How to win: Supply of food and beverages

About this contract

The college took the decision to run the catering provision in house 10 years ago. All our catering provision is now internally managed. We currently use a wide range of suppliers for our eateries. Stir has grown each year and continues to generate good income for the College. The role of this tender would be to supply some of Stir’s food and beverage items required. The emphasis on the tender is fresh, good quality, sustainability and good pricing.

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• ✓Answer against the marking scheme, not the question text — Dudley College of Technology scores each response, so map your evidence to the published criteria and weightings.
• ✓At £420,000, expect quality and social value to carry a large share of the score — price alone rarely wins goods work.
• ✓Show recent, comparable delivery: name similar goods contracts you've delivered for public bodies, with measurable outcomes.
• ✓Start early: it closes 7 May 2026 and a strong bid takes iteration.

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