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Newham Cluster - Catering Tender Apr27[E34]

Leicester, United KingdomEduco[E1]

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What they want
Educo Consultancy & Facilities Management are completing a competitive tendering procedure for the term-time provision of school lunches and catering services on behalf of 7 schools in the London Borough of Newham through the mytenders portal.
Who can bid
No restrictions are stated in the notice data. The tender documents may set more.
Deadline
Buyer's deadline: 27 Nov 2026, 12:00 UTC. UTC: 27 Nov 2026, 12:00 UTC.
Published 23 Oct 2026.
Value
GBP 11,557,000
Buyer
EducoSee what else this buyer buys and when.
How to apply
Through the buyer's official process. Open the original notice on UK Find a Tender (OCDS) (opens in a new tab) ↗
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Deadline[E11]
27 Nov 2026, 12:00 UTC
Value[E35]
GBP 11,557,000
Published[E31]
23 Oct 2026
Procedure[E30]
Competitive flexible procedure
Source
UK Find a Tender (OCDS) (opens in a new tab)
Last checked
20 hours ago

About the requirement

From the notice

Educo Consultancy & Facilities Management are completing a competitive tendering procedure for the term-time provision of school lunches and catering services on behalf of 7 schools in the London Borough of Newham through the mytenders portal. This is stage 1 of the process to seek potential interest in the opportunity with Educo seeking sufficiently experienced contract catering companies to formally express their interest and engage in the Tendering process, by completing the questionnaire within this tender. This tender will be posted as 7 Lots and each School ultimately will, independently select their preferred supplier. Consideration will be given to responses within Stage 2 to identify the benefit provided by the Contractor if all the schools select a single preferred supplier. Further detail with regard the procedure may be found int eh Selection Questionnaire uploaded to this posting.[E12]

Eligibility and requirements

  • ConditionDelivery location: UKI41, United Kingdom.[E14]
  • ConditionDelivery location: UKI41, United Kingdom.[E13]
  • ConditionDelivery location: UKI41, United Kingdom.[E19]
  • ConditionDelivery location: UKI41, United Kingdom.[E18]
  • ConditionDelivery location: UKI41, United Kingdom.[E17]
  • ConditionDelivery location: UKI41, United Kingdom.[E16]
  • ConditionDelivery location: UKI41, United Kingdom.[E15]
  • ConditionThe legal basis is UKPGA 2023/54 (Procurement Act 2023).[E20]
  • ConditionThe buyer marks lot 1 as suitable for small and medium-sized businesses.[E24]
  • ConditionThe buyer marks lot 7 as suitable for small and medium-sized businesses.[E27]
  • ConditionThe buyer marks lot 6 as suitable for small and medium-sized businesses.[E26]
  • ConditionThe buyer marks lot 5 as suitable for small and medium-sized businesses.[E25]
  • ConditionThe buyer marks lot 4 as suitable for small and medium-sized businesses.[E21]
  • ConditionThe buyer marks lot 3 as suitable for small and medium-sized businesses.[E22]
  • ConditionThe buyer marks lot 2 as suitable for small and medium-sized businesses.[E23]
  • DetailLot 6 runs from 26 Mar 2027 to 25 Mar 2030, extendable to 25 Mar 2032.[E3]
  • DetailLot 5 runs from 26 Mar 2027 to 25 Mar 2030, extendable to 25 Mar 2032.[E4]
  • DetailLot 1 runs from 26 Mar 2027 to 25 Mar 2030, extendable to 25 Mar 2032.[E5]
  • DetailLot 7 runs from 26 Mar 2027 to 25 Mar 2030, extendable to 25 Mar 2032.[E6]
  • DetailLot 4 runs from 26 Mar 2027 to 25 Mar 2030, extendable to 25 Mar 2032.[E7]
  • DetailLot 3 runs from 26 Mar 2027 to 25 Mar 2030, extendable to 25 Mar 2032.[E8]
  • DetailLot 2 runs from 26 Mar 2027 to 25 Mar 2030, extendable to 25 Mar 2032.[E9]
  • DetailClarification questions close at 20 Nov 2026, 17:00 UTC.[E28]
  • DetailThe notice explains how to submit a tender.[E33]
  • The notice data states no restriction on who may bid. Exclusion grounds and selection criteria in the tender documents still apply.

Risks and unknowns

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Updates

  1. First seen · 28 Oct 2026, 09:20 UTC

    The source published a call for competition with a future deadline.

    Source document 100349-2026

Evidence

35 facts

Every fact on this page comes from the published notice. Each entry shows the document and the field it was read from.

  1. E1

    The buyer is Educo.

    Document 100349-2026, field /buyer/name, read 28 Oct 2026, 09:20 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  2. E2

    The notice is classified under CPV 55524000 (School catering services).

    Document 100349-2026, field /tender/items/0/additionalClassifications/0/id, read 28 Oct 2026, 09:20 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  3. E3

    Lot 6 runs from 26 Mar 2027 to 25 Mar 2030, extendable to 25 Mar 2032.

    “2027-03-26T00:00:00+00:00 to 2030-03-25T23:59:59+00:00”

    Document 100349-2026, field /tender/lots/5/contractPeriod, read 28 Oct 2026, 09:20 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  4. E4

    Lot 5 runs from 26 Mar 2027 to 25 Mar 2030, extendable to 25 Mar 2032.

    “2027-03-26T00:00:00+00:00 to 2030-03-25T23:59:59+00:00”

    Document 100349-2026, field /tender/lots/4/contractPeriod, read 28 Oct 2026, 09:20 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  5. E5

    Lot 1 runs from 26 Mar 2027 to 25 Mar 2030, extendable to 25 Mar 2032.

    “2027-03-26T00:00:00+00:00 to 2030-03-25T23:59:59+00:00”

    Document 100349-2026, field /tender/lots/0/contractPeriod, read 28 Oct 2026, 09:20 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  6. E6

    Lot 7 runs from 26 Mar 2027 to 25 Mar 2030, extendable to 25 Mar 2032.

    “2027-03-26T00:00:00+00:00 to 2030-03-25T23:59:59+00:00”

    Document 100349-2026, field /tender/lots/6/contractPeriod, read 28 Oct 2026, 09:20 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  7. E7

    Lot 4 runs from 26 Mar 2027 to 25 Mar 2030, extendable to 25 Mar 2032.

    “2027-03-26T00:00:00+00:00 to 2030-03-25T23:59:59+00:00”

    Document 100349-2026, field /tender/lots/3/contractPeriod, read 28 Oct 2026, 09:20 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  8. E8

    Lot 3 runs from 26 Mar 2027 to 25 Mar 2030, extendable to 25 Mar 2032.

    “2027-03-26T00:00:00+00:00 to 2030-03-25T23:59:59+00:00”

    Document 100349-2026, field /tender/lots/2/contractPeriod, read 28 Oct 2026, 09:20 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  9. E9

    Lot 2 runs from 26 Mar 2027 to 25 Mar 2030, extendable to 25 Mar 2032.

    “2027-03-26T00:00:00+00:00 to 2030-03-25T23:59:59+00:00”

    Document 100349-2026, field /tender/lots/1/contractPeriod, read 28 Oct 2026, 09:20 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  10. E10

    The buyer's address is in United Kingdom.

    Document 100349-2026, field /parties/0/address/country, read 28 Oct 2026, 09:20 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  11. E11

    Tenders must be submitted by 27 Nov 2026, 12:00 UTC.

    “2026-11-27T12:00:00+00:00”

    Document 100349-2026, field /tender/tenderPeriod/endDate, read 28 Oct 2026, 09:20 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  12. E12

    The buyer describes the requirement in the notice.

    “Educo Consultancy & Facilities Management are completing a competitive tendering procedure for the term-time provision of school lunches and catering services on behalf of 7 schools in the London Borough of Newham through the mytenders portal. This is stage 1 of the process to s…”

    Document 100349-2026, field /tender/description, read 28 Oct 2026, 09:20 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  13. E13

    Delivery location: UKI41, United Kingdom.

    Document 100349-2026, field /tender/items/6/deliveryAddresses/0, read 28 Oct 2026, 09:20 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  14. E14

    Delivery location: UKI41, United Kingdom.

    Document 100349-2026, field /tender/items/0/deliveryAddresses/0, read 28 Oct 2026, 09:20 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  15. E15

    Delivery location: UKI41, United Kingdom.

    Document 100349-2026, field /tender/items/1/deliveryAddresses/0, read 28 Oct 2026, 09:20 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  16. E16

    Delivery location: UKI41, United Kingdom.

    Document 100349-2026, field /tender/items/2/deliveryAddresses/0, read 28 Oct 2026, 09:20 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  17. E17

    Delivery location: UKI41, United Kingdom.

    Document 100349-2026, field /tender/items/3/deliveryAddresses/0, read 28 Oct 2026, 09:20 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  18. E18

    Delivery location: UKI41, United Kingdom.

    Document 100349-2026, field /tender/items/4/deliveryAddresses/0, read 28 Oct 2026, 09:20 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  19. E19

    Delivery location: UKI41, United Kingdom.

    Document 100349-2026, field /tender/items/5/deliveryAddresses/0, read 28 Oct 2026, 09:20 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  20. E20

    The legal basis is UKPGA 2023/54 (Procurement Act 2023).

    Document 100349-2026, field /tender/legalBasis/id, read 28 Oct 2026, 09:20 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  21. E21

    The buyer marks lot 4 as suitable for small and medium-sized businesses.

    “sme: true”

    Document 100349-2026, field /tender/lots/3/suitability/sme, read 28 Oct 2026, 09:20 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  22. E22

    The buyer marks lot 3 as suitable for small and medium-sized businesses.

    “sme: true”

    Document 100349-2026, field /tender/lots/2/suitability/sme, read 28 Oct 2026, 09:20 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  23. E23

    The buyer marks lot 2 as suitable for small and medium-sized businesses.

    “sme: true”

    Document 100349-2026, field /tender/lots/1/suitability/sme, read 28 Oct 2026, 09:20 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  24. E24

    The buyer marks lot 1 as suitable for small and medium-sized businesses.

    “sme: true”

    Document 100349-2026, field /tender/lots/0/suitability/sme, read 28 Oct 2026, 09:20 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  25. E25

    The buyer marks lot 5 as suitable for small and medium-sized businesses.

    “sme: true”

    Document 100349-2026, field /tender/lots/4/suitability/sme, read 28 Oct 2026, 09:20 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  26. E26

    The buyer marks lot 6 as suitable for small and medium-sized businesses.

    “sme: true”

    Document 100349-2026, field /tender/lots/5/suitability/sme, read 28 Oct 2026, 09:20 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  27. E27

    The buyer marks lot 7 as suitable for small and medium-sized businesses.

    “sme: true”

    Document 100349-2026, field /tender/lots/6/suitability/sme, read 28 Oct 2026, 09:20 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  28. E28

    Clarification questions close at 20 Nov 2026, 17:00 UTC.

    “2026-11-20T17:00:00+00:00”

    Document 100349-2026, field /tender/enquiryPeriod/endDate, read 28 Oct 2026, 09:20 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  29. E29

    This is a call for competition. Suppliers can respond.

    “tender”

    Document 100349-2026, field /tag, read 28 Oct 2026, 09:20 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  30. E30

    The procedure is: Competitive flexible procedure.

    Document 100349-2026, field /tender/procurementMethodDetails, read 28 Oct 2026, 09:20 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  31. E31

    The notice was published on 23 Oct 2026.

    “2026-10-23T11:17:45+01:00”

    Document 100349-2026, field /tender/documents/3/datePublished, read 28 Oct 2026, 09:20 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  32. E32

    Find a Tender gives the tender status as active.

    Document 100349-2026, field /tender/status, read 28 Oct 2026, 09:20 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  33. E33

    The notice explains how to submit a tender.

    “https://www.mytenders.co.uk/”

    Document 100349-2026, field /tender/submissionMethodDetails, read 28 Oct 2026, 09:20 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  34. E34

    The notice is titled "Newham Cluster - Catering Tender Apr27".

    Document 100349-2026, field /tender/title, read 28 Oct 2026, 09:20 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  35. E35

    The stated value is GBP 11,557,000 excluding VAT.

    “11557000 GBP”

    Document 100349-2026, field /tender/value/amount, read 28 Oct 2026, 09:20 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

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