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Law Nursery Meals

East Lothian Council

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Planning

23 Jul 2026 at 01:00

PCS Notice - Website Prior Information Notice
Summary of the contracting process

East Lothian Council intends to procure prepared meals for a nursery under the working title “Law Nursery Meals”. The requirement covers the preparation and delivery of meals, rather than the supply of unprepared food or catering equipment. It is classified as a goods procurement and relates to prepared meals and school meals. Delivery is associated with East Lothian, with East Lothian Council identified as the buying organisation. Suppliers should therefore be able to provide suitable ready-to-serve meals and manage their delivery to the nursery. The requirement may suit specialist nursery, school and childcare meal providers, contract caterers, commercial kitchens and food businesses with an established prepared-meal delivery service. The procurement is being developed by the council for its public services.

This procurement is at the planning stage: East Lothian Council has announced an intention to buy, but has not yet invited tenders. The council expects a further notice to be published on 10 August 2026; this is an indicative date, not a bid deadline. The procurement is planned as one lot, covering the prepared nursery meals requirement. Its estimated value is £20,000 including the stated currency of GBP. The planned procurement is classified as goods and uses the working tender title “Law Nursery Meals”. The information currently sets out the intended purchase and its broad classification; detailed competition arrangements, submission requirements and evaluation basis will apply when the procurement reaches the tender stage.

The requirement is likely to suit suppliers already producing prepared meals for nurseries, schools or other childcare settings, particularly businesses that can combine menu production with reliable delivery. Relevant commercial strengths include a suitable food-production kitchen, the ability to prepare meals in the required quantities, consistent quality and dependable distribution to East Lothian. Contract caterers, specialist school-meal providers, local commercial kitchens and larger food businesses with public-sector delivery experience may all be well placed to prepare for the procurement. Businesses should monitor the council’s developing requirement and consider how their meal range, production arrangements, delivery coverage and experience serving children’s or education settings align with it before the tender stage begins. The procurement is not yet an invitation to bid.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Law Nursery Meals

Notice Description

Prepared meals delivered to nursery.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-r6ebe6-0000838276
Publication Source
Public Contracts Scotland
Latest Notice
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JUL560821
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
Planning

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
PCS Notice - Website Prior Information Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Goods
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Not specified
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

15 - Food, beverages, tobacco and related products

CPV Codes

15894200 - Prepared meals

15894210 - School meals

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£20,000 Under £100K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
23 Jul 20262 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
10 Aug 2026Expired
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Planned
Lots Status
Planned
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
East Lothian Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
HADDINGTON, EAST LOTHIAN
Postcode
EH41 3HA
Postcode Area
Edinburgh
Country
Scotland
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLM Scotland
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLM1 East Central Scotland
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLM11 East Lothian and Midlothian
Delivery Location
TLM73 East Lothian and Midlothian
Local Authority
East Lothian
Electoral Ward
Haddington and Lammermuir
Westminster Constituency
Lothian East

Further Information

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