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Invitation to Tender for the Management of the Catering Services (Framework Agreement) at Blackdown Education Partnership
BLACKDOWN EDUCATION PARTNERSHIP · published 23 Oct 2026
- Deadline
- 5 Jan 2027, 15:00
- Estimated value
- £7,211,170 excluding VAT where stated
- Procedure
- Open procedure · above threshold · sets up a framework
- Contract dates
- 12 Apr 2027 to 11 Apr 2030
- Where
- South West
- Categories (CPV)
- 55524000 School catering services
- Small businesses
- The buyer marks this as suitable for SMEs.
- Award criteria
- Commercial (price)50%
- Quality (quality)50%
Description
Blackdown Education Partnership are a Multi Academy Trust of 13 Schools based in Devon & Somerset. This tender is for provision of school catering services and will include six secondary schools, three of which deliver to Primary sites. The schools currently have a mixture of contracted services (4 Secondaries) and externally supported in-house services (2). The new contract will commence from Mon 12th April 2027, following the Easter break.
Notices for this procurement
- 23 Oct 2026 · Tender notice100420-2026 (opens in a new tab)
- 23 Sept 2026 · Preliminary market engagement notice090342-2026 (opens in a new tab)
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