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Outsourced Catering Tender - Ivy Education Trust

services
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School catering services
South West (UKK4)
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Official notice
Published value
£5,000,000
Submission deadline 16 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST
Lots published1
Procurement Intelligence
Published evidence · v1
Suitable for SMEs
Prepared 7 Sept 2026, 16:22 BST
A pre-calculated analytical view of official UK procurement facts, competition benchmarks and decision timelines.
Bid readiness
Core facts published
Deadline: 16 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST
Submission route published
Scope structure
1lots
1 lot · 1 published item
1 published CPV family
Decision Velocity
~52 days
Typical sector award window after deadline
Sector median: 52 days
Contract lifecycle
Not published
No future linked contract end in retained records
No published extension signal
Sector Market Benchmark (CPV 55)
Based on 27 published procedures
Median Winning Discount
88.46%
Award reduction below published budget
Typical Bids Received
2 bidders
Median competitive participation in sector
Typical Evaluation Window
52 days
Median time between deadline and award
Top Contenders in this Sector (CPV 55)
Active commercial suppliers winning public contracts in this field
SupplierAwards won in sectorTotal awarded valueAvg. winning discount
Caterlink
13 contracts£37,050,361At ceiling / not disclosed
Innovate Services LtdCRN: 06420662
13 contracts£35,180,972At ceiling / not disclosed
Cater Link LimitedCRN: 03732298
8 contracts£105,532,058At ceiling / not disclosed
Aspens Services LtdCRN: 06561073
8 contracts£22,767,987At ceiling / not disclosed
Aspens Services LtdCRN: 06561073
7 contracts£64,751,845At ceiling / not disclosed
Harrison Catering Services Limited
7 contracts£28,833,735At ceiling / not disclosed
Olive Dining Ltd
7 contracts£15,734,000At ceiling / not disclosed
abm catering limitedCRN: 04168334
6 contracts£25,119,871At ceiling / not disclosed
Innovate Services Ltd
6 contracts£10,782,625At ceiling / not disclosed
Aramark LtdCRN: 00983951
6 contracts£7,918,100At ceiling / not disclosed
Evidence coverage
9/12 core inputs published
Standard procedure facts
Comparable published opportunities
Historic records ranked from matching published evidence. They are research comparables, not expected competitors or a price forecast.
Published procedurePublished valueMatching evidence
Severn Academies Educational Trust ~ Catering TenderSevern Academies Educational Trust · 11 Jun 2026, 10:49 BST
£5,799,600
same CPV family
similar value band
PP-10191 Success for All Educational Trust CateringSFAET LTD · 5 Jun 2026, 11:36 BST
£6,275,000
same CPV family
similar value band
Inclusive Schools Trust ~ Catering TenderInclusive Schools Trust · 9 Jul 2026, 14:39 BST
£2,875,000
same CPV family
similar value band
Penk Valley Academy Trust - Catering TenderPENK VALLEY ACADEMY TRUST · 13 May 2026, 17:01 BST
£2,100,000
same CPV family
similar value band
Central Learning Partnership Trust - Catering Services TenderCentral Learning Partnership Trust · 6 May 2026, 10:35 BST
£2,283,342
same CPV family
similar value band
Method: tender-intelligence-v1. Values and dates are retained OCDS facts; missing source data remains unknown.
Procurement Executive Summary
AI & Search Synopsis
Generated from official OCDS record
Tenderline Synopsis: Ivy Education Trust: "Outsourced Catering Tender - Ivy Education Trust". Published status: active. Published value: £5,000,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 16 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST. Published submission portal: uk.eu-supply.com.
Contracting AuthorityIvy Education TrustScope & CategoriesSERVICES (1 lot)Submission Window
38d 19h left
16 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST
Submission Gateway
EU-Supply Complete Tender Management
uk.eu-supply.com
Legal Basis & Regime2023/54 · Open procedure · Above thresholdEstimated Value (exc. VAT)£5,000,000
Bidder Intelligence · Authority Profile: Ivy Education Trust
Market Analytics
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Derived from OCDS awards & bid statistics
Published history for Ivy Education Trust. These figures describe retained records, not a forecast of bids or a measure of buyer bias.
Published-to-award variance
Not availableInsufficient comparable data
Requires at least 5 comparable procedures
Competition Density
Not availableNo published reports
Bid counts are not published for this buyer
Supplier ConcentrationNo estimate
Insufficient attributable awardsNo concentration estimate available
Payment Terms
Check noticePublished terms
Payment obligations depend on the applicable regime and contract. Consult the official documents.
Coverage: 0 active published awards; 0 bid reports (which may be per lot). Supplier values exclude multi-supplier awards, frameworks and DPS, and use GBP only. They are published award values, not payments. Published-to-award variance compares single-lot, single-award, single-supplier GBP procedures with explicitly non-framework/non-DPS status; increases remain in the average. Unpublished data stays unknown. Awarded suppliers are winners, not all bidders.
Procedure terms
Contracting AuthorityIvy Education Trust
Procedure methodOpen procedure
Procurement categoryservices
Statusactive
Framework / DPSNot published
CompetitionNot published
Above thresholdYes
Legal basisUKPGA · 2023/54
Tender period startsNot published
Clarification deadline16 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST
Electronic submissionallowed
Submission languagesen
Published7 Sept 2026, 13:28 BST
Last source update7 Sept 2026, 13:28 BST
Recurring procurementYes
ClassificationSchool catering services
Delivery area
South West (UKK4)
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-06f37e
How to participate
Open submission portal
Submission methodNot published
Electronic submissionallowed
Clarification deadline16 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST
Submission languagesen
Expression of interest deadlineNot published
E-Sourcing Portal
EU-Supply Complete Tender Management
Open portal
Submission instructions
https://uk.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=108651&TID100113710&B=
What is being bought
The Trust is seeking a Contractor to provide a high-quality outsourced catering service, whilst delivering value for money for the school, parents and pupils using the Services. The Contract will include all food and staff provision to support the delivery of the service requirement.
What changed
From the official release history
  1. Official notice release published
    7 Sept 2026, 13:28 BST
Lots and requirements (1)
Published by the contracting authority
  • Lot 1 · #LOT-0000
    Individual lot title not published
    active
    Options
    Renewal
    Published value£5,000,000
    The source published no individual title or description for this lot.
    Contract period1 Apr 2027, 01:00 BST — 31 Mar 2030, 23:59 BST
    Eligibility
    SME eligible
    Options / renewalFurther schools may be added that join the Trust · Two further 1 year extensions - (3+1+1)
Timeline
  1. Procedure published
    7 Sept 2026, 13:28 BST
  2. Submission deadline
    16 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST
Commercial outcome and competition
AwardsNo award published
ContractsNo contract published
Bid statisticsNo aggregate bid statistics published
Buyer and organisations in this procedure

Ivy Education Trust

Contracting authority GB-PPON-PTGV-4879-MXYD
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Documents (2)
Official links; attachments are not copied
Related procedures (0)
No data
No related procedures published
Planning and rationale
Planning budgetNot published
No-engagement rationaleThe justification is that the requirements are not complex, or niche, the Trust already understands what they want the service to deliver, and the market is known.
Procedure rationaleNot published