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DHSC: Pilot Testing for School Food Standards

Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) · published 28 Aug 2025. This page preserves the identifiers and current held fields for one Contracts Finder release; it is not an invoice, performance assessment or complete contract history.

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Contracts Finder release ID2f649423-bcb4-4cfd-b8a3-ec09eeca32af-861143
Open Contracting ID (OCID)ocds-b5fd17-1e086c67-17c6-4bff-a6ed-66ef52a13d63
Buyer identifierGB-CFS-299155
Release typeaward
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Award value
£134,185
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Tender value
£134,185
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Procurement method
Call-off from a dynamic purchasing system
Category
services
CPV
79311300
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Delivery
Not stated
SW1H 0EU
PUBLISHED DESCRIPTION

What the notice says

The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) wishes to pilot updated School Food Standards in a sample of schools in England. This pilot seeks to understand whether the updated standards are feasible for caterers and schools to implement and to highlight any unintended consequences. The pilot will explore cost, acceptability and nutritional implications of introducing menus based on updated standards.

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  1. 01Notice publishedPublication timestamp on the held release28 Aug 2025
  2. 02Tender period endsTender-period field as published10 Jul 2025
  3. 03Contract startsContract-period field as published3 Aug 2025
  4. 04Contract endsContract-period field as published4 Apr 2026
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Verian Group UK Limited

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Published 28 Aug 2025 · held through the daily award projection · Open Government Licence v3.0.

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