Project to Improve School Food Procurement Practices
- Buyer
- DEPARTMENT FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS
- Value
- £2,000,000
- Closes
- 25 November 2026
- Where
- London
- Type
- Open tender
In plain English
The government wants to improve how schools buy their food, with the aim of getting more of it produced locally or to higher environmental standards. The notice is for a project to improve school food purchasing practices, with an estimated value of £2,000,000. It is linked to the wider public sector food ambition to source half of public sector food this way.
What the buyer wants
• Help improve how schools buy food, in line with the government's public sector food procurement goals • Support the aim of increasing locally produced food or food certified to higher environmental standards, within legal limits • Contribute to better food quality, less food waste and greater pupil engagement with where food comes from
Requirements
What could rule a small business out (our reading of the notice, written with AI): The notice does not list specific qualifications, certifications or experience, so nothing in it explicitly rules out small businesses, although the £2,000,000 value and the national, policy-level scope may mean that larger organisations are more likely to be successful.
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How to bid
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