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title: "Primary School Catering - Delivered In Hot Meals"
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# Primary School Catering - Delivered In Hot Meals

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/primary-school-catering-delivered-in-hot-meals-ocds-h6vhtk-056682). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** West Sussex County Council: "Primary School Catering - Delivered In Hot Meals". Published status: complete. Published Value: £10,000,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 26 Sept 2025, 12:00 BST. Published submission portal: atamis-7669.my.site.com.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [West Sussex County Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/west-sussex-county-council-ons-e10000032)
- **Published Value:** £10,000,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 26 September 2025 at 12:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** School catering services
- **Delivery Location:** UKJ2
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Awarded Value:** £10,000,000 (exc. VAT, 1 award)
- **Official Documents:** 5 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/primary-school-catering-delivered-in-hot-meals-ocds-h6vhtk-056682#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-056682`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/primary-school-catering-delivered-in-hot-meals-ocds-h6vhtk-056682#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [atamis-7669.my.site.com](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fatamis-7669.my.site.com%2Fs%2FWelcome)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/primary-school-catering-delivered-in-hot-meals-ocds-h6vhtk-056682#participate

## Description
Provide a delivered in hot meal service to primary schools across West Sussex.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 55524000

- **Estimated Value:** £10,000,000

- **Contract Period:** 31/07/2026 to 31/07/2033
- **Renewal published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** Primary School Catering - Delivered in Hot Meals (active)
  - Award id: `1`
  - Supplier(s): **The Easy Lunch Company Limited**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-COH:04959691`
  - Value: £10,000,000 (exc. VAT)
  - Date: 05/12/2025

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** Primary School Catering - Delivered in Hot Meals (active)
  - Signed Value: £10,000,000
  - Signed Date: 02/03/2026

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F043228-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-06-22T12:33:01.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-24T07:17:17.935Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-056682