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Procurement Planning Notice: Project to Improve School Food Procurement Practices
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Notice details
- Buyer
- DEPARTMENT FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Published at source
- 23 October 2026
- Notice type
- Procurement Planning Notice
Original title
Project to Improve School Food Procurement Practices
Excerpt from the source text
Background 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…Source and licence
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