School Meals Contract
Details
- Value
- £55,000,000
- Topic
- Meal-cooking services
- Published
- 19 December 2025
- Submission
- 3 February 2026
- Source
- uk:find_a_tender
Tender description
The provision of catering services (school meals) to schools in the London Borough of Ealing. The Ealing Schools Catering Consortium (ESCC), is a consortium of 56 primary and special educational needs (SEND) schools within the London Borough of Ealing that have grouped together to ensure the provision of high-quality meals to pupils and staff. The ESCC has been operating successfully since 2003, and this service is open to all existing and any new schools in the borough. The ESCC is looking to expand and this service will be open to any neighbouring boroughs, London Boroughs or neighbouring borough schools who wish to join the ESCC and existing member schools in this contract and who may wish to join during the term of the contract. Previous Notice UK1 Pipeline Notice Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-075421 Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-05e4d4 Published 19 November 2025, 5:03pm Premarket Engagement - no premarket engagement was undertaken as this is a long standing and established service with no changes required to the existing delivery model. Bidders will be encouraged to include in their tender bid any new or innovative ways of working or ways to increase in standards.
Timeline
- Completed: Tender published19 December 2025Current notice
- Completed: Submission date3 February 2026
About the buyer
London Borough of Ealing is a local authority, running its tendering process through its own Strategic Procurement team. Every contract is procured to achieve best value, comparing quotes for low-value work or running a formal tender for high-risk, high-value contracts. Tender opportunities appear on the Ealing Tender Management Portal, built on the Atamis system. Contracts Finder also lists council opportunities aimed at small and medium enterprises. Suppliers can join the Ealing Procurement Framework through Matrix's supplier onboarding portal to bid without repeating pre-qualification checks. A three-year pipeline lists upcoming contracts expected to return to market.
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 Ealing's contract awards have been in architectural and engineering services, health and social work and construction work.
Relevant CPV codes
- 55322000 · Meal-cooking services
- 55500000 · Canteen and catering services
- 55523100 · School-meal 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-ealing.gov | |
| Commercial Director | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@london-borough-of-ealing.gov | |
| Procurement Manager | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@london-borough-of-ealing.gov | |
| Category Lead | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@london-borough-of-ealing.gov | |
| Senior Buyer | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@london-borough-of-ealing.gov | |
| Contracts Manager | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@london-borough-of-ealing.gov |
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