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title: "School Meals Catering Service"
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# School Meals Catering Service

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/school-meals-catering-service-ocds-h6vhtk-05a424). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** London Borough of Merton: "School Meals Catering Service". Published status: planning. Planned Pipeline Value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** PLANNING (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [London Borough of Merton](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/london-borough-of-merton-ons-e09000024)
- **Planned Pipeline Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Not published
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** School catering services
- **Delivery Location:** Not published
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Official Documents:** 1 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/school-meals-catering-service-ocds-h6vhtk-05a424#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-05a424`

## 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-05a424#tl-md)

## 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.
The 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.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 2: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `2`
- **Status:** planning
- **CPV codes:** 55524000

- **Contract Period:** 02/08/2026 to 02/08/2029
- **Renewal published:** yes

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F060547-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2025-09-29T13:49:09.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-28T23:51:03.905Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-05a424