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Ivy Learning Trust - Catering notice to award

Buyer: Educo →

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BuyerEduco
StatusAwarded
Deadline11 Dec 2025
Value£1,880,000
Published6 May 2026

What is being bought

2 stage tender process to provide term time catering services for primary schools within the Ivy Learning Trust

Lot details

Lot 1

No lot description published.

Statuscomplete

Comparable-procurement analytics

No usable CPV category has been published, so a comparable market set cannot yet be built.

Procurement strategy & market signals

Framework agreementNot published
Dynamic purchasing systemNot published
Competitive procurementNot published
Recurring requirementNot published
Procurement method rationaleNot published
Rationale classificationsNot published
Special regimeNot published
Covered byNot published
Submission policyNot published
Selection criteriaNot published
Risk detailsNot published

Planning & early market engagement

BudgetNot published
No-engagement rationaleNot published
Planning documents0
Planning milestones0

No planning milestones published.

Related procurements

No linked framework, prior procurement or reprocurement published.

Awards

Ivy Learning Trust - Catering

Statuspending
SupplierNourish
Value£6,164,610
Contract periodFrom 1 Aug 2026 to 31 Jul 2029

Documents & submission route

No documents are published in the current source record.

Source data inventory

Diagnostic view. “Not published” means this current release does not provide a value.

OCIDocds-h6vhtk-05aa9d
Latest release ID041310-2026
Latest release timestampWed May 06 2026 08:08:33 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Sourcefind-a-tender
Official notice URLhttps://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/071613-2025
Tender statuscomplete
Procurement methodopen
Procurement method detailsCompetitive flexible procedure
Main procurement categoryNot published
Above thresholdNot published
Legal basis2023/54
Tender period: startNot published
Tender period: endNot published
Expression of interest deadlineNot published
Enquiry deadlineNot published
Award period: startNot published
Award period: endNot published
Submission method detailsNot published
Submission languagesNot published
Electronic catalogue policyNot published
Total tender valueNot published
Tender lots in source1
Tender items in source0
Tender documents in source0
Awards in latest release1
Contracts in latest release0
Parties in latest release4

Notice history

DateEventReference
6 May 2026award, contract041310-2026
6 Nov 2025tender071613-2025
8 Oct 2025planning063316-2025

All source data

Unmodified official OCDS data retained by Tenderline for this procurement process.

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Complete JSON history (3 releases)
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8 Oct 2025 · 063316-2025 · planning
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          }
        ]
      }
    ],
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      "scheme": "UKPGA"
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    },
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    "mainProcurementCategory": "services"
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    {
      "id": "GB-PPON-PPVP-3991-WRNY",
      "name": "Educo",
      "roles": [
        "buyer"
      ],
      "address": {
        "region": "UKF21",
        "country": "GB",
        "locality": "Leicester",
        "postalCode": "LE1 7LT",
        "countryName": "United Kingdom",
        "streetAddress": "West Walk Building "
      },
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        "url": "http://www.educo.co.uk",
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          {
            "id": "publicUndertaking",
            "scheme": "UK_CA_TYPE",
            "description": "Public undertaking"
          }
        ]
      },
      "identifier": {
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        "scheme": "GB-PPON"
      },
      "contactPoint": {
        "email": "emma@educo.co.uk"
      }
    }
  ],
  "language": "en",
  "planning": {
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        "url": "https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/063316-2025",
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        "noticeType": "UK2",
        "description": "Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender",
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        "datePublished": "2025-10-08T13:57:53+01:00"
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      }
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  "initiationType": "tender"
}