Find a TenderAwarded
Published 1 Jul 2024, 16:05 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Lambeth Schools' Consortium ~ Catering Tender

Official notice

Authority: Lambeth Schools' Consortium (Education)·Consortium: 32 public authorities

ServicesRestricted procedure
Published estimate£14,700,000≈ £2.5m / year5.6% above published estimate
Submissions closed 9 Aug 2024awarded 4 Apr 2025
Awarded to Harrison Catering Services Ltd
Contract term 6 yrsends 31 Aug 2031 · starts 1 Sept 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Lambeth Schools’ Consortium (The Consortium) currently comprises 32 Primary Schools located in the London borough of Lambeth and was formed in 2014 following the council’s decision to delegate the centrally managed school meal service to schools. Since this time the school meal service has been outsourced and The Consortium now wishes to participate in a tender process in accordance with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 for a further contract to supply its centrally managed outsourced school meals service

CPV: School catering services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Awarded 6 yrsPublished value£14,700,000
Contract period: 1 Sept 2025 – 31 Aug 2031 (6 yrs)
Delivery: London · Lambeth
Second stage: 5–10 candidates invited to tenderVariant bids: allowed

What it takes to win
i

How this buyer will score bids.

The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
How bids were scored
  • Price

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached
Procedure method
Restricted procedure
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
1 Jul 2024, 16:05 BST
Last source update
23 Apr 2025, 16:05 BST
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-016606
Classification (CPV)
School catering services
Delivery area
London (UKI45)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0478d7 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment

Publisher note: To view this notice, please click here: https://litmustms.co.uk/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=943643619 GO Reference: GO-2025423-PRO-30288008

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
9 Aug 2024, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
{"written"}
Accepted languages
en

Timeline

9 Aug 2024 → 1 Sept 2025 · 4 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    9 Aug 2024, 12:00 BST
  2. Invitations to tender expected
    9 Sept 2024, 00:00 BST
  3. Notice published
    23 Apr 2025, 16:05 BST
  4. Contract starts
    1 Sept 2025, 00:00 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    23 Apr 2025, 16:05 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £15,519,8331 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 5
Contracts signed 1latest 4 Apr 2025
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Harrison Catering Services Ltd£15,519,833 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
5bids———

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

25 public bodies on the notice

Lambeth Schools' Consortium

Contracting authorityEducationBody governed by public lawEducation Jubilee Primary School, Tulse Hill, London, London, SW2 2JEContact email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Consortium members and other public bodies

  • Allen Edwards Primary SchoolContracting authority London, LondonContact email
  • Archbishop Sumner CE Primary SchoolContracting authority London, LondonContact email
  • Bonneville Primary SchoolContracting authority London, LondonContact email
  • Christ Church CE (Streatham) SchoolContracting authority London, LondonContact email
  • Christ Church SW9 PrimaryContracting authority London, LondonContact email
  • Clapham ManorContracting authority London, LondonContact email
  • Elm Court SchoolContracting authority London, LondonContact email
  • Heathbrook Primary SchoolContracting authority London, LondonContact email
  • Holy Trinity CE Primary SchoolContracting authority London, LondonContact email
  • Jessop Primary SchoolContracting authority London, LondonContact email
  • Jubilee Primary SchoolContracting authority London, LondonContact email
  • Lansdowne SchoolContracting authority London, LondonContact email
  • Larkhall Primary SchoolContracting authority London, LondonContact email
  • Livity SchoolContracting authority London, LondonContact email
  • Macaulay CE Primary SchoolContracting authority London, LondonContact email
  • St Andrews CE Primary SchoolContracting authority London, LondonContact email
  • St Bedes Catholic Infant SchoolContracting authority London, LondonContact email
  • St Bernadette's SchoolContracting authority London, LondonContact email
  • St Helen's Catholic Primary SchoolContracting authority London, LondonContact email
  • St John the Divine CE Primary SchoolContracting authority London, LondonContact email
  • St John's Angell Town CE Primary SchoolContracting authority London, LondonContact email
  • St Jude's CE Primary SchoolContracting authority London, LondonContact email
  • St Luke's CE Primary SchoolContracting authority London, LondonContact email
  • St Marks C of E Primary SchoolContracting authority London, LondonContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria
  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria