ENCOURAGING BEST PRACTICE IN THE FOOD PROCUREMENT SUPPLY CHAINS OF EDUCATION
Defra Network eTendering Portal · United Kingdom
Key facts
- Estimated value
- £5,000,000
- Buyer type
- Central government
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Description
We are scoping out the potential for delivery against the following set of objectives within the 24/25 financial year across education settings in England. The approximate budget would be £5m. • Encouraging best practice in education sector food procurement • Support education settings in beginning their journey to meeting the Government Buying Standards for Food and Catering Services without mandating them in education settings • Encourage sourcing of food in education settings which is produced to higher environmental production and animal welfare standards • Encouraging sourcing of food in education settings from a more diverse range of suppliers, particularly from SMEs, to better support local economies, increase resilience, and encourage food producers to innovate • Encourage food procurement practices in education settings that can involve pupils in a way that supports their health, education and relationship with food and farming (e.g. educational visits to farms) • Improve understanding in educations settings of the challenges related to food production and why supporting local food producers is important • Encourage greater use of local and seasonal produce in education sector procurement practices in support of farmers • Reducing food waste in schools • Increase transparency of food supply chains in schools to drive continuous improvement and build our understanding of what is bought, served, sold and wasted
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