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title: "School Meals Catering Service"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-02a5f6"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "LONDON BOROUGH OF MERTON"
published: "2021-04-14"
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# School Meals Catering Service

Buyer: LONDON BOROUGH OF MERTON  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-02a5f6

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## Summary

The London Borough of Merton has conducted a tender for the "School Meals Catering Service," which aims to provide catering services across 42 primary and special schools within the borough. The procurement process is currently in the Award stage, with the contract valued at £19,839,685. The service is expected to deliver healthy, freshly cooked meals daily to students and staff, adhering to specific standards set out by the Council. The contract was signed on 13 April 2021, and Catering Limited has been awarded the contract following a competitive open procurement method.

This tender presents opportunities for businesses involved in food services, particularly those specialising in school catering and nutrition. Enterprises that can demonstrate experience in providing large-scale catering services, particularly to educational institutions, would be well-positioned to compete in similar future procurements. Businesses focusing on healthy meal options and high-quality, locally sourced ingredients could particularly benefit from the standards expected by the contracting authority.

## Notice

The London Borough of Merton (the 'Council') invites suitably experienced and capable organisations to bid to deliver its School Meals Catering Service - referred to as the 'Service' - across 42 Primary and Special schools within the borough. The Council is seeking to procure a school meals catering service for its primary and special schools. As set out in the Service Specification, the Bidder will provide catering for school pupils and staff primarily (but not necessarily exclusively) during the lunchtime period. The Bidder will offer a midday meal in accordance with the relevant standards at an agreed meal price. Additional services for further sites may be required

### Lot Information

Lot 1

The London Borough of Merton (the 'Council') invites suitably experienced and capable organisations to bid to deliver its School Meals Catering Service - referred to as the 'Service' - across 42 Primary and Special schools within the borough. The Council is seeking to procure a school meals catering service for its primary and special schools. As set out in the Service Specification, the Bidder will provide catering for school pupils and staff primarily (but not necessarily exclusively) during the lunchtime period. The Service will be provided to up to 39 primary schools and 3 special schools situated on 44 sites within the London Borough of Merton. The Bidder will 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 Bidder will also be responsible for the maintenance (but not replacement) of kitchen equipment.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/007813-2021 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 14 Apr 2021 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 12 Apr 2021 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £19,839,685 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Cancelled |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | LONDON BOROUGH OF MERTON |
| Locality | MORDEN |
| Post town | Sutton |
| Postcode | SM4 5DX |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLI London |
| ITL 2 | TLI6 Outer London - South |
| ITL 3 | TLI63 Merton, Kingston upon Thames and Sutton |
| Local authority | Merton |
| Electoral ward | Merton Park |
| Westminster constituency | Wimbledon |
| Delivery location | TLI63 Merton, Kingston upon Thames and Sutton |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | CATERLINK |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 55 - Hotel, restaurant and retail trade services

### Codes

- 55524000 - School catering services

## Release History

- 14 Apr 2021 at 12:51 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/007813-2021

## Notice URLs

- http://www.merton.gov.uk/
- https://ted.europa.eu/udl?uri=TED:NOTICE:634273-2020:TEXT:EN:HTML

## Provenance

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