Source: https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13bea-73a1-727a-8846-0fb6041139d8/dmat-catering-tender Open for bids GB open procedure Suitable for SMEs # DMAT - Catering Tender [Educo](https://tendernation.io/buyers/educo) Estimated value £2,768,000 Published 15 Sept 2026 Deadline 2 days left 21 Oct 2026 ## Who can bid - Buyer says suitable for SMEs The buyer ticked “suitable for SMEs” on the notice. Anyone can still bid. - Open procedure Anyone can submit a full tender; there is no shortlisting stage. [More contracts for small businesses and VCSEs](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/for-small-businesses) ## About this tender Educo on behalf of the Trust will manage a 2-stage process through the mytenders portal that links to the Find a Tender Central Digital Platform. 2.1 EXPRESSION OF INTEREST The 1st Stage of this tender is to assess the most appropriate Contractors from their expression of interest applied and on information and responses provided and submitted on the mytenders portal as requested in this Selection Questionnaire. Please see Section 4.0 for requirements for submission. The highest scoring 4 - 5 bidders will be invited to progress to Stage 2 2.2 PROPOSAL AND FORM OF TENDER STAGE The 2nd Stage will comprise of: - Initial on-line Briefing session to outline key requirements, expand on completing forms of tender and answer any questions. - Site visits to the School(s). - Submission by Tenderers of their Forms of Tender outlining their financial proposal and responses to Technical Questions within the ITT that describe the operational support to the teams on site, and the Schools - Submissions will be evaluated with the highest scoring being shortlisted. - The shortlist of 3 Tenderers will be asked to present to representatives of the Schools and Educo. ## CPV classification School catering services Source Find a Tender (UK) · Notice ocds-h6vhtk-06fa99-2026-09-15T19:48:17+01:00 [View official notice](https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/ocds-h6vhtk-06fa99-2026-09-15T19:48:17+01:00) Never miss a tender like this again Get AI summaries, deadline alerts and a bid pipeline for tenders matched to your business. Free to start. [Track tenders free](https://tendernation.io/register) [Buyer profile Educo: past awards and live tenders](https://tendernation.io/buyers/educo) [Sector More Hospitality, catering & hotel services tenders](https://tendernation.io/sectors/hospitality-catering) ## More tenders like this [Catering Tender - Haringey Schools Apr27 · Educo · 37 days left · 25 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13b92-c571-73df-bd61-8a4e99813725/catering-tender-haringey-schools-apr27) [Search Education Trust - Catering Tender · Educo · 24 days left · 12 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13beb-cd52-7087-b926-cfa88ce618e5/search-education-trust-catering-tender) [Barnet Schools Cluster - Catering Tender apr27 · Educo · 23 days left · 11 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13b92-6eea-70a4-9ee6-293bcd85238a/barnet-schools-cluster-catering-tender-apr27) [CA18527 - Danes Educational Trust · Danes Educational Trust · 31 days left · 19 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13def-82eb-725d-976d-e5740482692b/ca18527-danes-educational-trust) [Dartford Science and Technology College ~ Catering Tender · Dartford Science and Technology College · 109 days left · 5 Feb 2027](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13bea-585c-718e-a5c9-2526355addb5/dartford-science-and-technology-college-catering-tender) [Danes Educational Trust · Danes Educational Trust · 31 days left · 19 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13bec-679d-7290-b82a-f9dda2a484aa/danes-educational-trust)