Scope
Description
Provide catering and hospitality services at 3 secondary schools.
Total value (estimated)
- £6,931,000 excluding VAT
- £8,317,200 including VAT
Above the relevant threshold
Contract dates (estimated)
- 1 August 2026 to 31 July 2029
- Possible extension to 31 July 2031
- 5 years
Description of possible extension:
The contract value described is inclusive of the three year initial contract term, plus an option to extend of one year plus one year, subject to attainment of agreed KPI's
Main procurement category
Services
CPV classifications
- 55524000 - School catering services
Contract locations
- UKI74 - Harrow and Hillingdon
- UKI75 - Hounslow and Richmond upon Thames
- UKI32 - Westminster
Participation
Particular suitability
Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)
Submission
Enquiry deadline
23 February 2026, 10:00am
Submission type
Tenders
Tender submission deadline
2 March 2026, 10:00am
Submission address and any special instructions
Tenders may be submitted electronically
Yes
Languages that may be used for submission
English
Award decision date (estimated)
31 May 2026
Award criteria
| Name | Description | Type | Weighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operational | Responses to Section 9.0 of the Selection Questionnaire |
Quality | 80.00% |
| Finances | Responses provided to Section 8.0 of the Selection Questionnaire |
Quality | 20.00% |
Other information
Conflicts assessment prepared/revised
Yes
Procedure
Procedure type
Competitive flexible procedure
Competitive flexible procedure description
2 stage tender process through mytenders portal.
Stage 1 response to questions in the Selection Questionnaire will be evaluated and scored with the highest scoring being invited to stage 2.
Stage 2 response to proposed financial and operational submissions will be scored and evaluated with the highest scoring being invited to present to the client who will select their preferred supplier
Justification for not publishing a preliminary market engagement notice
there are multiple stages within this process
Documents
Documents to be provided after the tender notice
all documents will be uploaded to the mytenders portal
Contracting authority
Educo
- Public Procurement Organisation Number: PPVP-3991-WRNY
West Walk Building
Leicester
LE1 7LT
United Kingdom
Contact name: Emma Watkins
Telephone: +447949501825
Email: emma@educo.co.uk
Website: http://www.educo.co.uk
Region: UKF21 - Leicester
Organisation type: Public undertaking (commercial organisation subject to public authority oversight)