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Ivy Education Trust

Outsourced Catering Tender - Ivy Education Trust

HospitalityCPV 55524000
Value£5.0m
Deadline16 Oct 2026
Published7 Sept 2026
RegionNationwide
Timeline
Published 7 Sept 202639 days leftCloses 16 Oct 2026
Who to contact
Josie Medforth
josie.medforth@phplaw.co.uk

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Contract value in context
£5.0mtotal contract value
median £606k
this tender£0£7.6m

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.

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The brief

The Trust is seeking a Contractor to provide a high-quality outsourced catering service, whilst delivering value for money for the school, parents and pupils using the Services.

The Contract will include all food and staff provision to support the delivery of the service requirement.

Requirements

What the notice asks for

01

The Contract will include all food

The Contract will include all food and staff provision to support the delivery of the service requirement.

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What it takes to bid this

2540 daysof bid-team effort
£17.1k£27.4kat typical UK bid-team rates

Typical UK bid effort for the £1m–£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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  • Show at bidComparable references / case studies
  • Hold at bidFinancial standing (accounts, often ~2× contract value turnover)
  • Hold at bidInsurance cover (PL / EL, often PI)
  • Show at bidSocial value commitments

Hold at bid = pass/fail conditions of participation. Show at bid = scored in the quality response. Plan for delivery = contract obligations from day one.

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Source & provenance
OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06f37e
Stage
tender · Open
Source
Find a Tender
Buyer ref
084410-2026
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