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title: "The Mead Educational Trust Catering Contract"
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# The Mead Educational Trust Catering Contract

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/the-mead-educational-trust-catering-contract-ocds-h6vhtk-0788e5). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** THE MEAD EDUCATIONAL TRUST: "The Mead Educational Trust Catering Contract". Published status: active. Published Value: £19,800,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 6 Nov 2026, 12:00 GMT. Published submission portal: bidiful-teamportal.app.

## Key Information
- **Status:** ACTIVE (open for submissions, 22 days left when this document was generated)
- **Buyer:** [THE MEAD EDUCATIONAL TRUST](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/the-mead-educational-trust-GB-COH-09079258)
- **Published Value:** £19,800,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 6 November 2026 at 12:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Competitive flexible procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** School catering services
- **Delivery Location:** UKF21
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Official Documents:** 3 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/the-mead-educational-trust-catering-contract-ocds-h6vhtk-0788e5#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-0788e5`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** not shown for these lots; the published data do not support one.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/the-mead-educational-trust-catering-contract-ocds-h6vhtk-0788e5#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [bidiful-teamportal.app](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fbidiful-teamportal.app%2Fp%2Faceadvice)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/the-mead-educational-trust-catering-contract-ocds-h6vhtk-0788e5#participate

## Description
The Trust is seeking to appoint a single contractor to manage and support the catering provision across 16 schools in and around Leicester.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 55524000
- **Delivery regions:** UKF
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £19,800,000

- **Contract Period:** 31/07/2027 to 31/07/2030
- **Renewal published:** yes
- **Options published:** yes

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F097647-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-10-15T15:37:10.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-16T01:30:40.024Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-0788e5