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# School Meals Catering Service

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/school-meals-catering-service-ocds-h6vhtk-02a5f6). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** 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.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [London Borough of Merton](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/london-borough-of-merton-ons-e09000024)
- **Published Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** School catering services
- **Delivery Location:** UKI63
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £19,839,685 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-02a5f6`

## 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/school-meals-catering-service-ocds-h6vhtk-02a5f6#tl-md)

## Description
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

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

- **Delivery regions:** UKI

- **Description:** 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 Cou...

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** 007813-2021-1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **Caterlink Limited**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-10770`
  - Value: £19,839,685 † (exc. VAT)

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** 007813-2021-1 (active)
  - Signed Value: £19,839,685
  - Signed Date: 12/04/2021

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F007813-2021)
- **Last Source Update:** 2021-04-14T12:51:17.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-23T14:07:23.120Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-02a5f6