Open tenders / Catering & food
Open tender · Notice 102127-2026
Project to Improve School Food Procurement Practices
- Value
- £2m
- Closes
- 25 Nov 2026 (17 days)
- Where
- UK-wide
- Lots
- 1
- Suitable for SMEs
- Yes, says the buyer
- Contract
- 11 Jan 2027 – 31 Mar 2028
In plain English
The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs wants a supplier to run a UK-wide project improving how schools buy food, aiming for better quality and sustainability, less food waste and pupils more engaged with the food system. The contract is estimated at £2,000,000, runs from 11 January 2027 to 31 March 2028, and is open to anyone to bid until 25 November 2026 at 12:00.
Good fit for: Organisations with experience in school food, catering procurement or sustainable food programmes, such as consultancies, charities or social enterprises.
Written with AI from the official notice. Check the notice before relying on it.
What the buyer says
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;
Getting the documents
atamis-9529.my.site.com/s/Welcome (the buyer's own site, usually free to register).
Procedure: Open procedure (Open: anyone can bid, in one stage). Published 28 Oct 2026.
Similar open tenders
- Barnet Schools Cluster - Catering Tender apr27 · Educo · closes 11 Nov
- Islip Manor High School Catering Tender · Islip Manor High School · closes 11 Nov
- Provision of Foods and Beverages: Ambient, Chilled, and Frozen · Norse Commercial Services Limited · closes 12 Nov
- Search Education Trust - Catering Tender · Educo · closes 12 Nov
- 125CRO Informal Catering for Mayoral Events · Derry City and Strabane District Council · closes 13 Nov
Want tenders like this, matched to your firm?
Winnable emails the few new tenders that fit you each weekday, with the catch spelled out. £29/month after a 14-day free trial (no card needed).