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Project to Improve School Food Procurement Practices

DEPARTMENT FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS

Value
£2,000,000
Currency
GBP
Region
UK wide
Category
Food & Catering
Procedure / notice type
tender
Published
28 Oct 2026
Closing date
25 Nov 2026
Contract ends
Not stated
Current supplier
Not stated

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Overview

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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