School Meals Catering Service
Details
- Topic
- School catering services
- Published
- 29 September 2025
- Submission
- 17 October 2025
- Source
- uk:find_a_tender
Tender description
The London Borough of Merton (“the Council”) is seeking to undertake a procurement exercise for the provision of catering services for pupils and staff within our primary, special and secondary schools from September 2026. The Council currently provides school catering services for 35 out of 43 primary schools, 3 special schools and 2 secondary schools within the Borough – these are commissioned through central contracts – one for primary and special schools and one for secondary schools.
Timeline
- Completed: Pre-tender published29 September 2025Current notice
About the buyer
London Borough of Merton is a local authority whose competitive tenders are run by its Commercial Services team. Every opportunity is advertised on the London Tenders Portal, the ProContract system shared across nineteen London boroughs. Larger contracts are also published on Find a Tender. Framework agreements from the Crown Commercial Service, ESPO and YPO are used where appropriate. Suppliers register free on the portal to receive alerts in their chosen categories. Quotations below the tender threshold must include one from a local provider or an SME. Merton has also signed the Small Business Friendly Concordat.
UK local government drives £140bn in annual procurement, led by social protection (£66.6bn) and education (£57.1bn).
Over the past 5 years, most of London Borough of Merton's contract awards have been in construction work, IT services and health and social work.
Relevant CPV codes
- 55524000 · School catering services
Decision makers
Connect with the people behind this procurement.
| Contact name | Job title | Phone number | Work email |
|---|---|---|---|
| Head of Procurement | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@london-borough-of-merton.gov | |
| Commercial Director | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@london-borough-of-merton.gov | |
| Procurement Manager | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@london-borough-of-merton.gov | |
| Category Lead | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@london-borough-of-merton.gov | |
| Senior Buyer | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@london-borough-of-merton.gov | |
| Contracts Manager | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@london-borough-of-merton.gov |
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