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Published 14 May 2025, 12:12 BST

Official UK procurement notice

School Meals Catering · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: London Borough of Merton (Local council)

ServicesOpen procedureAbove thresholdLight touch regimeSME suitable
Planned pipeline value£19,950,000pipeline notice, not a live tender
Tender notice expected 1 Oct 2025from the planned procurement notice
Contract term 4 yrs 1 moends 31 Aug 2030 · up to 1 Aug 2034 with extensions · starts 1 Aug 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Provision of School Meals Catering Service - referred to as the 'Service' - is currently delivered across 42 Merton Primary and Special schools within the borough.

The supplier may provide catering for school pupils and staff primarily (but not necessarily exclusively) during the lunchtime period. The Service is currently provided to up to 39 primary schools and 3 special schools situated on 44 sites within the London Borough of Merton. This is subject to confirmation.

The supplier would provide healthy and nutritious meals for each school, freshly cooked each day on site using high quality ingredients in accordance with a termly menu agreed with the Council and the schools.

Additional services for further sites may be required.

Under the terms of the Contract, the supplier would also be responsible for the maintenance (but not replacement) of kitchen equipment.

CPV: School catering services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1PlannedRenewal 4 yrs 1 moSME
Contract period: 1 Aug 2026 – 31 Aug 2030 (4 yrs 1 mo) · up to 1 Aug 2034 with extensions
Delivery: LondonEligibility: SME eligible
Extensions: Extension options published

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Past planning notice
Procurement threshold
Above threshold (FTS publication)
Regulatory regime
Light touch regime
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
14 May 2025, 12:12 BST
Last source update
10 Jun 2025, 10:57 BST
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-031184
Latest notice
Pipeline notice (UK1)
Classification (CPV)
School catering services
Delivery area
London (UKI63)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0512f0 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
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Timeline

14 May 2025 → 1 Aug 2026 · 4 dates
  1. Planning notice published
    14 May 2025, 12:12 BST
  2. Latest notice published
    10 Jun 2025, 10:57 BST
  3. Tender notice expected392 days ago
    1 Oct 2025, 23:59 BST
  4. Contract starts89 days ago
    1 Aug 2026, 00:00 BST

Notice history

4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 14 May 2025
  1. Pipeline notice published
    14 May 2025, 12:12 BST
    UK1
  2. Pipeline notice published
    15 May 2025, 13:18 BST
    UK1
  3. Pipeline notice published
    10 Jun 2025, 10:57 BST
    UK1
  4. Procurement method changed
    10 Jun 2025, 10:57 BST
Published amendments (1)

Amended the contract start date and end date, procedure and latest date tender is likely to be published.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Pipeline notice
Awards (0)
No award published
Contracts (0)
No contract published
Bid statistics
No aggregate bid statistics published

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

London Borough of Merton

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PLZQ-1654-VNHW Merton Civic Centre, London Road, Morden, London, SM4 5DXContact email

Official documents & specifications (3)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Pipeline notice planningPipeline noticeUK1Pipeline notice on Find a Tender
  • Pipeline notice planningPipeline noticeUK1Pipeline notice on Find a Tender
  • Pipeline notice planningPipeline noticeUK1Pipeline notice on Find a Tender