School Meals Catering Service

{
  "id": "060547-2025",
  "tag": [
    "planning"
  ],
  "date": "2025-09-29T14:49:09+01:00",
  "ocid": "ocds-h6vhtk-05a424",
  "buyer": {
    "id": "GB-PPON-PLZQ-1654-VNHW",
    "name": "London Borough of Merton"
  },
  "tender": {
    "id": "DN792355",
    "lots": [
      {
        "id": "2",
        "status": "planning",
        "hasRenewal": true,
        "contractPeriod": {
          "endDate": "2029-08-02T23:59:59+01:00",
          "startDate": "2026-08-03T00:00:00+01:00",
          "maxExtentDate": "2031-08-02T23:59:59+01:00"
        }
      }
    ],
    "items": [
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        "relatedLot": "2",
        "additionalClassifications": [
          {
            "id": "55524000",
            "scheme": "CPV",
            "description": "School catering services"
          }
        ]
      }
    ],
    "title": "School Meals Catering Service",
    "status": "planning",
    "legalBasis": {
      "id": "2023/54",
      "uri": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents",
      "scheme": "UKPGA"
    },
    "description": "The London Borough of Merton (“the Council”) is seeking to undertake a procurement exercise for the provision of catering services for pupils and staff within our primary, special and secondary schools from September 2026.\nThe Council currently provides school catering services for 35 out of 43 primary schools, 3 special schools and 2 secondary schools within the Borough – these are commissioned through central contracts – one for primary and special schools and one for secondary schools.",
    "specialRegime": [
      "lightTouch"
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    "aboveThreshold": true,
    "mainProcurementCategory": "services"
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  "parties": [
    {
      "id": "GB-PPON-PLZQ-1654-VNHW",
      "name": "London Borough of Merton",
      "roles": [
        "buyer"
      ],
      "address": {
        "region": "UKI63",
        "country": "GB",
        "locality": "Morden",
        "postalCode": "SM4 5DX",
        "countryName": "United Kingdom",
        "streetAddress": "Civic Centre, London Rd"
      },
      "details": {
        "classifications": [
          {
            "id": "publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment",
            "scheme": "UK_CA_TYPE",
            "description": "Public authority - sub-central government"
          }
        ]
      },
      "identifier": {
        "id": "PLZQ-1654-VNHW",
        "scheme": "GB-PPON"
      },
      "contactPoint": {
        "email": "Commercial.services@merton.gov.uk"
      }
    }
  ],
  "language": "en",
  "planning": {
    "documents": [
      {
        "id": "060547-2025",
        "url": "https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/060547-2025",
        "format": "text/html",
        "noticeType": "UK2",
        "description": "Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender",
        "documentType": "marketEngagementNotice",
        "datePublished": "2025-09-29T14:49:09+01:00"
      }
    ],
    "milestones": [
      {
        "id": "engagement",
        "type": "engagement",
        "status": "scheduled",
        "dueDate": "2025-10-17T23:59:59+01:00",
        "description": "The London Borough of Merton (“the Council”) is seeking to undertake a procurement exercise for the provision of catering services for pupils and staff within our primary, special and secondary schools from September 2026.\nThe Council would like to discuss the provision of School Meals Catering Services. A soft market testing questionnaire can be accessed via the London Tenders portal (ref: DN792355). There are a set of questions at the end of the document for which we are seeking responses from providers such as yourselves."
      }
    ]
  },
  "initiationType": "tender"
}