ClosedHospitality and catering

2425-0021 School Meals Services[E11]

London, United KingdomIslington Council[E1]

In plain English

What they want: Islington Council invites suitable expressions of interest from suppliers for the above. The council seeks a single provider to deliver a school lunches and early years meals (breakfast, lunch, light afternoon meal and snacks) service to 57 sites in Islington, employing staff at 49 kitchens and supplying food in line with the council's food standards, as per national statutory standards and additional standards as…
Who can bid: No restrictions are stated in the notice data. The tender documents may set more.
Deadline: Buyer's deadline: 19 Aug 2024, 12:00 UTC+1. UTC: 19 Aug 2024, 11:00 UTC.
Published 18 Jul 2024.
Value: GBP 42,000,000
Buyer: Islington CouncilSee what else this buyer buys and when.
How to apply: Through the buyer's official process. Open the original notice on UK Contracts Finder (OCDS) (opens in a new tab) ↗
Tender documents: The tender documents for this notice are on the buyer's own portal, usually behind a free supplier registration. We link to them and do not fetch them, so the report is based on the notice only.

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Deadline[E4]: 19 Aug 2024, 12:00 UTC+1
Value[E12]: GBP 42,000,000
Published[E9]: 18 Jul 2024
Procedure[E8]: Open procedure (above threshold)
Source: UK Contracts Finder (OCDS) (opens in a new tab)
Last checked: 34 minutes ago

About the requirement

From the notice

Islington Council invites suitable expressions of interest from suppliers for the above. The council seeks a single provider to deliver a school lunches and early years meals (breakfast, lunch, light afternoon meal and snacks) service to 57 sites in Islington, employing staff at 49 kitchens and supplying food in line with the council's food standards, as per national statutory standards and additional standards as particularly described in the specification. The provider will be expected to manage delivery of around 11,000 meals per day to a variety of types and sizes of school and early years setting, serving a diverse population, with more than 200 kitchen staff involved in meal preparation and delivery. The council and schools have significant social value ambitions across inclusive employment, net zero carbon agenda, population health and engagement in whole school development. The contract requires the provider to pay staff at least London Living Wage pay rates and to pay sick pay to its employees from the first day of any absence due to sickness.[E5]

Eligibility and requirements

ConditionDelivery location: England, United Kingdom.[E6]
The notice data states no restriction on who may bid. Exclusion grounds and selection criteria in the tender documents still apply.

Risks and unknowns

UnknownWe read the published notice, not the full tender documents.

Updates

First seen · 28 Oct 2026, 14:05 UTC
The deadline (2024-08-19T11:00:00.000Z) has passed.
Source document 23f8a886-d533-46cd-9a56-a9a9d7fbb494-768366

Evidence

12 facts

Every fact on this page comes from the published notice. Each entry shows the document and the field it was read from.

E1
The buyer is Islington Council.
Document 23f8a886-d533-46cd-9a56-a9a9d7fbb494-768366, field /buyer/name, read 28 Oct 2026, 14:05 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E2
The notice is classified under CPV 55510000 (Canteen services).
Document 23f8a886-d533-46cd-9a56-a9a9d7fbb494-768366, field /tender/classification/id, read 28 Oct 2026, 14:05 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E3
Contracts Finder publishes United Kingdom procurement.
Document 23f8a886-d533-46cd-9a56-a9a9d7fbb494-768366, field /tender, read 28 Oct 2026, 14:05 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E4
Tenders must be submitted by 19 Aug 2024, 12:00 UTC+01:00.
“2024-08-19T12:00:00+01:00”
Document 23f8a886-d533-46cd-9a56-a9a9d7fbb494-768366, field /tender/tenderPeriod/endDate, read 28 Oct 2026, 14:05 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E5
The buyer describes the requirement in the notice.
“Islington Council invites suitable expressions of interest from suppliers for the above. The council seeks a single provider to deliver a school lunches and early years meals (breakfast, lunch, light afternoon meal and snacks) service to 57 sites in Islington, employing staff at…”
Document 23f8a886-d533-46cd-9a56-a9a9d7fbb494-768366, field /tender/description, read 28 Oct 2026, 14:05 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E6
Delivery location: England, United Kingdom.
Document 23f8a886-d533-46cd-9a56-a9a9d7fbb494-768366, field /tender/items/0/deliveryAddresses/0, read 28 Oct 2026, 14:05 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E7
This is a call for competition. Suppliers can respond.
“tender”
Document 23f8a886-d533-46cd-9a56-a9a9d7fbb494-768366, field /tag, read 28 Oct 2026, 14:05 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E8
The procedure is: Open procedure (above threshold).
Document 23f8a886-d533-46cd-9a56-a9a9d7fbb494-768366, field /tender/procurementMethodDetails, read 28 Oct 2026, 14:05 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E9
The notice was published on 18 Jul 2024.
“2024-07-18T11:50:16+01:00”
Document 23f8a886-d533-46cd-9a56-a9a9d7fbb494-768366, field /tender/documents/0/datePublished, read 28 Oct 2026, 14:05 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E10
Contracts Finder gives the tender status as active.
Document 23f8a886-d533-46cd-9a56-a9a9d7fbb494-768366, field /tender/status, read 28 Oct 2026, 14:05 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E11
The notice is titled "2425-0021 School Meals Services".
Document 23f8a886-d533-46cd-9a56-a9a9d7fbb494-768366, field /tender/title, read 28 Oct 2026, 14:05 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E12
The stated value is GBP 42,000,000.
“42000000 GBP”
Document 23f8a886-d533-46cd-9a56-a9a9d7fbb494-768366, field /tender/value/amount, read 28 Oct 2026, 14:05 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

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