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Invitation to Tender for the Management of the Catering Services (Framework Agreement) at Blackdown Education Partnership[E17]

Devon, United KingdomBLACKDOWN EDUCATION PARTNERSHIP[E1]

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What they want
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).
Who can bid
No restrictions are stated in the notice data. The tender documents may set more.
Deadline
Buyer's deadline: 5 Jan 2027, 15:00 UTC. UTC: 5 Jan 2027, 15:00 UTC.
Published 23 Oct 2026.
Value
Not stated by the buyer.
Buyer
BLACKDOWN EDUCATION PARTNERSHIPSee 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[E5]
5 Jan 2027, 15:00 UTC
Value
Not stated
Published[E14]
23 Oct 2026
Procedure[E13]
Open procedure
Source
UK Find a Tender (OCDS) (opens in a new tab)
Last checked
15 hours ago

About the requirement

From the notice

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.[E6]

Eligibility and requirements

  • ConditionDelivery location: UKK23, United Kingdom.[E8]
  • ConditionDelivery location: UKK4, United Kingdom.[E7]
  • ConditionThe legal basis is UKPGA 2023/54 (Procurement Act 2023).[E9]
  • ConditionThe buyer marks lot 1 as suitable for small and medium-sized businesses.[E11]
  • ConditionThe buyer marks lot 1 as suitable for voluntary, community and social enterprises.[E10]
  • DetailLot 1 runs from 12 Apr 2027 to 11 Apr 2030, extendable to 11 Apr 2032.[E3]
  • DetailThe notice explains how to submit a tender.[E16]
  • The notice data states no restriction on who may bid. Exclusion grounds and selection criteria in the tender documents still apply.

Risks and unknowns

  • UnknownThe notice does not state a value.
  • UnknownWe read the published notice, not the full tender documents.

Updates

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

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

    Source document 100420-2026

Evidence

17 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 BLACKDOWN EDUCATION PARTNERSHIP.

    Document 100420-2026, 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 100420-2026, field /tender/items/0/additionalClassifications/0/id, read 28 Oct 2026, 09:20 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  3. E3

    Lot 1 runs from 12 Apr 2027 to 11 Apr 2030, extendable to 11 Apr 2032.

    “2027-04-12T00:00:00+01:00 to 2030-04-11T23:59:59+01:00”

    Document 100420-2026, field /tender/lots/0/contractPeriod, read 28 Oct 2026, 09:20 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  4. E4

    The buyer's address is in United Kingdom.

    Document 100420-2026, field /parties/0/address/country, read 28 Oct 2026, 09:20 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  5. E5

    Tenders must be submitted by 5 Jan 2027, 15:00 UTC.

    “2027-01-05T15:00:00Z”

    Document 100420-2026, field /tender/tenderPeriod/endDate, read 28 Oct 2026, 09:20 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  6. E6

    The buyer describes the requirement in the notice.

    “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 co…”

    Document 100420-2026, field /tender/description, read 28 Oct 2026, 09:20 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  7. E7

    Delivery location: UKK4, United Kingdom.

    Document 100420-2026, field /tender/items/0/deliveryAddresses/1, read 28 Oct 2026, 09:20 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  8. E8

    Delivery location: UKK23, United Kingdom.

    Document 100420-2026, field /tender/items/0/deliveryAddresses/0, read 28 Oct 2026, 09:20 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  9. E9

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

    Document 100420-2026, field /tender/legalBasis/id, read 28 Oct 2026, 09:20 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  10. E10

    The buyer marks lot 1 as suitable for voluntary, community and social enterprises.

    “vcse: true”

    Document 100420-2026, field /tender/lots/0/suitability/vcse, read 28 Oct 2026, 09:20 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  11. E11

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

    “sme: true”

    Document 100420-2026, field /tender/lots/0/suitability/sme, read 28 Oct 2026, 09:20 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  12. E12

    This is a call for competition. Suppliers can respond.

    “tender”

    Document 100420-2026, field /tag, read 28 Oct 2026, 09:20 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  13. E13

    The procedure is: Open procedure.

    Document 100420-2026, field /tender/procurementMethodDetails, read 28 Oct 2026, 09:20 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  14. E14

    The notice was published on 23 Oct 2026.

    “2026-10-23T12:17:19+01:00”

    Document 100420-2026, field /tender/documents/1/datePublished, read 28 Oct 2026, 09:20 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  15. E15

    Find a Tender gives the tender status as active.

    Document 100420-2026, field /tender/status, read 28 Oct 2026, 09:20 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  16. E16

    The notice explains how to submit a tender.

    “Bids must be submitted via the Red Box Portal https://www.redboxportal.com Registration is required in advance. If not already registered please contact admin@redboxcs.com to request access. Please allow at least 48 hours for registration to be completed.”

    Document 100420-2026, field /tender/submissionMethodDetails, read 28 Oct 2026, 09:20 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  17. E17

    The notice is titled "Invitation to Tender for the Management of the Catering Services (Framework Agreement) at Blackdown Education Partnership".

    Document 100420-2026, field /tender/title, read 28 Oct 2026, 09:20 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

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