DMAT - Catering Tender
Details
- Buyer
- Educo
- Value
- £2,768,000
- Topic
- School catering services
- Published
- 15 September 2026
- Submission
- 21 October 2026
- Source
- uk:find_a_tender
Tender 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.
Timeline
- Completed: Tender published15 September 2026Current notice
- Completed: Submission date21 October 2026
About the buyer
Educo is an independent catering and facilities management consultancy that works only with schools, colleges, trusts, academies and federations. Educo runs tenders on behalf of those clients, covering catering, cleaning and wider facilities management. Educo handles the commercial, financial and legal negotiations with suppliers. Stage one asked contract caterers to complete a selection questionnaire. Educo states that no contractor pays it.
Over the past 5 years, most of Educo's contract awards have been in hotel, catering and retail, waste, cleaning and environmental services and food and drink.
Decision makers
Connect with the people behind this procurement.
| Contact name | Job title | Phone number | Work email |
|---|---|---|---|
| Head of Procurement | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@educo.gov | |
| Commercial Director | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@educo.gov | |
| Procurement Manager | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@educo.gov | |
| Category Lead | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@educo.gov | |
| Senior Buyer | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@educo.gov | |
| Contracts Manager | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@educo.gov |
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