Official UK procurement notice
School Meals Service · UK public procurement notice
Authority: London Borough of Camden (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionProvision of school meals for pupils in those Camden schools which opt in to the Council’s school meals arrangements.
CPV: School catering services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1Provision of school meals for pupils in those Camden schools which opt in to the…AwardedPublished value£24,000,000
Provision of school meals for pupils in those Camden schools which opt in to the Council’s school meals arrangements. The contract is for a period of 3 years with 2 optional extensions of 1-year each, commencing on 1st April 2025.
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).
Published award criteria (2)
- Quality: 50
- Price: 50
- Price carries 50 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 5 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 23 Jul 2024, 15:50 BST
- Last source update
- 8 Jan 2025, 13:05 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 10 Sept 2024 – …
- Authority reference
DN728251- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-000502- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0483caFind a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 2 Sept 2024, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 10 Sept 2024, 12:00 BST
Timeline
2 Sept 2024 → 1 Apr 2025 · 4 dates- Submission deadline2 Sept 2024, 12:00 BST
- Bids opened10 Sept 2024, 12:00 BST
- Notice published8 Jan 2025, 13:05 GMT
- Contract starts1 Apr 2025, 00:00 BST
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete8 Jan 2025, 13:05 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| CaterLink Limited (Trading as Caterlink) | £20,110,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 000502-2025-1 · CaterLink Limited (Trading as Caterlink)
- Signed
- 10 Dec 2024
- Value
- £20,110,000
- Period
- … – 31 Mar 2028
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Cabinet OfficeReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Cater Link LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.