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DMAT - Catering Tender

Educo · Tender notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 23 Sept 2026, 15:36.

Opportunity overview

Educo on behalf of the Trust will manage a 2-stage process through the mytenders portal that links to the Find a Tender Central Digital Platform. 2.1 EXPRESSION OF INTEREST The 1st Stage of this tender is to assess the most appropriate Contractors from their expression of interest applied and on information and responses provided and submitted on the mytenders portal as requested in this Selection Questionnaire. Please see Section 4.0 for requirements for submission. The highest scoring 4 - 5 bidders will be invited to progress to Stage 2 2.2 PROPOSAL AND FORM OF TENDER STAGE The 2nd Stage will comprise of: • Initial on-line Briefing session to outline key requirements, expand on completing forms of tender and answer any questions. • Site visits to the School(s). • Submission by Tenderers of their Forms of Tender outlining their financial proposal and responses to Technical Questions within the ITT that describe the operational support to the teams on site, and the Schools • Submissions will be evaluated with the highest scoring being shortlisted. • The shortlist of 3 Tenderers will be asked to present to representatives of the Schools and Educo.

Classification

  • CPV55524000 — School catering services

Lots

  • Lot 1£2.8m

Documents and notices

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
ocds-h6vhtk-06fa99
Status
active
Procurement Method
open
Procurement Method Details
Competitive flexible procedure
Main Procurement Category
services
Above Threshold
Yes

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Procedure

Features
Educo Consultancy & Facilities Management are completing a two-stage competitive tendering procedure for the catering services on behalf of Durrington Multi Academy Trust comprising Durrington High School and The Laurels Primary School in Worthing, West Sussex. This is stage 1 of the process to seek potential interest in the opportunity. Educo are seeking sufficiently experienced contract catering companies to formally express their interest and engage in the Tendering process, by completing the selection questionnaire within this part of the tender stage.

Submission terms

Electronic Submission Policy
allowed

Languages

en

Tender Period

Ends
21 Oct 2026, 12:00

Enquiry period

Ends
14 Oct 2026, 17:00

Expected award period

Ends
29 Jan 2027, 23:59

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
active
Has Renewal
Yes

Value

Including VAT
3,321,600
Amount
2,768,000
Currency
GBP

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Type
quality
Name
Organisations Financial status
Description
submission of responses to section 8.0 of the SQ identifying organisational financial status

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
20
Weight
percentageExact
Criterion 2
Type
quality
Name
Operational Questions
Description
Response to questions in Section 9.0 of the SQ in relation to operational support and management

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
80
Weight
percentageExact

Suitability

Sme
Yes

Contract period

Starts
1 Apr 2027, 00:00
Ends
31 Mar 2030, 23:59
Max Extent Date
31 Mar 2032, 23:59

Renewal

Description
completion of initial contract term of 3 years and successful attainment of the agreed kpi's

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
55524000
Description
School catering services

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKJ27
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
L-1
Document Type
biddingDocuments
Description
Selection Questionnaire
Entry 2
Id
L-2
Document Type
biddingDocuments
Description
example agreement
Entry 3
Id
conflictOfInterest
Document Type
conflictOfInterest
Description
Not published
Entry 4
Id
087524-2026
Document Type
tenderNotice
Notice Type
UK4
Description
Tender notice on Find a Tender
Published
15 Sept 2026, 19:48
Format
text/html

Planning and budget

No Engagement Notice Rationale
this will be stage one of a 2 stage process

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
Educo
Id
GB-PPON-PPVP-3991-WRNY

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PPVP-3991-WRNY

Address

Street Address
West Walk Building
Locality
Leicester
Postal Code
LE1 7LT
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKF21

Contact

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Id
publicUndertaking
Description
Public undertaking

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Leicester · UKF21 · LE1 7LT · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKJ27 · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. 087524-2026Tender notice on Find a Tender ·