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title: "Delivered School Meal Service"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-05d771"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "SPINNEY HILL PRIMARY SCHOOL"
published: "2025-10-30"
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# Delivered School Meal Service

Buyer: SPINNEY HILL PRIMARY SCHOOL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-05d771

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## Summary

The procurement process for delivering school meals at Spinney Hill Primary School in Leicester has reached the award stage, as of 30th October 2025. This contract was necessitated following the closure of catering services provided by Leicestershire County Council in April 2026. The meals are to be delivered to over 350 pupils each day, beginning from 1st January 2026 and continuing until 31st December 2028, with potential extensions. The procurement method used was a direct award due to the need for a nearby kitchen facility to prepare the meals. The supplier, A.B.M. CATERING LIMITED, is partnering with a local school to facilitate the service. The industry category for this contract falls under school catering services. Interested suppliers had no bids during the initial framework setting, highlighting the vital need for a nearby operational kitchen.

This tender presents significant opportunities for large-scale catering businesses with proximity to Leicester and the capability to provide school meal services daily. Enterprises looking to expand their services into education sector catering will find this contract particularly advantageous. Businesses that are equipped with the resources to quickly scale up operations and maintain a consistent service for a high volume of meals will be ideally positioned to benefit from similar future contracts, especially if they can establish a reliable network of local school partnerships. The direct award approach underscores the importance of having the necessary infrastructure and readiness to step in swiftly to meet public sector needs.

## Notice

The services required are for the provision of School Meals. The school does not possess a kitchen, and meals for over 350 pupils per day are required to be delivered from a nearby facility

### Procurement Information

This school does not have a school kitchen, but needs to feed over 350 pupils per day. The contract became vacant when Leicester Council closed its catering services business in April 2025. Following this closure, the provision was advertised in a Framework setting, but received no bids from potential suppliers. The school meal provision was then transferred to Leicestershire County Traded Services, who provided the service from April 2025. Leicestershire County Council announced the closer of it catering provision in April 2026, leaving the school without a meal provider. Having engaged directly with other local schools, a partnership has been agreed between a local school, and abm Catering to supply hot delivered meals service to Spinney Hills Primary School from the nearby local school via abm Catering. Private catering companies are not able to commit to provide a service to Spinney Hills, as they need to have a nearby kitchen in order to do so.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/069880-2025 |
| Notice type | UK5 - Transparency Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Direct |
| Procurement method details | Direct award |
| Tender suitability | SME |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 30 Oct 2025 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 30 Oct 2025 |
| Contract period | 1 Jan 2026 - 31 Dec 2028 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £915,000 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Complete |
| Awards status | Pending |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | SPINNEY HILL PRIMARY SCHOOL |
| Locality | LEICESTER |
| Post town | Leicester |
| Postcode | LE5 5EZ |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLF East Midlands (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLF2 Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire |
| ITL 3 | TLF21 Leicester |
| Local authority | Leicester |
| Electoral ward | Spinney Hills |
| Westminster constituency | Leicester South |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | A.B.M. CATERING |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 55 - Hotel, restaurant and retail trade services

### Codes

- 55524000 - School catering services

## Release History

- 30 Oct 2025 at 16:46 - Award - UK5 - Transparency Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/069880-2025

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/069880-2025
  30th October 2025 - Transparency notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- http://www.abmcatering.co.uk
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

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