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School Breakfast Support Provider Hammersmith & Fulham Pre-Market Engagement

LONDON BOROUGH OF HAMMERSMITH AND FUHAM

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12 Dec 2025 at 16:13

UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham is currently in the planning stage for a tender titled "School Breakfast Support Provider Hammersmith & Fulham Pre-Market Engagement" within the services industry category, particularly focusing on school-meal services. The contract aims to support the delivery of free breakfasts at local schools, a programme which has been active for five years, covering 33 schools. The process involves market engagement activities, including a presentation of interest for eligible organisations in January 2026, with the contract set to commence in September 2026. Located in London, this tender is looking for organisations that can offer expert advice and direct breakfast food deliveries, valued at approximately £1,700,000 with a contract ending by August 2029, and potentially extending to 2031.

This tender presents significant business growth opportunities for organisations with expertise in supporting school breakfast programmes and delivering breakfast foods. It is particularly suited for SMEs and VCSEs within or capable of operating in London, with a demonstrated track record in the education sector. The awarded organisation will have the opportunity to shape the future of breakfast provision in schools, integrating with the national programme and enhancing the educational environment. Businesses capable of providing expert advice on nutrition, delivering affordable and healthy breakfast foods, and monitoring programme efficacy and impact would be well-positioned to compete in this procurement process, thereby fostering community well-being and educational outcomes.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

School Breakfast Support Provider Hammersmith & Fulham Pre-Market Engagement

Notice Description

Free breakfast provision at schools ensure pupils start every day ready to learn, improving behaviour, attendance and attainment. For the past five years the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham has pioneered the delivery of free breakfast provision at our primary schools and nurseries. Providing schools with advice, food and funding to establish free breakfast provision. This programme currently works across 33 schools, helping them to deliver over 750,000 nutritious, hunger focused breakfast meals per year though both breakfast clubs and extended provision at the start of the school day. With the Governments national free school breakfast clubs programme starting to roll out we want to ensure that young children in our borough continue to have the best start to the school day. Continuing to support out schools, whilst integrating and enhancing the national offer. We are looking for a Breakfast Support Provider, to manage this programme from September 2026. Providing schools with expert advice, support of running breakfast provision as well as providing direct deliveries of breakfast foods to schools. The market engagement process will include an Engagement session in January.. The requirements of the Breakfast Support Provider contract include: - Providing expert advice to schools throughout the school year. Supporting schools to run high quality, hunger focused and stigma free breakfast provision. This includes advice on childhood nutrition, catering equipment and communicating with children and their families on the breakfast offer and its benefits. - Supporting schools to seamlessly integrate and enhance the national free school breakfast clubs programme as it rolls out. With enhancements supporting better outcomes for children so that no child is left too hungry to learn. - Provide direct deliveries of affordable and healthy breakfast foods to schools that meet and exceed school food standards. - Support the provision of breakfast to vulnerable pupils outside term time. - Monitor and report on the delivery of breakfast provision in the borough and its impact. Including in-person monitoring visits to assess quality of provision. - Manage additional grants from the council or government for breakfast provision, to ensure they deliver value and avoid any duplication of funding. - The provider is not expected to staff or run breakfast clubs themselves. The council is keen to hear from: - Organisations with significant experience of supporting schools to develop breakfast provision, preferably in the London. That also have a track record of delivering breakfast foods either themselves or through partner organisations.

Planning Information

We are keen to hear from organisations with significant experience of supporting schools to develop breakfast provision, preferably in the London, That also have a track record of delivering breakfast foods either themselves or through partner organisations. If this is your organisation please residter your interest on our tender portal CapitalEsourcing and aim to arrange a teams meeting presentation in January date TBA.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-05f522
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/082642-2025
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
Planning

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Not specified
Tender Suitability
SME, VCSE
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

15 - Food, beverages, tobacco and related products

55 - Hotel, restaurant and retail trade services

CPV Codes

15894210 - School meals

55523100 - School-meal services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£1,700,000 £1M-£10M
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
12 Dec 20252 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
16 Mar 20263 months to go
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
31 Aug 2026 - 31 Aug 2029 3-4 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Planning
Lots Status
Planning
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
LONDON BOROUGH OF HAMMERSMITH AND FUHAM
Contact Name
Not specified
Contact Email
procurement@lbhf.gov.uk
Contact Phone
Not specified

Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
W6 9JU
Post Town
West London
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLI London
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLI3 Inner London - West
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLI33 Kensington & Chelsea and Hammersmith & Fulham
Delivery Location
TLI33 Kensington & Chelsea and Hammersmith & Fulham
Local Authority
Hammersmith and Fulham
Electoral Ward
Hammersmith Broadway
Westminster Constituency
Hammersmith and Chiswick

Further Information

Notice Documents

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