Bourne Education Trust - Catering Apr27

What the buyer is asking for

It is the objective of the Trust to provide a good value meal service (term-time) to all pupils and staff and visitors using quality produce and nutritionally balanced menus that meet the School Food Plan and Food for Life Silver Standards through an efficient service with a good standard of presentation.

How this is scored

Published by the buyer. A winning response is written to these weightings, not to the question.

• 20%qualityOrganisations Financial Statusresponse to section 8.0 in the SQ
• 80%qualityTechnicalresponse to Section 9.0 of SQ

2 lots

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• BET Secondary Schools & SEN Schools£14m

  provision of term time catering services

• BET Primary Schools£7.3m

  provision of term time pupil and staff meals

How contested is this?

Buyers publish how many bids they received. Across 18 comparable procurements we can tell you the typical field size, how often one of these goes uncontested, and whether the buyer awards on price or on quality.

Timeline

4 published dates · Europe/London

1. Tender notice published9 days ago

   28 Oct 2026, 13:49 GMT
2. Clarification questions byin 21 days

   27 Nov 2026, 17:00 GMT
3. Submission deadlinein 28 days

   4 Dec 2026, 12:00 GMT
4. Award decision expected byin 168 days

   23 Apr 2027, 23:59 BST

Commercial outcome and contract awards

Nothing awarded yet

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender

1. Tender notice28 Oct 2026, 13:49 GMT102095-2026

Documents

• Selection Questionnaire
• Example agreement Primary
• Example agreement Secondary
• Tender notice on Find a Tender