Virano Managed Service Catering Framework award: GOOSEMOOR EDUCATERING LIMITED

Tender information last checkedLast checked 14 Oct 2026, 17:56.

Opportunity overview

Virano Frameworks Ltd was seeking to establish a single supplier framework agreement for the provision of managed catering services, primarily for education settings and other eligible contracting authorities. The framework is intended to support schools, academies, multi-academy trusts, colleges, universities and other educational bodies with the delivery of compliant, high-quality and value-for-money managed catering services. The framework will cover managed school catering and school meal services, including primary meal provision, secondary retail catering provision and mixed primary/secondary estate arrangements. Services may include menu development, food and ingredient supply, mobilisation, operational management support, compliance support, training, reporting, performance monitoring, contract management and continuous improvement under a managed service model. The framework will be awarded to one supplier only. Future call-off contracts may be awarded to the appointed supplier in accordance with the framework agreement and call-off methodology set out in the procurement documents. Appointment to the framework does not guarantee any minimum level of work, value, volume or exclusivity. Call-off contracts must remain within the scope of the framework, specification, pricing methodology and framework terms. The call-off process will be used to confirm customer-specific requirements, apply the approved pricing methodology, agree mobilisation and service-specific details and complete the relevant call-off contract.

Awarded to

Amounts belong to published awards or contracts. Where several suppliers share one value, it is labelled as shared and is not a supplier-specific allocation.

Goosemoor Educatering Ltd

Matched by exact name

Published award value: £20m
Awarded: 13 Oct 2026
Award ID: 1
Status: pending
Identifier: GB-PPON PRCT-2283-LQJT
Location: Exeter, UKK43, EX3 0QH, United Kingdom

Classification

No classification was supplied.

Lots

Lot LOT-0000Value not stated

Documents and notices

Contract award notice on Find a TenderOpen source ↗

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id: LAP01.46
Status: complete
Procurement Method: open
Procurement Method Details: Open procedure

Legal basis

Id: 2023/54
Scheme: UKPGA
Uri: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents ↗

Special regime

lightTouch

Techniques

Has Framework Agreement: Yes

Lots and requirements

Entry 1

Id: LOT-0000
Status: complete

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1

Name: PHP Law LLP
Id: GB-PPON-PPRM-9434-VNYQ
Role Details: Procurement Consultant

Identifier

Scheme: GB-PPON
Id: PPRM-9434-VNYQ

Address

Street Address: Unit 3 The Brutus Centre Station Road Totnes
Locality: Totnes
Postal Code: TQ9 5RW
Country: GB
Country Name: United Kingdom
Region: UKK43

Contact

Name: Josie Medforth
Email: josie.medforth@phplaw.co.uk
Telephone: +44 01234567890

Roles

procuringEntity

processContactPoint

Organisation 2

Name: Virano Frameworks Ltd
Id: GB-PPON-PZBQ-5877-QZDY

Identifier

Scheme: GB-PPON
Id: PZBQ-5877-QZDY

Address

Street Address: Zealley House, Suite 4 Greenhill Way, Kingsteignton.
Locality: Newton Abbot
Postal Code: TQ12 3SB
Country: GB
Country Name: United Kingdom
Region: UKK43

Contact

Name: Emma Clark
Email: eclark@lapsw.org

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1

Scheme: UK_CA_TYPE
Id: publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment
Description: Public authority - sub-central government

Organisation 3

Name: ABM Catering Ltd
Id: GB-PPON-PCWG-9172-RVDV

Identifier

Scheme: GB-PPON
Id: PCWG-9172-RVDV

Address

Street Address: Eagle Court, 63-67 Saltisford
Locality: Warwick
Postal Code: CV34 4AF
Country: GB
Country Name: United Kingdom
Region: UKG13

Roles

tenderer

Details

Scale: large
Vcse: No

Organisation 4

Name: Goosemoor Educatering Ltd
Id: GB-PPON-PRCT-2283-LQJT

Identifier

Scheme: GB-PPON
Id: PRCT-2283-LQJT

Address

Street Address: Marsh Barton Farm, Dart Business Park
Locality: Exeter
Postal Code: EX3 0QH
Country: GB
Country Name: United Kingdom
Region: UKK43

Contact

Email: jamie@goosemoor.uk

Roles

supplier

tenderer

Details

Scale: sme
Vcse: No
Public Service Mission Organization: No
Sheltered Workshop: No

Organisation 5

Name: MiQuill Catering
Id: GB-PPON-PJPT-7655-VPNG

Identifier

Scheme: GB-PPON
Id: PJPT-7655-VPNG

Address

Street Address: 51 High Street, Sandbach,
Locality: Cheshire
Postal Code: CW11 1AL
Country: GB
Country Name: United Kingdom
Region: UKD62

Roles

tenderer

Details

Scale: sme
Vcse: No

Award information

Award 1

Id: 1
Title: Virano Managed Service Catering Framework
Status: pending
Date: 13 Oct 2026, 01:00
Main Procurement Category: services
Above Threshold: Yes
Has Options: Yes
Assessment Summaries Date Sent: 14 Oct 2026, 01:00

Items

Item 1

Id: LOT-0000
Related Lot: LOT-0000

Additional Classifications

Entry 1

Scheme: CPV
Id: 55524000
Description: School catering services

Delivery locations

Entry 1

Region: UK
Country: GB
Country Name: United Kingdom

Value

Including VAT: 24,000,000
Amount: 20,000,000
Currency: GBP

Additional Procurement Categories

goods

Suppliers

Supplier 1

Id: GB-PPON-PRCT-2283-LQJT
Name: Goosemoor Educatering Ltd

Standstill Period

Ends: 26 Oct 2026, 23:59

Contract period

Starts: 2 Nov 2026, 00:00
Ends: 1 Nov 2030, 23:59

Options

Description: The Framework associated Call-Off Contracts may be extended in accordance with their terms. Call-Off Contracts may include additional schools, sites and service locations and may be varied to reflect changes in service requirements, meal volumes, pupil numbers and operational arrangements, provided such changes remain within the scope of the Framework. The Framework may also include optional managed catering support services as described in the procurement documents.

Related lots

LOT-0000

Documents

Entry 1

Id: 097183-2026
Document Type: awardNotice
Notice Type: UK6
Description: Contract award notice on Find a Tender
Url: https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/097183-2026 ↗
Published: 14 Oct 2026, 16:20
Format: text/html

Milestones

Entry 1

Id: 1
Type: futureSignatureDate
Due: 2 Nov 2026, 23:59
Status: scheduled

Recorded locations

Buyer location · Newton Abbot · UKK43 · TQ12 3SB · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

3 published notice versions reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

3 VERSIONS

077788-2026Tender notice on Find a Tender · 14 Aug 2026, 15:28
088968-2026Tender notice on Find a Tender · 21 Sept 2026, 09:53
097183-2026Contract award notice on Find a Tender · 14 Oct 2026, 16:20

PROCURAAXIS AWARD ANALYSIS

Award outcome intelligence

Evidence-bound analysis of the published award appears below the official tender and award information.

ANALYSIS PREVIEW

Award intelligence at a glance

Virano Frameworks Ltd has announced a pending award of its single-supplier managed catering framework to GOOSEMOOR EDUCATERING LIMITED. The framework is intended for education-sector catering services and may be used by eligible authorities through future call-offs; it does not guarantee work or volume.

Published outcome signals

Notice typeContract award notice on Find a TenderEvidence: Award document 097183-2026 is described as a Contract award notice on Find a Tender.
Award statusPendingEvidence: Award 1 has status "pending".
Framework statusFramework agreement established in the procurement record; award remains pendingEvidence: Tender status is complete and hasFrameworkAgreement is true, while Award 1 is pending.

95% approved-analysis confidence1 supplier record analysed5 source limitations

SOURCE AND FRESHNESS

Traceable procurement data

Source: Find a Tender
Notice reference: 097183-2026
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06e4e2
First published: 21 Sept 2026
Last checked: 14 Oct 2026, 17:56
Notice versions reviewed: 3

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HOW THIS WAS PREPARED

Approved, evidence-bound analysis

ProcuraAxis structures information found in published procurement records, checks the result for consistency and publishes only approved analysis. Confidence describes the completeness and consistency of the available source information; it is not a guarantee of eligibility or contract award.

Analysis status: Approved for publication
Analysed: 14 Oct 2026

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AWARD OUTCOME

What happened

Published outcome

One framework award is recorded for GOOSEMOOR EDUCATERING LIMITED, covering LOT-0000. The award remains pending, with standstill ending 26 October 2026 and a future signature date scheduled for 2 November 2026.

Market significance

The notice describes a UK-wide, single-supplier education catering framework with a stated award value of £20 million excluding VAT (£24 million gross). Actual demand depends on future call-offs.

AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS

1 supplier record analysed

GOOSEMOOR EDUCATERING LIMITED

99% confidence

Award 1 · Lots LOT-0000 · £20,000,000 excluding VAT; £24,000,000 gross GBP · Pending award

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Award 1 names Goosemoor Educatering Ltd as supplier and reports amount £20,000,000 and amountGross £24,000,000. Verified supplier identity is GOOSEMOOR EDUCATERING LIMITED (company number 13870171).

LIFECYCLE

Award or contract stage

Notice type

99% confidence

Contract award notice on Find a Tender

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Award document 097183-2026 is described as a Contract award notice on Find a Tender.

Award status

99% confidence

Pending

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Award 1 has status "pending".

Framework status

90% confidence

Framework agreement established in the procurement record; award remains pending

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Tender status is complete and hasFrameworkAgreement is true, while Award 1 is pending.

Signature status

99% confidence

Not confirmed; future signature is scheduled

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Milestone type futureSignatureDate is scheduled for 2 November 2026.

VALUES

Published values explained

Award value excluding VAT

99% confidence

£20,000,000

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Award 1 value.amount is 20000000 GBP.

Award value including VAT

99% confidence

£24,000,000

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Award 1 value.amountGross is 24000000 GBP.

Value allocation

94% confidence

Shared framework award value allocated to the sole named supplier; no call-off value is guaranteed

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The framework is single-supplier and the description states that appointment does not guarantee minimum work, value or volume.

TIMELINE

Procurement timeline

Initial tender notice published

99% confidence

14 August 2026

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Release history records tender notice 077788-2026 on 2026-08-14.

Tender update published

99% confidence

21 September 2026

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Release history records tender update 088968-2026 on 2026-09-21.

Award decision date

99% confidence

13 October 2026

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Award 1 date is 2026-10-13.

Assessment summaries sent

99% confidence

14 October 2026

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Award 1 assessmentSummariesDateSent is 2026-10-14.

Award notice published

99% confidence

14 October 2026

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Award notice document 097183-2026 was published on 2026-10-14.

Standstill end

99% confidence

26 October 2026, 23:59:59

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Award 1 standstillPeriod.endDate is 2026-10-26T23:59:59Z.

Planned framework period

95% confidence

2 November 2026 to 1 November 2030

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Award 1 contractPeriod specifies these dates; the future signature milestone is scheduled for 2 November 2026.

SCOPE

What was awarded

Framework scope

98% confidence

Managed catering services for education settings and other eligible contracting authorities

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The procurement description states the framework is primarily for schools, academies, trusts, colleges, universities and other educational bodies.

Service coverage

97% confidence

School meals, secondary retail catering and mixed primary/secondary estates, with associated managed-service support

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The description lists meal provision, retail catering, menu development, supply, mobilisation, compliance, training, reporting, performance monitoring and contract management.

Lot structure

99% confidence

One lot: LOT-0000

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The tender and award each reference LOT-0000; no published lot title or separate lot description is supplied.

Geographic coverage

95% confidence

United Kingdom

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The awarded item gives delivery region UK.

PROCEDURE

Procedure and competition

Procedure

99% confidence

Open procedure

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Tender procurementMethodDetails is "Open procedure".

Regime

99% confidence

Light touch

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Tender specialRegime includes lightTouch.

Competition information

90% confidence

Three tenderers are named in the published party data; bid count and evaluation results are not published

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ABM Catering Ltd, Goosemoor Educatering Ltd and MiQuill Catering are listed as tenderers. No bid totals, scores or ranking are supplied.

Award model

99% confidence

Single-supplier framework

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The description says the framework will be awarded to one supplier only.

CONTRACT TERMS

Published contract terms

Framework period

95% confidence

Planned 4-year period from 2 November 2026 to 1 November 2030

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Award 1 contractPeriod provides these dates.

Call-off mechanism

97% confidence

Future customer-specific call-offs under the framework methodology

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The description says call-offs may be awarded to the appointed supplier and will confirm customer requirements, pricing, mobilisation and service details.

Options and changes

94% confidence

Options are recorded; call-offs may be extended under their terms and may accommodate additional sites or scoped service changes

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Award 1 hasOptions is true and its options description sets out these possibilities.

Exclusivity and minimum commitment

99% confidence

No guaranteed minimum work, value, volume or exclusivity

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The procurement description explicitly states that appointment does not guarantee these matters.

COMMERCIAL VIEW

Commercial observations

Route to market

98% confidence

Single appointed supplier for subsequent framework call-offs

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The description states that one supplier will be appointed and that future call-offs may be awarded to that supplier.

Demand uncertainty

99% confidence

Framework appointment does not itself establish spend

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No minimum work, value or volume is guaranteed under the framework.

Commercial scope flexibility

96% confidence

Customer-specific mobilisation, pricing application and service details are intended to be agreed at call-off

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The description specifies these call-off activities.

ANALYSIS QUALITY

95%overall confidence

Confidence reflects the completeness and consistency of the published award data.

Reference: ocds-h6vhtk-06e4e2
Analysed: 14 Oct 2026

APPROVED AWARD ANALYSIS

BUYER CONTEXT

Buyer context

Buyer

99% confidence

Virano Frameworks Ltd

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Virano Frameworks Ltd is identified as buyer in the party data and process record.

Buyer classification

99% confidence

Public authority – sub-central government

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Buyer party details classify the organisation as publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment.

Procurement support

98% confidence

PHP Law LLP is listed as procurement consultant

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PHP Law LLP is listed as procuring entity/process contact point with roleDetails "Procurement Consultant".

SUPPLIER CONTEXT

Supplier context

Verified legal supplier

99% confidence

GOOSEMOOR EDUCATERING LIMITED

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Supplier verification identifies verified company name GOOSEMOOR EDUCATERING LIMITED, company number 13870171, through exact-name matching.

Published trading/source name

99% confidence

Goosemoor Educatering Ltd

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The supplier party and award supplier record use Goosemoor Educatering Ltd.

Supplier size

98% confidence

SME

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Supplier party details classify Goosemoor Educatering Ltd as sme.

Company status

98% confidence

Active

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Supplier verification reports verifiedCompanyStatus as Active.

RENEWAL OUTLOOK

Renewal outlook

Estimated framework end point

95% confidence

1 November 2030

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Award 1 contractPeriod endDate is 2030-11-01T23:59:59Z.

Renewal outlook

90% confidence

An estimated re-procurement point cannot be confirmed; call-off extensions may occur under their own terms

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The notice records no framework extension term, while its options description permits call-off extensions in accordance with call-off terms.

DATA QUALITY

Gaps and source limitations

Pending award and unsigned status

99% confidence

The award is pending and should not be treated as a signed, active or started contract

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Award 1 status is pending and the signature date is a future scheduled milestone.

Value basis

99% confidence

The notice reports £20 million excluding VAT and £24 million gross; no pricing breakdown or call-off allocation is supplied

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Award value includes amount 20000000 and amountGross 24000000 GBP.

Published scope detail

99% confidence

LOT-0000 has no published title or separate description

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Lot record title and description are null.

Evaluation transparency

99% confidence

Information not supplied in the published notice: evaluation scores, award rationale, bid values and final bid count

View supporting evidence

No such fields are included in the supplied award or tender data.

SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS

Information not supplied in the published notice

The award remains pending; the supplied record does not evidence a signed contract or service commencement.
Information not supplied in the published notice: final bid count, evaluation methodology outcomes, scores, award rationale, pricing schedule and call-off commitments.
No separate title, description or value is published for LOT-0000.
The stated framework value is not evidence of committed spend because the notice expressly provides no minimum work, value or volume.
No explicit framework extension or renewal term is published; only call-off extensions under their own terms are mentioned.

MARKET THEMES

Relevant award themes

COMMON QUESTIONS

About this award

Who was named for the Virano Managed Service Catering Framework?

GOOSEMOOR EDUCATERING LIMITED is the verified legal supplier named for the pending award.

Is the framework contract signed?

No signed contract is confirmed in the supplied data. The award is pending and a future signature date is scheduled for 2 November 2026.

What is the stated framework value?

The award reports £20 million excluding VAT and £24 million gross. The notice does not guarantee framework spend or individual call-off value.

ProcuraAxis award analysis supplements, but does not replace, the official award notice, contract data or procurement documents. “Awarded” does not by itself prove that a contract has been signed.

Virano Managed Service Catering Framework

Opportunity overview

Awarded to

Goosemoor Educatering Ltd

Classification

Lots

Documents and notices

Published notice details

Scope, procedure and submissions

Legal basis

Special regime

Techniques

Lots and requirements

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Identifier

Address

Contact

Roles

Identifier

Address

Contact

Roles

Details

Classifications

Identifier

Address

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Identifier

Address

Contact

Roles

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Identifier

Address

Roles

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Award information

Items

Additional Classifications

Delivery locations

Value

Additional Procurement Categories

Suppliers

Standstill Period

Contract period

Options

Related lots

Documents

Milestones

Recorded locations

Notice and amendment history

Award intelligence at a glance

Published outcome signals

Traceable procurement data

Approved, evidence-bound analysis

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