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DMAT - Catering Tender

Educo · Public undertaking

In brief

Educo is looking for suppliers for catering work (South East).

The estimated value is £2,768,000 excluding VAT.

The contract runs for 3 years, up to 5 years with extensions, starting 1 April 2027.

The buyer says it is suitable for small and medium-sized businesses.

Bids close at midday, Wednesday 21 October 2026.

Built from the notice's own fields. Always check the official notice before you bid.

Can I win this?

Key dates

Questions by
5pm, Wednesday 14 October 2026
Bids by
midday, Wednesday 21 October 2026

How bids are scored

Organisations Financial status 20% · Operational Questions 80%

Quality matters most. You can win without being the cheapest.

What the notice says

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.

Should I bid?

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How to bid

  1. Read the full notice on Find a Tender, including any tender documents it links to.
  2. Register your organisation on the Central Digital Platform (through Find a Tender) if you have not already. Suppliers need to be registered to take part in procurements under the Procurement Act 2023.
  3. Submit your bid through the buyer's e-tendering portal: www.mytenders.co.uk.
  4. Send clarification questions before 5pm, Wednesday 14 October 2026.
  5. Make sure your bid arrives before midday, Wednesday 21 October 2026. Late bids are usually rejected.

Timeline

  1. Tender notice · UK4, notice 087524-2026

Last time this was bought

Lewisham Schools Cluster Catering - Notice to Award

Won by
Olive Dining, Caterlink, Nourish
Awarded
29 June 2026
Value
Not stated, or split across lots

Matched on Educo, the type of work and the title; it may be a related contract rather than the same one. Check the notice to be sure.

About the buyer

EducoLast 12 months

Procurements

8

Awards

1

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From notice 087524-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 15 September 2026. We last checked for changes on 27 September 2026.