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

Awarded to Accent Catering Services Ltd, Aspens Services Ltd, Harrison Catering Services Ltd +5 more

Southwark Council(buyer)

Published
Published 14 January 2025
Deadline
Closed 10 March 2025

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Overview

Southwark Council established a catering services framework for school food provision across nursery, primary, and secondary schools in the borough, with the aims of improving nutritional quality, reducing inequalities, and delivering social value through local employment and London Living Wage payments. The framework was awarded in August 2025 to eight providers: Accent Catering Services Ltd, Aspens Services Ltd, Harrison Catering Services Ltd, JPL Catering Ltd, Juniper Pursuits Ltd, Lunchtime Company, Nourish Contract Catering Ltd, and Zebedees Ltd, with a total contract value of £112 million.

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Lots (3)

  • Lot 1 – Maintained nursery schools - food service provision

    Catering services for Maintained nursery schools

    Won by Lunchtime CompanyWon by Zebedees LtdWon by JPL Catering Ltd
  • Lot 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)

    Won by Nourish Contract Catering LTDWon by Juniper Pursuits LtdWon by Lunchtime CompanyWon by Aspens Services LtdWon by Harrison Catering Services LtdWon by Accent Catering Services LtdWon by JPL Catering Ltd
  • Lot 3 – Secondary schools - food service provision

    Catering services for Secondary schools including all through schools

    Won by Juniper Pursuits LtdWon by Lunchtime CompanyWon by Harrison Catering Services LtdWon by JPL Catering Ltd

Key details

Country
United Kingdom
Status
In delivery
Category
Services
Estimated value
£8,000,000
Procedure
Open
Contract type
Framework agreement
Published
14 January 2025
Deadline
Closed
Classification (CPV)
School catering services

Award outcome

Awarded value
£112,000,000
Award date
13 August 2025
Contract period
— → 28 July 2028
Winners
  • Accent Catering Services Ltd
  • Aspens Services Ltd
  • Harrison Catering Services Ltd
  • JPL Catering Ltd
  • Juniper Pursuits Ltd
  • Lunchtime Company
  • Nourish Contract Catering LTD
  • Zebedees Ltd

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Notice history

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  1. Contract

    26 August 2025

  2. Contract Notice

    6 February 2025

  3. Prior Information Notice

    14 January 2025

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