Official UK procurement notice
Catering Equipment for School Meals Service
Authority: Knowsley Council (Local council)
Sectors: Furniture (incl. office furniture), furnishings, domestic appliances (excl. lighting) and cleaning products (39) Delivery: North West (UKD7)
Awarded value£68,318published award · exc. VAT
Awarded 17 Aug 2026
Awarded to THE KITCHEN EQUIPMENT COMPANY LIMITED
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionSome of the equipment currently in use is ageing, inefficient, and increasingly prone to breakdowns. Equipment failures can compromise the continuity of service and negatively impact customer satisfaction, school operations, and the reputation of the School Meals Service. Replacing the equipment enables catering teams to focus on food preparation and customer service rather than managing equipment issues.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Below threshold - award under framework
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Call-off under a framework
- Competition type
- Direct award (no call for competition)
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 29 Oct 2026, 16:03 GMT
- Last source update
- 29 Oct 2026, 16:42 GMT
- Authority reference
UID: 021375- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-102858- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0793f2Find a Tender
Related procedures1
- Call-off under framework Heavy Commercial Vehicle Parts Supply (Over 3.5T)
Notice history
3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 29 Oct 2026- Contract award notice published29 Oct 2026, 16:03 GMTUK6
- Contract details notice published29 Oct 2026, 16:42 GMTUK7
- Contract signature expected29 Oct 2026, 23:59 GMTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £68,3181 award exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 29 Oct 2026
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| THE KITCHEN EQUIPMENT COMPANY LIMITED30 Oct 2026 – 4 Jan 2027 | £68,318 | 17 Aug 2026 | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 1 · THE KITCHEN EQUIPMENT COMPANY LIMITED
- Signed
- 29 Oct 2026
- Value
- £68,318
- Period
- 30 Oct 2026 – 4 Jan 2027
- Status
- active
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- THE KITCHEN EQUIPMENT COMPANY LIMITEDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender