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TRN-24-002 Transport of School Meals

HospitalityCPV 55521200

Value£21.0m

Deadline6 Jul 2028

Published8 Jul 2024

RegionNationwide

Timeline

Published 8 Jul 2024674 days leftCloses 6 Jul 2028

Who to contact

transport.procure@eani.org.uk

The procurement contact named on the official notice.

Contract value in context

£21.0mtotal contract value

median £606k

this tender£0£22.7m

This is a large award for Hospitality & Catering — above three-quarters of comparable contracts. Based on 3,335 valued Hospitality & Catering tenders in our corpus.

When this comes round again

the Education Authority has published 306 notices across all categories, and 71% of its awards go to a supplier it has used before.

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The brief

TRN-24-002 Transport of School Meals

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45–80 daysof bid-team effort

£30.8k–£54.8kat typical UK bid-team rates

Typical UK bid effort for the £10m+ band — an estimate, not a quote.

Qualify & bid/no-bid ~10% · SQ / PQQ ~20% · Written response ~55% · Review & presentation ~15%

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Hold at bidInsurance cover (PL / EL, often PI)
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