Notice Information
Notice Title
School Meals Contract
Notice Description
The provision of catering services (school meals) to schools in the London Borough of Ealing. The Ealing Schools Catering Consortium (ESCC), is a consortium of 56 primary and special educational needs (SEND) schools within the London Borough of Ealing that have grouped together to ensure the provision of high-quality meals to pupils and staff. The ESCC has been operating successfully since 2003, and this service is open to all existing and any new schools in the borough. The ESCC is looking to expand and this service will be open to any neighbouring boroughs, London Boroughs or neighbouring borough schools who wish to join the ESCC and existing member schools in this contract and who may wish to join during the term of the contract. Previous Notice UK1 Pipeline Notice Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-075421 Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-05e4d4 Published 19 November 2025, 5:03pm Premarket Engagement - no premarket engagement was undertaken as this is a long standing and established service with no changes required to the existing delivery model. Bidders will be encouraged to include in their tender bid any new or innovative ways of working or ways to increase in standards.
Lot Information
Lot 1
Renewal: 1 option to extend for 2 years.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05fa81
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/084968-2025
- Current Stage
- Tender
- All Stages
- Tender
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK4 - Tender Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Selective
- Procurement Method Details
- Competitive flexible procedure
- Tender Suitability
- SME
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
55 - Hotel, restaurant and retail trade services
-
- CPV Codes
55322000 - Meal-cooking services
55500000 - Canteen and catering services
55523100 - School-meal services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £55,000,000 £10M-£100M
- Lots Value
- £55,000,000 £10M-£100M
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 19 Dec 20251 weeks ago
- Submission Deadline
- 3 Feb 20262 months to go
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 1 Aug 2027 - 1 Aug 2030 3-4 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Active
- Lots Status
- Active
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- LONDON BOROUGH OF EALING COUNCIL
- Contact Name
- Sally Brown
- Contact Email
- sbrown001@ealing.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- 020 8825 8514
Buyer Location
- Locality
- LONDON
- Postcode
- W5 2HL
- Post Town
- West London
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLI London
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLI7 Outer London - West and North West
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLI73 Ealing
- Delivery Location
- TLH2 Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire, TLI London, TLI3 Inner London - West, TLJ1 Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire
-
- Local Authority
- Ealing
- Electoral Ward
- Ealing Broadway
- Westminster Constituency
- Ealing Central and Acton
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/084968-2025
19th December 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender
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