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School Meals Catering Service

London Borough of Merton · Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 30 Sept 2026, 10:08.

Opportunity overview

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.

Classification

  • CPV55524000 — School catering services

Lots

  • Lot 2Value not stated

Documents and notices

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
DN792355
Status
planning
Above Threshold
Yes
Main Procurement Category
services

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Special regime

lightTouch

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
2
Status
planning
Has Renewal
Yes

Contract period

Ends
2 Aug 2029, 23:59
Starts
3 Aug 2026, 00:00
Max Extent Date
2 Aug 2031, 23:59

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
2
Related Lot
2

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
55524000
Scheme
CPV
Description
School catering services

Planning and budget

Documents

Entry 1
Id
060547-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK2
Description
Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
marketEngagementNotice
Published
29 Sept 2025, 14:49

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
engagement
Type
engagement
Status
scheduled
Due
17 Oct 2025, 23:59
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 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.

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-PPON-PLZQ-1654-VNHW
Name
London Borough of Merton

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKI63
Country
GB
Locality
Morden
Postal Code
SM4 5DX
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Civic Centre, London Rd

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Description
Public authority - sub-central government

Identifier

Id
PLZQ-1654-VNHW
Scheme
GB-PPON

Contact

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Morden · UKI63 · SM4 5DX · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. ocds-h6vhtk-05a424-2025-09-29T14:49:09+01:00Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ·