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The Mead Educational Trust Catering Contract

The Mead Educational Trust Catering Contract is a UK public sector tender from The Mead Educational Trust (East Midlands), with an estimated value of £19.8m. The closing date is .

In our daily copy of Find a Tender and Contracts Finder data (), 16 open tenders share CPV 55524000; the median stated value for that CPV code is £2.5m.

The Mead Educational Trust Catering Contract. Source: Find a Tender and Contracts Finder
BuyerThe Mead Educational Trust (Leicester)
Published
Closing date, 12:00 UK time (request to participate)
Estimated value£19.8m
CPV code55524000 — School catering services
CPV categoryHotel, restaurant and retail trade services
Contract typeServices
ProcedureCompetitive flexible procedure
RegionEast Midlands
Location—
Marked suitable forSMEs (small and medium-sized enterprises)
SourceFind a Tender, notice 097647-2026

Read the full notice and documents on Find a Tender

Summary from the notice

The Trust is seeking to appoint a single contractor to manage and support the catering provision across 16 schools in and around Leicester.

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

How this procurement works

This uses the competitive flexible procedure (Procurement Act 2023). The buyer designs its own stages, often a request to participate first, then invited tenders. Read the notice for each stage and deadline.

Who can bid

The buyer marked this tender as suitable for SMEs. 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

19 days left: the deadline for requests to participate is , 12:00 UK time (as of ). Late submissions are normally rejected; check the notice for the exact time and how to submit.

Next steps

  1. Register as a supplier on Find a Tender — it is free. Never pay anyone for "registration".
  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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