Official UK procurement notice
School Meals Contract · UK public procurement notice
Authority: London Borough of Ealing (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe provision of catering services (school meals) to schools in the London Borough of Ealing.
The Ealing Schools Catering Consortium (ESCC), is a consortium of 56 primary and special educational needs (SEND) schools within the London Borough of Ealing that have grouped together to ensure the provision of high-quality meals to pupils and staff. The ESCC has been operating successfully since 2003, and this service is open to all existing and any new schools in the borough.
The ESCC is looking to expand and this service will be open to any neighbouring boroughs, London Boroughs or neighbouring borough schools who wish to join the ESCC and existing member schools in this contract and who may wish to join during the term of the contract.
Previous Notice
UK1 Pipeline Notice
Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-075421
Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-05e4d4
Published 19 November 2025, 5:03pm
Premarket Engagement - no premarket engagement was undertaken as this is a long standing and established service with no changes required to the existing delivery model. Bidders will be encouraged to include in their tender bid any new or innovative ways of working or ways to increase in standards.
- How the procedure runs: Stage 1: Bidders will be asked to register on the Ealing Atamis system and download the PSQ. The PSQ is to be complete and returned along with any requested associated documentation. Stage 2: PSQ submissions will be evaluated and shortlisted, for invitation to tender to the next stage (2). Stage 3: Bidders will be asked to submit a full tender with pricing. Tenders will be evaluated and shortlisted to the next stage, Presentation and Site Visits (3). Stage 4: Presentation stage and site kitchen visits will be evaluated and added to their tender scores and ranked. This process is described in detail in the PSQ documentation.
CPV: Canteen and catering services · Meal-cooking services · School-meal services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1RenewalPublished value£55,000,000
- Economic & financial standing
Minimum annual turnover requirements
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
- Price
- Quality
- Economic & financial standing
Minimum annual turnover requirements
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Competitive flexible procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Closed
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Light touch regime
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 19 Dec 2025, 14:29 GMT
- Last source update
- 19 Dec 2025, 14:29 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 1 Feb 2027
- Authority reference
CH252396- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-084968- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05fa81Find a Tender
- How it runs
Stage 1: Bidders will be asked to register on the Ealing Atamis system and download the PSQ. The PSQ is to be complete and returned along with any requested associated documentation.
Stage 2: PSQ submissions will be evaluated and shortlisted, for invitation to tender to the next stage (2).
Stage 3: Bidders will be asked to submit a full tender with pricing. Tenders will be evaluated and shortlisted to the next stage, Presentation and Site Visits (3).
Stage 4: Presentation stage and site kitchen visits will be evaluated and added to their tender scores and ranked.
This process is described in detail in the PSQ documentation.
How it was run
Official notice- Requests to participate (first stage)
- 3 Feb 2026, 16:00 GMT
- Submission deadline
- 3 Feb 2026, 16:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 3 Feb 2026, 16:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Please submit via Ealing atamis - ealinglbc-atamis.my.site.com/s/Welcome ↗
Timeline
19 Dec 2025 → 2 Aug 2027 · 5 dates- Tender notice published311 days ago19 Dec 2025, 14:29 GMT
- Clarification questions by265 days ago3 Feb 2026, 16:00 GMT
- Submission deadline265 days ago3 Feb 2026, 16:00 GMT
- Today27 Oct 2026
- Award decision expected byin 97 days1 Feb 2027, 23:59 GMT
- Contract startsin 278 days2 Aug 2027, 00:00 BST
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Tender notice published19 Dec 2025, 14:29 GMTUK4
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender