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Project to Improve School Food Procurement Practices
Published Yesterday
28 Oct 2026
Deadline in 27 days
- Primary CPV
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55524000 *
School catering services
- Location
- 🇬🇧 Westminster, London
- Value
- £2,000,000
- Contract
-
1.3 years Duration
11/01/2027 31/03/2028
- Contract Types
-
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- SME suitable
- Not stated
Publisher Address
Seacole Building, 2 Marsham Street, London, SW1P 4DF, United Kingdom · UKI32
Contact
Award Criteria
- Technical (60%)
- Sustainability and Social Value (10%)
- Commerical (30%)
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Reference: C36027
The Government seeks to improve public sector food procurement (PSFP). Subject to legal constraints, it aims for half of all public sector food to be locally produced or certified to higher environmental standards. The new National Procurement Policy Statement, published in February 2025, sets expectations for government contracts to favour products meeting higher environmental standards.
This project supports these ambitions by improving school food procurement practices which will lead to enhanced food quality and sustainability, reduced food waste and primary and secondary pupils being better engaged with the food system.
Schools account for approximately half of public sector food and catering expenditure and are therefore central to delivery of PSFP ambitions. This is particularly important given childhood obesity and persistent health inequalities. In England, about one in three children leave primary school overweight or obese;
Full CPV breakdown
- 55524000 — School catering services (primary)
Notice details
- Buyer type
- Central government
- Competition
- Open competition (any supplier can bid)
- Contract type
- Services
- Procurement method
- Open procedure
- Main category
- Services
- Above threshold
- Yes
- Legal basis
- UKPGA 2023/54
- Notice status
- Active
- Renewal
- There is an option of a 12-month extension to the project subject to availability of funds. Due to unknown situations any extension must be agreed with the Authority (Defra) and will be processed via a Variation/ Contract Change Note (CCN) issued by DGC. (Should an extension request arise at a cost and agreed on, then an additional invoice will need to be sent to cover the period between the interim payment and the original project end date).
- Submission method
- https://atamis-9529.my.site.com/s/Welcome
- Enquiries close
- 16 Nov 2026
- Award decision expected
- 21 Dec 2026
- Covered by GPA
- Yes
- Language
- EN
- Published
- 28 Oct 2026 14:10
- Deadline
- 25 Nov 2026 12:00
- OCID
- ocds-h6vhtk-0569c3
- Notice ID
- C36027
Full notice record
67 detailsEverything the publisher included in this notice, organised by section.
Organisations
| Name | DEPARTMENT FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS |
| Address › Street | Seacole Building, 2 Marsham Street |
| Address › Town / city | London |
| Address › Postcode | SW1P 4DF |
| Address › Country | GB |
| Address › Country | United Kingdom |
| Address › Region (NUTS) | UKI32 |
| Contact › Name | DGC |
| Contact › Email | procurement@defra.gov.uk |
| Contact › Telephone | 03459 335577 |
| Role | buyer |
| Link | https://defra-family.force.com/s/Welcome |
| Classification › Description | Public authority - central government |
Buyer
| Name | DEPARTMENT FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS |
Tender
| Title | Project to Improve School Food Procurement Practices |
| Status | active |
| Item › CPV › Description | School catering services |
| Item › Delivery › Region (NUTS) | UK |
| Item › Delivery › Country | GB |
| Item › Delivery › Country | United Kingdom |
| Value › Value incl. VAT | £2,400,000 |
| Value › Value | £2,000,000 |
| Value › Currency | GBP |
| Procedure type | open |
| Procedure | Open procedure |
| Category | services |
| Above threshold | Yes |
| Covered by | GPA |
| How to submit | https://atamis-9529.my.site.com/s/Welcome |
| Submission Terms › Electronic submission | allowed |
| Submission Terms › Languages | en |
| Bidding period › End | 25 Nov 2026 |
| Questions period › End | 16 Nov 2026 |
| Award decision period › End | 21 Dec 2026 |
| Lot › Status | active |
| Lot › Value › Value incl. VAT | £2,400,000 |
| Lot › Value › Value | £2,000,000 |
| Lot › Value › Currency | GBP |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 1 › Type | quality |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 1 › Name | Technical |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 1 › Description | E01 - Outline of Business – Pass/Fail E02 - Organisational Experience, Capability and Resources – 15% E03 Understanding Project Objectives – 15% E04 Approach to delivery – 40% E05 Project Team – 15% E06 Project Management – 15% |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 1 › Weighting › Weight | 60 |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 1 › Weighting › Weight type | Percentage exact |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 2 › Type | quality |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 2 › Name | Sustainability and Social Value |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 2 › Description | SV01- 100 |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 2 › Weighting › Weight | 10 |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 2 › Weighting › Weight type | Percentage exact |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 3 › Type | price |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 3 › Name | Commerical |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 3 › Description | Total Cost |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 3 › Weighting › Weight | 30 |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 3 › Weighting › Weight type | Percentage exact |
| Lot › Selection Criteria › Criterion › Type | economic |
| Lot › Selection Criteria › Criterion › Description | Part One: Procurement Specific Requirements Part Two: Procurement Specific Requirements# |
| Lot › Suitable for › SMEs | Yes |
| Lot › Suitable for › VCSEs | Yes |
| Lot › Contract period › Start | 11 Jan 2027 |
| Lot › Contract period › End | 31 Mar 2028 |
| Lot › Contract period › Can be extended to | 31 Mar 2029 |
| Lot › Can be renewed | Yes |
| Lot › Renewal › Description | There is an option of a 12-month extension to the project subject to availability of funds. Due to unknown situations any extension must be agreed with the Authority (Defra) and will be processed via a Variation/ Contract Change Note (CCN) issued by DGC. (Should an extension request arise at a cost and agreed on, then an additional invoice will need to be sent to cover the period between the interim payment and the original project end date). |
| Document › Document 1 › Document type | Conflict of interest |
| Document › Document 2 › Document type | Tender notice |
| Document › Document 2 › Description | Tender notice on Find a Tender |
| Document › Document 2 › Link | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/102127-2026 |
| Document › Document 2 › Published | 28 Oct 2026 |