How to win: Islip Manor High School Catering Tender

About this contract

Islip Manor High School is a maintained Foundation secondary school in Northolt, Ealing. The school moved into a new purpose-built building in April 2026. The building has capacity for approximately 1,200 pupils. They are putting their catering contract out to tender with a contract start date of 1st September 2027.

How to win contracts like this

• ✓Answer against the marking scheme, not the question text — Islip Manor High School scores each response, so map your evidence to the published criteria and weightings.
• ✓At £1, expect quality and social value to carry a large share of the score — price alone rarely wins services work.
• ✓Show recent, comparable delivery: name similar services contracts you've delivered for public bodies, with measurable outcomes.
• ✓Start early: it closes 11 November 2026 and a strong bid takes iteration.

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