid statistics published
Notice history
From official release and amendment events
  1. Official notice release published
    15 Sept 2026, 19:48 BST

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Educo

Contracting authority
GB-PPON-PPVP-3991-WRNY
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Official Documents & Specifications (4)

Official links; attachments are not copied
Procedure justification & pre-market engagement
Official Statement
Preliminary market engagement (PME) rationalethis will be stage one of a 2 stage process