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School Meals Catering Service

School catering services
London (UKI63)
Published value
Not published
Submission deadline Not published
Lots published1
Procurement Executive Summary
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Tenderline Synopsis: London Borough of Merton: "School Meals Catering Service". Published status: complete. Published value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.
Contracting AuthorityLondon Borough of MertonScope & CategoriesNot publishedSubmission Window
complete
No deadline published
Submission GatewayDirect notice routeLegal Basis & RegimeStandard procurementEstimated Value (exc. VAT)Not published
Bidder Intelligence · Authority Profile: London Borough of Merton
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Derived from OCDS awards & bid statistics
Published history for London Borough of Merton. These figures describe retained records, not a forecast of bids or a measure of buyer bias.
Published-to-award variance
Not availableInsufficient comparable data
Requires at least 5 comparable procedures
Competition Density
18.3Bids / Report
9.9% of reports have one bid
Supplier ConcentrationNo estimate
Insufficient attributable awardsNo concentration estimate available
Payment Terms
Check noticePublished terms
Payment obligations depend on the applicable regime and contract. Consult the official documents.
Coverage: 126 active published awards; 121 bid reports (which may be per lot). Supplier values exclude multi-supplier awards, frameworks and DPS, and use GBP only. They are published award values, not payments. Published-to-award variance compares single-lot, single-award, single-supplier GBP procedures with explicitly non-framework/non-DPS status; increases remain in the average. Unpublished data stays unknown. Awarded suppliers are winners, not all bidders.
Procedure terms
Contracting AuthorityLondon Borough of Merton
Procedure methodNot published
Procurement categoryNot published
Statuscomplete
Framework / DPSNot published
CompetitionNot published
Above thresholdNot published
Legal basisNot published
Tender period startsNot published
Clarification deadlineNot published
Electronic submissionNot published
Submission languagesNot published
Published14 Apr 2021, 13:51 BST
Last source update14 Apr 2021, 13:51 BST
Recurring procurementNot published
ClassificationSchool catering services
Delivery area
London (UKI63)
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-02a5f6
What is being bought
The London Borough of Merton (the ‘Council’) invites suitably experienced and capable organisations to bid to deliver its School Meals Catering Service – referred to as the ‘Service’ - across 42 Primary and Special schools within the borough. The Council is seeking to procure a school meals catering service for its primary and special schools. As set out in the Service Specification, the Bidder will provide catering for school pupils and staff primarily (but not necessarily exclusively) during the lunchtime period. The Bidder will offer a midday meal in accordance with the relevant standards at an agreed meal price. Additional services for further sites may be required
What changed
From the official release history
  1. Status changed to complete
    14 Apr 2021, 13:51 BST
  2. Official notice release published
    14 Apr 2021, 13:51 BST
  3. Buyer information updated
    14 Apr 2021, 13:51 BST
Lots and requirements (1)
Published by the contracting authority
  • Lot 1 · #1
    Individual lot title not published
    cancelled
    Published valueNot published
    The London Borough of Merton (the ‘Council’) invites suitably experienced and capable organisations to bid to deliver its School Meals Catering Service – referred to as the ‘Service’ - across 42 Primary and Special schools within the borough. The Council is seeking to procure a school meals catering service for its primary and special schools. As set out in the Service Specification, the Bidder will provide catering for school pupils and staff primarily (but not necessarily exclusively) during the lunchtime period. The Service will be provided to up to 39 primary schools and 3 special schools situated on 44 sites within the London Borough of Merton. The Bidder will provide healthy and nutritious meals for each school, freshly cooked each day on site using high quality ingredients in accordance with a termly menu agreed with the Council and the schools. Additional services for further sites may be required. Under the terms of the Contract, the Bidder will also be responsible for the maintenance (but not replacement) of kitchen equipment.
    Contract periodNot published
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalNot published
Timeline
  1. Procedure published
    14 Apr 2021, 13:51 BST
  2. Award active
    Not published · Not published
  3. Contract active
    Signed 13 Apr 2021, 00:00 BST · £19,839,685
Commercial outcome and competition
Awards
Caterlink Limited
Not published · Not published · active
Contracts
Contract
£19,839,685 · signed 13 Apr 2021, 00:00 BST · active
Bid statistics
bids: 6 (lot 1)
electronicBids: 6 (lot 1)
foreignBidsFromEU: 0 (lot 1)
foreignBidsFromNonEU: 0 (lot 1)
smeBids: 1 (lot 1)
Buyer and organisations in this procedure

London Borough of Merton

Contracting authority GB-FTS-1736
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  • London Borough of Merton
    buyer

    Civic Centre, London Rd, Morden, UKI63, SM4 5DX
    Murray.Davies@merton.gov.uk

  • Caterlink Limited
    supplier

    300 Thames Valley Park Drive, Reading, UKI63, RG6 1PT

  • Royal Courts of Justice
    reviewBody

    London
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