--- title: "Hackney Families and Children's Centres Hubs Catering Service 2025" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-0502ae" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-0502ae" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-0502ae.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-0502ae.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "LONDON BOROUGH OF HACKNEY" published: "2025-04-14" --- # Hackney Families and Children's Centres Hubs Catering Service 2025 Buyer: LONDON BOROUGH OF HACKNEY Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0502ae [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-0502ae) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-0502ae.json) ## Summary The London Borough of Hackney is initiating a procurement process to provide catering services for children under 5 at Hackney's Families and Children Centre Hubs. The procurement is currently in the planning stage, with a pre-market engagement notice published on 14th April 2025. This PIN intends to understand potential catering service providers experienced in Early Years Catering. The successful bidder will be required to offer meals adhering to the School Food Trust Recommendations and the Government Buying Standards. The procurement is classified under the catering services category, with the planned contract commencing in October 2025 and running for three years, with an option to extend for an additional year. Interested parties should express their interest by 21st April 2025. This tender presents significant business growth opportunities for catering companies with expertise in Early Years nutrition. It aims to provide high-quality meals that meet specific nutritional guidelines, which could enhance a service provider's portfolio and reputation. Furthermore, the contract is designed to support Hackney's sustainability goals, potentially attracting businesses focused on eco-friendly operations. Service providers experienced in food waste reduction and emission control will find this tender particularly suitable. The substantial contract value of £3,000,000 over the initial term provides a stable revenue stream for the right business. Smaller companies with innovative approaches to sustainability and nutrition in Early Years Catering are encouraged to participate. ## Notice Children's Centres and Family Hub provide a range of family support services from a single location; working closely with schools, GPs and other local service providers. Their services generally also include childcare for 0-5 year olds. Most children's centres which provide childcare will be open from 7:45am in the morning until 5:45pm in the evening, Monday to Friday, a minimum of 48 weeks a year. ### Planning Information This is a PIN (A Prior Indicative Notice) Pre- Market Engagement for the following. London Borough of Hackney is in the process of developing a tender for catering service (Lunches & Snacks) for children under 5 (Early Years) at Hackney’s Families and Children Centre Hubs. The Service Provider must offer Early Years catering services which are in line with the School Food Trust Recommendations for Food & Drink for Under 5s and the Government Buying Standards for Food and Catering. A prerequisite for this tender It is essential that you have Early Years Catering experience The purpose of the pre-market engagement is to gain an understanding of Catering Service Providers who are experienced in Early Years Catering and would like to bid/Express an Interest when the tender is published. We are seeking a contract that can provide high quality meals that meet the Early Years nutritional guidelines for Children under 5 to be delivered in Hackney children centres and family hubs and school maintained children centres. As well as a contractor that will work with the Council to further Hackney’s Sustainability agenda to reduce food waste and carbon emissions. This will be through achieving a number of targets including Creating climate friendly meals Carrying out a food waste baseline audit on an annual basis to reduce food waste by 50% by 2030 from 2025 baseline data. Sending annual food purchase data to the Climate team and reduce food related emissions by 38% by 2030 from 2024 baseline data It is likely that the contractor will need to have admitted body status for LGPS Please note at this stage, any information gathered through the pre-market engagement may inform internal business planning and any possible subsequent procurement process and will NOT be appraised in any future tender evaluation exercise. Please also note that participation or non-participation in this preliminary market consultation exercise shall not prevent any provider participating in any potential procurement process, nor is it intended that any information supplied shall place any provider at an advantage or disadvantage in any forthcoming procurement process. The framework will run for 3 years and include an option to extend for a further year and will commence in October 2025. Please register your interest on the London Tender Portal to be notified when the tender is published towards the end of April. This is not a call for competition. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/015034-2025 | | Notice type | UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Not Specified | | Procurement method details | Not specified | | Tender suitability | Not specified | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Planning | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 14 Apr 2025 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 21 Apr 2025 | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 1 Oct 2025 - 30 Sep 2028 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £3,000,000 | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Planning | | Lots status | Planning | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | LONDON BOROUGH OF HACKNEY | | Locality | HACKNEY | | Post town | East London | | Postcode | E8 1DY | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLI London | | ITL 2 | TLI4 Inner London - East | | ITL 3 | TLI41 Hackney and Newham | | Local authority | Hackney | | Electoral ward | Hackney Central | | Westminster constituency | Hackney South and Shoreditch | | Delivery location | Not specified | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 55 - Hotel, restaurant and retail trade services ### Codes - 55520000 - Catering services ## Release History - 14 Apr 2025 at 14:33 - Planning - UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/015034-2025 ## Documents - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/015034-2025 14th April 2025 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ## Notice URLs - http://www.hackney.gov.uk - https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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