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

Invitation to Tender for the Management of the Catering Services (Framework Agreement) at Blackdown Education Partnership is a UK public sector tender from Blackdown Education Partnership (South West England), with an estimated value of £7.2m. The closing date is .

In our daily copy of Find a Tender and Contracts Finder data (), 18 open tenders share CPV 55524000; the median stated value for that CPV code is £2.8m.

Invitation to Tender for the Management of the Catering Services (Framework Agreement) at Blackdown Education Partnership. Source: Find a Tender and Contracts Finder
BuyerBlackdown Education Partnership (Devon)
Published
Closing date, 15:00 UK time
Estimated value£7.2m
CPV code55524000 — School catering services
CPV categoryHotel, restaurant and retail trade services
Contract typeServices
ProcedureOpen procedure
RegionSouth West England
Location—
Marked suitable forSMEs (small and medium-sized enterprises), VCSEs (voluntary, community and social enterprises)
SourceFind a Tender, notice 100420-2026

Read the full notice and documents on Find a Tender

Summary 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…

Official summary as published on Find a Tender (shortened).

How this procurement works

This is an open procedure: any interested supplier can submit a full tender by the closing date.

Who can bid

The buyer marked this tender as suitable for SMEs and VCSEs. That is a signal the buyer expects smaller organisations to be able to bid, but you still need to meet the requirements in the notice.

Closing date

72 days left: the deadline for tenders is , 15:00 UK time (as of ). Late submissions are normally rejected; check the notice for the exact time and how to submit.

Next steps

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  2. Open the official notice, follow the link to the buyer's tender portal and download the documents.
  3. Check that you meet the selection criteria (experience, insurance, finances) and send clarification questions early.
  4. Prepare your response, including any social value questions, and submit before the closing date.

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