Awarded contract

Early Years Children Centre & Family Hubs - Catering Service

Details

Supplier(s)
ASHLYNS CATERING LIMITED
Value
£2,792,522
Duration
3 years
Topic
Catering services
Published
4 February 2026

Tender description

The London Borough of Hackney intends to award a framework contract to a suitably experienced supplier to provide catering services (lunch and snacks) for Children under 5 at Hackney Children Centres and Family Hubs The framework agreement duration is for an initial 3 years and includes an option to extend for a further year (12 months). The service will provide healthy, nutritional and balanced meals, whilst meeting the Educational Foundation Stage Nutritional Guidelines and the Government Buying Standards for Food and Catering. ## Contract award Title: Early Years Children Centre & Family Hubs - Catering Service

Timeline

  1. Completed: Award date2 February 2026
  2. Completed: Award published4 February 2026
    Current notice
  3. Next: Contract expiry date31 May 2029in 3 years

About the buyer

London Borough of Hackney is a local authority that buys through its own procurement team, the Hackney Procurement Centre. Contract opportunities are advertised on ProContract, the council's eTendering system. Registration on ProContract is free, though every supplier is manually vetted before approval. Larger contracts also appear on Find a Tender, and suppliers bidding nationally must register on the government's central digital platform under the Procurement Act 2023. A public contracts register lists every agreement the council has awarded. Suppliers registered on ProContract can also bid for further London authority and public sector contracts.

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 Hackney's contract awards have been in construction work, architectural and engineering services and health and social work.

Relevant CPV codes

  • 55520000 · Catering services

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