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Outsourced Catering Tender - Ivy Education Trust
Ivy Education Trust in the United Kingdom is inviting bids for “Outsourced Catering Tender - Ivy Education Trust”. Bids close on 16 October 2026, 12:00 BST; the estimated value is £5 million. Who can bid: At least two, up to three, similar education catering contracts delivered in the last three years; Past contracts must be in education, multi-site and geographically spread. askTender lists every requirement to qualify and checks whether your company meets them.
The tender in brief
Multi-site school catering across a Devon academy trust, for caterers with education-sector contracts
Ivy Education Trust in Devon seeks a contractor to run outsourced catering for its schools, including all food and staff. The estimated value is £5,000,000 excluding VAT, running from 1 April 2027 to 31 March 2030, with possible extensions to 31 March 2032. The service must operate at net zero cost to the Trust.
Who can win it
- At least two, up to three, similar education catering contracts delivered in the last three years
- Past contracts must be in education, multi-site and geographically spread
- Insurance in place at contract start: employer's liability £10 million, public liability £5 million, professional indemnity £1 million, product liability £2m
Key facts
- Estimated value
- £5 million
- Contract period
- 1 April 2027 to 31 March 2030, with two further one-year extensions possible to 31 March 2032
- How bids are judged
- Quality 60% and cost 40%, with the commercial model assessed as pass/fail
- Published
- 07 Sep 2026
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