Notice Information
Notice Title
Redbridge Primary School Cluster - Catering Tender Lots
Notice Description
2 stage tender process Stage 1 posted through mytenders portal - submission by contractors of response to Selection Questionnaire. submission will be evaluated and scored with the highest scoring being invited to Stage 2 Stage 2 posted through mytenders portal - on-line briefing, site visits, submission of financial and operational response. documents will be evaluated and scored with the highest scoring being invited to present to eh clients who will decide on their preferred supplier for a three year contract.
Lot Information
Chadwell Heath Primary School
provision of school meals at Chadwell Heath Primary School
Goodmayes Primary Schoolprovision of school meals at Goodmayes Primary School
Ray Lodge & Farnham Greenprovision of catering services at both Ray Lodge Primary School and Farnham Green Primary School
St Anthony'sprovision of term time school meals to St Anthony's Primary school delivered in from Chadwell Heath Primary School
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-060a7e
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/005064-2026
- Current Stage
- Tender
- All Stages
- Tender
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK4 - Tender Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure
- Tender Suitability
- SME
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
55 - Hotel, restaurant and retail trade services
-
- CPV Codes
55524000 - School catering services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £2,982,000 £1M-£10M
- Lots Value
- £2,982,000 £1M-£10M
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 20 Jan 20261 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 18 Feb 2026Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 30 Aug 2026 - 31 Jul 2029 2-3 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Active
- Lots Status
- Active
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- EDUCO
- Contact Name
- Emma Watkins
- Contact Email
- emma@educo.co.uk
- Contact Phone
- +447949501825
Buyer Location
- Locality
- LEICESTER
- Postcode
- LE1 7LT
- Post Town
- Leicester
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLF East Midlands (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLF2 Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLF21 Leicester
- Delivery Location
- TLI53 Redbridge and Waltham Forest
-
- Local Authority
- Leicester
- Electoral Ward
- Castle
- Westminster Constituency
- Leicester South
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/005064-2026
20th January 2026 - Tender notice on Find a Tender
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