Official UK procurement notice
Framework Agreement for Catering Services at Blackdown Education Partnership Schools
Authority: BLACKDOWN EDUCATION PARTNERSHIP (Education)·On behalf of: RED BOX CONSULTANCY SERVICES LIMITED
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionBlackdown Education Partnership are a Multi Academy Trust of 13 Schools based in Devon & Somerset. This tender will include six secondary schools, three of which deliver to Primary sites.
The schools currently have a mixture of contracted services (4 Secondaries) and externally supported in-house services (2 Secondaries).
The new contract will commence from Mon 12th April 2027, following the Easter break.
Key Dates: Market Engagement - Aug & Sept 2026
Red Box Data Gathering- Aug & Sept 2026
ITT release date- Est. Early October 2026
Contractor Site visits- November across several days, exact dates TBC
Bid Deadline- 5th Jan 2027
Shortlisting announced- 13th Jan 2027
Presentations- 21st Jan between 9.30 - 3.30 pm
Contract start date- Mon 12th April (after Easter break)
CPV: School catering services
How this framework works
From the published notice- Framework period
- 3 yrs · up to 5 yrs from 12 Apr 2027
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Lot 1PlannedRenewal
- Extensions
- Extension options published
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Planned procurement
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Framework agreement
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 23 Sept 2026, 18:17 BST
- Last source update
- 23 Sept 2026, 18:17 BST
- Latest notice
- Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-077907
How it was run
- Appointment period ends
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Timeline
3 published dates · Europe/London- Planning notice published3 days ago23 Sept 2026, 18:17 BST
- Market engagementin 8 days5 Oct 2026, 00:59 BST
Contractors are invited to register interest in this procurement through Red Box Tender Portal, where all communication, documents and bids will be managed. If you are not already registered with Red Box, please email [email protected] to request registration. We expect the ITT and supporting more…
documents to be released and site visit bookings to open from W/C 5th October. Site visits will be held in November, giving contractors the opportunity to see service and meet the client. You must book onto these visits via the Red Box Portal. The deadline for bids will be 3pm January 5th 2027, with shortlisting on the 13th January 2027 and presentations for the shortlisted bidders on the 21st January 2027. New contract start date will be 12th April 2027, for a 3 year initial term and 2 x 12 month optional extensions. - Contract startsin 197 days12 Apr 2027, 01:00 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Pipeline notice- Awards (0)
- No award published
- Contracts (0)
- No contract published
- Bid statistics
- No aggregate bid statistics published
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Preliminary market engagement notice published23 Sept 2026, 18:17 BSTUK2
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeOther public bodies
- RED BOX CONSULTANCY SERVICES LIMITEDProcess contact pointProcuring entityService review, market engagement, ITT writing, bid evaluation & scoring, hosting presentations
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender