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DMAT - Catering Tender

Educo

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Key details

Contracting authority
Educo
Public undertaking
Region
South West
Delivery: UKJ27 - West Sussex (South West)
Contract value
£2,768,000ex VAT
Deadline
21 October 2026
Enquiry deadline
14 October 2026(questions / clarifications)
Award decision
29 January 2027(estimated)
Published
14 September 2026

Procurement

Contract period
1 April 2027 - 31 March 2030
35 months
Procedure type
Competitive flexible procedure
Evaluation method
Type: quality Name: Organisations Financial status Description: submission of responses to section 8.0 of the SQ identifying organisational financial status Weighting: 20.00 Weighting type: percentageExact Type: quality Name: Operational Questions Description: Response to questions in Section 9.0 of the SQ in relation to operational support and management Weighting: 80.00 Weighting type: percentageExact
CPV classifications
  • 55524000 School catering services

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Description

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.

Contact

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West Walk Building, Leicester, LE1 7LT

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