9 notices from official UK procurement sources · last import 16 Oct 2026
Bedford Borough Council · East of England
Invitation to Tender for Supply & Delivery of various City & Guilds Training Courses & Certification. Apply via the in-tend procurement portal: https://supplier.in-tend.co.uk/bedford/home
Danes Educational Trust · British Oversea Territories; Channel Islands; Europe; Isle of Man; Rest of the World; United Kingdom
Catering Services Opportunity Invitation to Tender - Catering Services Across 13 Schools within Danes Educational Trust Danes Educational Trust is seeking to appoint an exceptional, innovative and collaborative catering partner to deliver high-quality catering services across its family of 13 schools, comprising 6 Primary Schools and 7 Secondary Schools. As a dynamic and ambitious Multi Academy Trust, Danes Educational Trust is committed to providing outstanding educational environments where pupils and students can flourish. The Trust recognises the vital role that food, nutrition and the dining experience play in supporting wellbeing, educational outcomes and the development of healthy lifelong habits. Consequently, the Trust is seeking a catering provider that shares its vision, values and commitment to excellence. The successful catering partner will be responsible for delivering fresh, nutritious and appealing food offers that meet the diverse needs of pupils, students and staff across both primary and secondary settings. The Trust is looking for a provider that will move beyond traditional school catering models, bringing innovation, creativity and commercial expertise to create vibrant and engaging dining experiences that increase participation and enhance customer satisfaction. Menus should offer a range of contemporary, nutritious and appealing choices that reflect current food trends whilst remaining fully compliant with School Food Standards. The successful provider will be expected to continually evolve and develop its offer, ensuring that food provision remains relevant, exciting and responsive to the feedback of students, pupils and staff. Food safety and allergen management are of paramount importance to the Trust. Bidders must clearly demonstrate that allergen awareness, risk management and food safety are embedded throughout their organisation and form part of the company's culture and operational DNA. The Trust expects robust allergen controls, comprehensive staff training, effective communication processes and industry-leading systems to protect those with dietary requirements and food allergies. Danes Educational Trust is seeking more than a contractor; it is looking for a genuine strategic partner that will work collaboratively with school leaders and stakeholders to support wider educational objectives, engage with pupils and students, promote healthy eating, support sustainability initiatives and contribute positively to each school's culture and community. Bidder Requirements Prospective bidders must be able to demonstrate: • Significant experience delivering catering services within a Multi Academy Trust environment. • A successful track record of operating across multiple school locations under a single contract structure. • Proven experience catering for both Primary and Secondary Schools, with a clear understanding of the differing requirements, dining patterns and expectations of each phase. • The capability and resources to successfully manage catering services across 13 schools comprising 6 Primary Schools and 7 Secondary Schools. • Strong evidence of increasing meal uptake, enhancing customer satisfaction and delivering excellent value for money. • Full compliance with all relevant legislation relating to food safety, nutrition, employment, safeguarding, health and safety, and allergen management. • Robust allergen management systems, procedures and training programmes embedded throughout the organisation. • A commitment to innovation through menu development, themed events, promotional activities and customer engagement initiatives. • Proven mobilisation and change management expertise to ensure a seamless transition from any incumbent provider. • Financial stability and the ability to invest in continuous service improvement, training, technology and innovation throughout the contract term. • Demonstrable commitment to sustainability, food provenance, waste reduction and supporting environmental objectives. Partnership Expectations The appointed provider will be expected to: • Deliver consistently high standards of food quality and customer service. • Work in partnership with school leaders, Trust representatives and key stakeholders. • Engage regularly with pupils, students and staff to shape and improve the catering offer. • Support food education, health and wellbeing initiatives across the Trust. • Maintain outstanding standards of food safety, allergen management and compliance. • Drive continuous improvement and innovation throughout the contract term. • Create welcoming dining environments that encourage healthy eating habits and increase participation. Contract Opportunity The contract will be awarded for an initial term of three years, with the option, at the Trust's discretion, to extend for a further two years based on successful performance, service quality and continued alignment with the Trust's strategic objectives. This represents an exciting opportunity for an experienced and forward-thinking catering organisation to partner with Danes Educational Trust and play a central role in enhancing the daily experience of pupils, students and staff across its schools. The Trust welcomes interest from dynamic, ambitious and education-focused catering providers capable of delivering a service that reflects the values, aspirations and excellence expected throughout the Trust. To access this competition: Registered: Login to https://suppliers.multiquote.com and view the opportunity CA18527. Not registered: Visit https://suppliers.multiquote.com then register and quote CA18527 as the reason for registration. Any queries please contact MultiQuote on 020 3920 8054.
East of England Community Health and Care NHS Trust · East of England
East of England Community Health and Care NHS Trust (EEC) is establishing a framework agreement for the delivery of individual, bespoke community packages of care for children and young People aged 0 - 18 years with continuing care needs to enable children and young people to be cared for in their home. The framework will be established under the Provider Selection Regime (PSR) Packages of care provided for children and young people in the home will be carried out by registered and non-registered healthcare professionals ("Care Workers") and will involve the provision of some or all the following: 1. Assistance with personal or social care, which may be defined as undertaking any activity which requires a degree of personal and physical contact with the child or young person to assist them to undertake such bodily functions such as dressing, washing, bathing, toileting, getting in or out of bed, eating, drinking, and communicating. This is not an exhaustive list. 2. Supporting individuals who may display behaviours that challenge related to their learning disability, mental health or emotional wellbeing. 3. Play activities appropriate to the child's developmental milestones. 4. Under specified and documented circumstances, assistance with medication and other complex interventions. 5. Waking care support at night-time. 6. Specified clinical interventions. 7. Specified behaviour management strategies 8. Specified clinical interventions that may need to be provided by a Registered nurse. All Framework Providers must be registered with the Care Quality Commission to deliver care in the home, including registration for the Treatment of Disease, Disorder and Injury. Framework Providers will be commissioned to provide care to children and young people with a wide range of health conditions; care staff will require specific training to meet individual needs; this will be coordinated and delivered by the Framework Provider. The services are divided into lots: Lot 1 - Standard Package Lot 2 - Enhanced Package Lot 3 - Registered Nurse Package Lot 4 - Domiciliary Package Lot 5 - School Support Package EEC anticipates re-opening the Framework at the following points: • Four times across the 5-year framework term (August 2027, 2028, 2029 & 2030) EEC reserves the right to adjust the indicative reopening schedule above in response to operational factors. Such factors may include but are not limited to: • Supply and demand changes • Allowing sufficient competition • Changes to pricing structures • Changes due to impact of Local Government Re-organisation To obtain further information, including all documentation, please follow these steps: 1. Log in to the supplier portal at https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome 2. Locate the opportunity using ' in 'Find Opportunities' REFERENCE C472828 3. Click Register Interest
University of Dundee · Scotland
The University is seeking the provision, implementation, transition and ongoing support of a SaaS Enterprise Backup and Recovery solution. The scope of this procurement includes: - Provision of the backup and recovery platform. - Associated cloud storage services. - Software licensing for protected workloads. - Professional services required to support implementation, configuration and service transition. - Testing, validation and knowledge transfer activities. - Training and supporting documentation. - Ongoing software maintenance, platform updates and vendor support. The SaaS solution shall integrate with the University's existing infrastructure and support the protection of workloads hosted across VMware, Microsoft Hyper-V, Proxmox and physical server environments.
Better Security Better Care · England
Digital Care Hub is seeking an independent evaluation partner to assess the delivery, impact, sustainability and value for money of the Better Security, Better Care (BSBC) programme. Funded by the Department of Health and Social Care, BSBC supports approximately 28,000 CQC-registered adult social care locations in England to improve cyber security, data protection and information governance, including compliance with the Data Security and Protection Toolkit (DSPT). Delivery is led nationally by Digital Care Hub through more than 30 Local Support Organisations, combining central leadership, guidance, training, communications, data analysis and performance management with trusted local support. The supplier will design and deliver a proportionate mixed-method evaluation covering programme governance and delivery, stakeholder engagement, partner effectiveness, reach, changes in awareness and behaviour, adoption of good practice, DSPT outcomes, organisational resilience, wider benefits, cost effectiveness, return on investment and social and economic value. The work should identify lessons, good practice and evidence-based recommendations while providing ongoing insight to support continuous improvement. Key deliverables are an evaluation framework and inception report within three months; ongoing data collection, analysis and stakeholder engagement; monthly progress meetings; an interim report by September 2027; and a final evaluation report, shorter executive report, presentation and dissemination-ready outputs by October 2028. Close-down and dissemination support will continue to March 2029. The proposed contract runs from October 2026 to March 2029, with a maximum budget of £125,000 inclusive of VAT. Bidders must demonstrate strong experience in programme and economic evaluation, publicly funded programmes, mixed-method research, stakeholder engagement and report writing. Knowledge of adult social care, health and care systems, cyber security, digital transformation or information governance is required. Tender responses must include organisation and personnel details, methodology, data collection and analysis plans, delivery timetable, resourcing, quality assurance, risk management, up to three relevant examples, a full pricing schedule, assumptions and proposed social value. Evaluation weightings are: understanding 15%, methodology 35%, experience 20%, project management 10%, social value 10% and price 10%. The supplier must comply with UK GDPR, the Data Protection Act 2018, confidentiality, insurance, procurement, equality and safeguarding requirements. Clarification questions are due by 14 October 2026 and tenders by 18 October 2026. Please see attachment for full specifications.
Lincolnshire Community Health Services NHS Trust · East Midlands
Lincolnshire Community Health Services NHS Trust (LCHS) is seeking provider(s) to deliver Community Pharmacy Services through a PSR Competitive Process. The procurement comprises Lot 1: Medicines Supply, Dispensing and Distribution Services and Lot 2: Clinical Pharmacy Support Services. Contract term: 3 years plus up to 2 x 12-month extensions. Providers may bid for one or both Lots. Service commencement date: 01 April 2027. Additional information: To express interest and participate in the tender, please register and apply via Atamis e-sourcing portal https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome. Should Tenderers have any queries, or having problems using the portal, they should contact Helpdesk at: Phone: 0800 9956035 E-mail: support-health@atamis.co.uk Provider Selection Regime (PSR) Competitive Process Lincolnshire Community Health Services NHS Trust (LCHS) is inviting suitably qualified, experienced and competent providers to participate in a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) Competitive Process for the provision of Community Pharmacy Services across Lincolnshire. The procurement is being undertaken in accordance with the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023 and has been structured to secure high-quality, resilient and sustainable pharmaceutical services that support patient care, medicines optimisation, medicines safety and service delivery across a diverse community healthcare environment. The procurement is divided into two Lots, allowing providers to bid for one Lot, both Lots, or any combination permitted within the procurement documentation: Lot 1 - Medicines Supply, Dispensing and Distribution Services The successful provider will be responsible for the procurement, dispensing, storage, distribution and supply of medicines and associated pharmaceutical products across a wide range of services. The service supports Community Hospitals, Urgent Treatment Centres (UTCs), Community Nursing Services, Integrated Community Teams, Home Visiting Services, Vaccination Services, Sexual Health Services and specialist HIV Services delivered across Lincolnshire and neighbouring areas. The provider will be expected to maintain robust medicines governance arrangements, support urgent and out-of-hours medicines requirements, manage medicines shortages and recalls, and provide a resilient medicines supply chain capable of supporting a geographically dispersed healthcare organisation. Lot 2 - Clinical Pharmacy Support Services The successful provider will deliver a comprehensive clinical pharmacy service supporting Community Hospitals, Urgent Treatment Centres, Butterfly Hospice, Sexual Health Services and HIV Services. Services will include medicines reconciliation, medicines optimisation, clinical pharmacy review, multidisciplinary team support, prescribing support, medicines governance, audit, education and training, patient counselling, specialist HIV pharmacy support and participation in quality improvement initiatives. Providers will be expected to deploy an appropriately skilled workforce comprising pharmacists, independent prescribers and pharmacy technicians capable of delivering consistent and high-quality pharmaceutical care across multiple sites.
Ministry of Defence · British Oversea Territories; Channel Islands; Europe; Isle of Man; Rest of the World; United Kingdom
This is a general advertisement covering a wide range of projects across the entire estate over the coming 6 months, and not an advert for a specific opportunity. Landmarc is a leading facilities management company dedicated to providing the support services that enable our Armed Forces to prepare for the modern battlefield by maintaining and delivering safe infrastructure and support services that promote sustainable and effective military training. We are the first and only Special Purpose Vehicle to be contracted by the Ministry of Defence (MOD) as their Industry Partner on the UK Defence Training Estate (DTE) and the only company that is solely dedicated to the UK DTE, delivering essential support services since 2003. Our teams work closely with the MOD and key stakeholders to implement modern facilities management practices that improve efficiency, reduce costs, and support the long-term viability of defence estates. With a strong commitment to excellence, safety, and collaboration, Landmarc continues to provide essential support that underpins the UK's national security and military readiness. As part of our commitment to transparency and fair competition, Landmarc is inviting new and prospective suppliers and subcontractors to register their interest in future opportunities. This ensures that businesses of all sizes have the opportunity to bid for work and contribute to the vital services we deliver. By following these procurement processes, we aim to promote value for money, encourage innovation, and build strong partnerships with suppliers who share our dedication to quality, sustainability, and operational excellence. We are always looking to collaborate with skilled and innovative suppliers who can help us deliver excellence across the UK Defence Training Estate. Whether you're a small business or a large organisation, we encourage you to express your interest.
GOVERNMENT COMMERCIAL AGENCY · United Kingdom; Isle of Man; Guernsey; Jersey
CCS set up a Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) for a period of 48 months with the extension option of 24 months. A further extension period of 43 months has been implemented. The total duration of this DPS is 9 years and 7 months and the end date is 27 October 2028. Bidders can request to participate for this DPS for its 115 month duration including any extension periods. This DPS is being procured under the Light Touch Regime (LTR), and is subject to limited regulations, in accordance with Regulations 74-76 PCR2015. This DPS provides central government and wider public sector with the opportunity to procure services within the scope of the existing and new Apprenticeship Standards for England (SASE) live Frameworks, Apprenticeships Standards, End Point Assessments (EPAs); and related services via a number of Education and Skills Funding Agency (ESFA) registered suppliers on the Apprenticeship Training Providers (RoATP) Register and or the Register of EPA Organisations (RoEPAO). CCS reserve the right to reduce, extend or terminate the DPS period at any time during its life time; as set out in the terms of the DMP Agreement. Additional information: CCS set up a Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) for a period of 48 months with the extension option of 24 months. A further extension period of 43 months has been implemented. The total duration of this DPS is 9 years and 7 months and the end date is 27 October 2028. Please be aware the dates input in the 'Contract Start Date' and 'Contract End Date' have been revised to enable the opportunity to remain open on Contracts Finder. The 'Closing Date' input is correct and is a true reflection of the contract end date for RM6102 - Apprenticeship Training Dynamic Marketplace. Please note that the original notice(s) for the RM6102 Apprenticeship Training DPS were published on Tenders Electronic Daily (TED) and Contracts Finder. As access to TED is no longer held this notice has been published on Find a Tender Service (FTS) for transparency. All relevant links can be found within the Contracts Finder notice.
Energy and Utility Skills Limited · British Oversea Territories; Channel Islands; Europe; Isle of Man; Rest of the World; United Kingdom
Energy & Utility Skills Group (EUSG) - as the sector's experts and leading voice on workforce development, training, competence, attraction and assurance - is seeking to appoint a strategic digital partner to design and deliver a new, sector-level digital platform. This platform will provide a unified, modern and data-rich entry point into the energy, water, and waste industries, enabling citizens, employers, training providers and partners to interact with the sector in a way that is intuitive, consistent, and fully aligned with future workforce needs. This platform will also provide unrivalled 'supply side' information to enable the EUSG, partners, and governments to strengthen national workforce planning. Additional information: The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs). However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement.