Southwark Council – Framework for nursery, primary and secondary school food service Case Reference 002747

A Contract Award Notice
by SOUTHWARK COUNCIL

Source
Find a Tender
Type
Framework (Services)
Duration
35.5 month (est.)
Value
£8M
Sector
FACILITY
Published
26 Aug 2025
Delivery
To 10 Aug 2028 (est.)
Deadline
n/a

Concepts

Location

London Borough of Southwark

Geochart for 3 buyers and 14 suppliers

3 buyers

9 suppliers

Description

Southwark Council has undertaken a procurement exercise to implement a catering services framework for nursery, primary and secondary schools within the London Borough of Southwark. The aims of the framework include: • Continued improvement of nutritional quality and consistency of school meals across Southwark • Tackling disadvantage and reducing inequalities • Enhancing social value through job creation for local people, payment of London Living Wage (LLW) and supporting the local economy • Realising the opportunities for meeting the Council’s social value, food security, environmental sustainability and climate emergency agenda. Within Southwark, there are currently 4 nursery schools, 74 primary schools (including 3 special schools) and 25 secondary schools (including 5 special schools). The value of the school meals market in Southwark is estimated at around £8.3m (primary) and £5.3m (secondary) annually. Currently, most primary school outsourced contracts are for a single school, rather than a group, each with different contract terms. Many secondary school contracts are either in house or as part of an academy grouped contract. Most contracts are currently two to three years in duration.

Lot Division

1 Maintained nursery schools - food service provision

Catering services for Maintained nursery schools
2 Primary and special schools - food service provision (including nursery classes in primary schools)

Catering servics for Primary and special schools (including nursery classes in primary schools)
3 Secondary schools - food service provision

Catering services for Secondary schools including all through schools

Award Detail

1 Lunchtime (Cambridge)
  • Lot 1 – Maintained nursery schools - food service provision
  • Reference: project_9559
  • Num offers: 6
  • Value: £8,000,000
  • Contractor is an SME.
2 Zebedees (East Sussex)
  • Lot 1 – Maintained nursery schools - food service provision
  • Reference: project_9559
  • Num offers: 6
  • Value: £8,000,000
  • Contractor is an SME.
3 JPL Catering (Kingston upon Thames)
  • Lot 1 – Maintained nursery schools - food service provision
  • Reference: project_9559
  • Num offers: 6
  • Value: £8,000,000
  • Contractor is an SME.
4 Juniper Pursuits (Stratford)
  • Lot 2 – Primary and special schools - food service provision (including nursery classes in primary schools)
  • Reference: project_9559
  • Num offers: 11
  • Value: £8,000,000
5 Lunchtime (Cambridge)
  • Lot 2 – Primary and special schools - food service provision (including nursery classes in primary schools)
  • Reference: project_9559
  • Num offers: 11
  • Value: £8,000,000
  • Contractor is an SME.
6 Aspens Services (Worcestershire)
  • Lot 2 – Primary and special schools - food service provision (including nursery classes in primary schools)
  • Reference: project_9559
  • Num offers: 11
  • Value: £8,000,000
7 Harrison Catering Services (Oxfordshire)
  • Lot 2 – Primary and special schools - food service provision (including nursery classes in primary schools)
  • Reference: project_9559
  • Num offers: 11
  • Value: £8,000,000
8 Accent Catering Services (Staines upon Thames)
  • Lot 2 – Primary and special schools - food service provision (including nursery classes in primary schools)
  • Reference: project_9559
  • Num offers: 11
  • Value: £8,000,000
9 JPL Catering (Kingston upon Thames)
  • Lot 2 – Primary and special schools - food service provision (including nursery classes in primary schools)
  • Reference: project_9559
  • Num offers: 11
  • Value: £8,000,000
  • Contractor is an SME.
10 Nourish Contract Catering (Sydenham)
  • Lot 2 – Primary and special schools - food service provision (including nursery classes in primary schools)
  • Reference: project_9559
  • Num offers: 11
  • Value: £8,000,000
  • Contractor is an SME.
11 Juniper Pursuits (Juniper Pursuits Ltd)
  • Lot 3 – Secondary schools - food service provisionursery classes in primary schools)
  • Reference: project_9559
  • Num offers: 11
  • Value: £8,000,000
12 Lunchtime (Cambridge)
  • Lot 3 – Secondary schools - food service provisionursery classes in primary schools)
  • Reference: project_9559
  • Num offers: 11
  • Value: £8,000,000
  • Contractor is an SME.
13 Harrison Catering Services (Oxfordshire)
  • Lot 3 – Secondary schools - food service provisionursery classes in primary schools)
  • Reference: project_9559
  • Num offers: 11
  • Value: £8,000,000
14 JPL Catering (Kingston upon Thames)
  • Lot 3 – Secondary schools - food service provisionursery classes in primary schools)
  • Reference: project_9559
  • Num offers: 11
  • Value: £8,000,000
  • Contractor is an SME.

Award Criteria

Menus & Nutrition 20.0
Staffing 20.0
Medical diets 10.0
Training and development 10.0
Sustainability and climate 10.0
Social value 10.0
PRICE 20.0

CPV Codes

  • 55524000 - School catering services

Indicators

  • Options are available.
  • Award on basis of price.

Reference

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