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Project to Improve School Food Procurement Practices

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DEPARTMENT FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS is seeking services for a project to improve school food procurement practices in the United Kingdom. The estimated value is 2400000 GBP, and the contract duration is 15 months. The deadline for submission is 25 November 2026. The notice, tender documents, and submission instructions are available on the find-tender.service.gov.uk portal.

Updated November 05, 2026

Deadline
19 days left
November 25, 2026
Contract Details
Category
Open Procedure
Reference
102127-2026
Value
£2,400,000
Location
United Kingdom
Published
October 30, 2026
CPV Code
Project Timeline

Tender Published

October 28, 2026

Deadline for Questions

November 18, 2026

Submission Deadline

November 25, 2026

Contract Start Date

January 11, 2027

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Key facts

Buyer
DEPARTMENT FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS
Estimated value
£2,400,000
Deadline
19 days left
CPV Code
55524000 — School catering services
Procedure
Open procedure
Lots
Divided into lots
Source
UK Find a Tender Service
Budget
£2,400,000
Duration
15 months
Location
United Kingdom
Type
Open Procedure

Original Tender Description

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;

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