Search Education Trust - Catering Tender

What the buyer is asking for

Educo Consultancy & Facilities Management have been commissioned to complete a single stage tender for the catering services at Heartlands High School N22 7ST and The Grove School N17 6AR in the London Borough of Haringey, both Schools are part of the Search Education Trust. Educo requires any Contractor to have a clear safeguarding policy that includes an overarching declaration that the organisation acknowledges its duty of care and is committed to protecting all individuals from harm, regardless of age, disability, race, religion, sex, or sexual orientation. Through this tender the Trust is seeking to engage a Contractor that is committed to delivering a consistently high quality catering service throughout the contract term and will independently choose the most suitable bidder for their needs. All details are outlined within the Specification and RFI documents uploaded to this notice.

How this is scored

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

• 10%qualityOrganisations Financial statuscompletion of Section 2.3 in the RFI
• 60%priceFinancial ProposalCompletion of form of tender excel spreadsheet outlining the financial proposal for both schools
• 30%qualityOperational ResponseResponse to Questions in Section 3.0 of the RFI to evidence operational relevance for the Trust

How contested is this?

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Timeline

4 published dates · Europe/London

1. Tender notice published23 days ago

   15 Oct 2026, 07:07 BST
2. Clarification questions byyesterday

   5 Nov 2026, 17:00 GMT
3. Submission deadlinein 6 days

   12 Nov 2026, 12:00 GMT
4. Award decision expected byin 19 days

   25 Nov 2026, 23:59 GMT

Commercial outcome and contract awards

Nothing awarded yet

Notice history

2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender

1. Tender notice8 Oct 2026, 18:03 BST095430-2026
2. Tender updated15 Oct 2026, 07:07 BST097242-2026

Documents

• example agreement
• form of tender
• Specification
• response for information
• anonymised tupe
• Tender notice on Find a Tender