Skip to content
SkimSkim home
In deliveryUnited KingdomServices£7,201,564Add to pipeline

The David Ross Education Trust Tender for Catering Services

Awarded to Innovate Services Ltd

The David Ross Education Trust(buyer)

Published
Published 23 January 2026
Deadline
Closed 27 February 2026

Tender documents

Skim pulls every file the buyer attaches to this process and extracts the requirements from it.

Documents as they publish

Specification, evaluation criteria, pricing schedules and every requirement — extracted, searchable and mapped to your response.

View tender files

Overview

The David Ross Education Trust awarded a contract to Innovate Services Ltd on 18 June 2026 to provide catering services across 34 schools located in North Yorkshire, East Riding, North East Lincolnshire, the East Midlands and London. The contract value is £13,820,550.

Contracting authority

Find the key decision makers

The people who scope, score and sign this contract — names, roles and how to reach them.

Lots (3)

  • Lot 1 David Ross Education Trust Tender for Catering Services - N.Yorks and Lincolnshire

    £6,489,124Won by Innovate Services Ltd
  • Lot 2 - The David Ross Education Trust - Leicestershire and Northamptonshire

    £6,003,456Won by Innovate Services Ltd
  • Lot 3 - The David Ross Education Trust - London

    £1,327,970Won by Innovate Services Ltd

Key details

Country
United Kingdom
Status
In delivery
Category
Services
Estimated value
£7,201,564
Procedure
Open
SME suitable
Yes
Published
23 January 2026
Questions by
20 February 2026
Deadline
Closed
Classification (CPV)
School catering services

Award outcome

Awarded value
£13,820,550
Award date
18 June 2026
Contract period
31 August 2026 → 31 August 2029
Winner
  • Innovate Services Ltd

Contract ending soon? Skim tracks incumbents and flags recompetes early. Start for Free to set up alerts.

Notice history

Every published notice in this contracting process, newest first.

  1. Contract

    3 July 2026

  2. Contract

    22 June 2026

  3. Contract Notice

    23 January 2026

Get the full picture

AI analysis, bid scoring, and expert strategy for this tender

Skim analyses every tender against your company profile and tells you whether to bid, how to win, and who you are up against.

How to win this tender

Skim reads the notice and every document attached to it, scores the fit against your company profile for a clear bid or no-bid call, then drafts each answer from your own evidence and past bids. You review, refine and submit — on time, with every requirement covered.

See exactly how Skim’s agents do this →

Comparing platforms? Skim is set against the alternatives for pre-tender intelligence, tender management software and bid management software.

Find tenders like this before your competitors do.

Skim scans every portal daily and scores each tender against your profile. Start for free and see the tenders you are missing.