--- title: "Barnet Schools Cluster - Catering Tender apr27" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-078719" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-078719" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-078719.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-078719.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "Educo" published: "2026-10-14" --- # Barnet Schools Cluster - Catering Tender apr27 Buyer: Educo Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-078719 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-078719) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-078719.json) ## Summary Educo is seeking catering providers to prepare and supply term-time pupil meals for four primary schools in the London Borough of Barnet: Annunciation Infant & Junior School, Danegrove Primary School, Holy Trinity CE and St Catherine’s Catholic Primary School. The requirement is school catering services (CPV 55524000). Each school is a separate lot, covering its own pupil lunch or school-meal service. The work is delivered in Barnet, London. Educo is managing the procurement on behalf of the four schools. This is a service contract focused on providing meals during school terms, rather than year-round catering; the four school lots may suit suppliers able to serve one school or manage several school catering operations. The buyer invited offers through a two-stage competitive flexible procedure. At the first stage, suppliers complete a Selection Questionnaire; the highest-scoring candidates are invited to stage two, receive the TUPE information and contract specification, visit the site and submit operational and financial proposals. The three highest-scoring contractors are then invited to present to the client for its supplier selection. Enquiries were due by 4 November 2026 at 5pm and submissions by 11 November 2026 at noon. The planned contract period for all lots is 26 March 2027 to 25 March 2030, with options for two further one-year periods. Estimated values are £802,500 for Annunciation, £652,500 for Danegrove, £400,000 for Holy Trinity and £1,045,000 for St Catherine’s, excluding VAT. Evaluation weights financial status 20% and technical responses 80%. This opportunity is suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises, and suppliers can compete for individual school lots rather than necessarily taking on all four. It will suit established school-meal caterers able to provide reliable term-time pupil catering and set out a credible operational approach for a school site. The selection stage assesses the supplier’s financial standing and technical responses, with technical capability carrying the greater evaluation weight. Candidates progressing to the next stage must be prepared to review TUPE information and the contract specification, attend a site visit and develop both operational and financial proposals. Shortlisted suppliers must also be able to present their proposal to the client. The work is divided across four primary schools, offering scope for providers with capacity matched to a single school or a broader multi-site service. ## Notice Educo Consultancy & Facilities Management are completing a two-stage competitive tendering procedure through the mytenders portal for the catering services to provide pupil meals on behalf of four Primary Schools in the London Borough of Barnet. This is stage 1 of the process to seek potential interest in the opportunity. ### Lot Information Annunciation Infant & Junior School term time catering to provide pupil lunches Renewal: subsequent to completion of contract term, one yr plus one yr Danegrove PS provision of term time school meals Renewal: on completion of contract term, one yr plus one yr Holy Trinity CE provision of school meals term time only Renewal: on completion of contract term, one yr plus one yr St Catherine's Catholic PS provision of term time pupil meals Renewal: completion of contract term, one yr plus one yr ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/096809-2026 | | Notice type | UK4 - Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Open | | Procurement method details | Competitive flexible procedure | | Tender suitability | SME | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 14 Oct 2026 | | Submission deadline | 11 Nov 2026 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 26 Mar 2027 - 25 Mar 2030 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £2,900,000 | | Lots value | £2,900,000 | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Active | | Lots status | Active | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | Educo | | Locality | LEICESTER | | Postcode area | Leicester | | Postcode | LE1 7LT | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLF East Midlands (England) | | ITL 2 | TLF2 Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire | | ITL 3 | TLF21 Leicester | | Local authority | Leicester | | Electoral ward | Castle | | Westminster constituency | Leicester South | | Delivery location | TLI71 Barnet | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 55 - Hotel, restaurant and retail trade services ### Codes - 55524000 - School catering services ## Release History - 14 Oct 2026 at 09:46 - Tender - UK4 - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/096809-2026 ## Documents - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/096809-2026 14th October 2026 - Tender notice on Find a Tender - https://www.mytenders.co.uk/Authority/NoticeBuilder/NoticeBuilder_FileDownload.aspx?id=654785 Selection Questionnaire - https://www.mytenders.co.uk/Authority/NoticeBuilder/NoticeBuilder_FileDownload.aspx?id=654786 example agreement ## Notice URLs - http://www.educo.co.uk - https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents - https://www.mytenders.co.uk/ ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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