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School Meals Contract

London Borough of Ealing Council · Local authority

In brief

London Borough of Ealing Council was looking for suppliers for catering work. Bidding has closed and no award has been published yet.

The estimated value is £55,000,000 excluding VAT.

The contract runs for 3 years, up to 5 years with extensions, starting 2 August 2027.

The buyer says it is suitable for small and medium-sized businesses.

Built from the notice's own fields. Always check the official notice before you bid.

What the notice says

The 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.

Timeline

  1. Tender notice · UK4, notice 084968-2025

About the buyer

From notice 084968-2025 on Find a Tender, first published 19 December 2025. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.