Published date: 2 December 2025

Last edited date: 8 December 2025

Awarded contract - This means that the contract has been awarded to a supplier.


Closing: 14 April 2025, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Canteen and catering services - 55500000

  • Catering services - 55520000

  • School catering services - 55524000

Location of contract

IP1 2BX

Value of contract

£350,000

Procurement reference

IT-368-18717-CD1440 - AWARD

Published date

2 December 2025

Closing date

14 April 2025

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

1 September 2025

Contract end date

31 August 2031

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure

Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

No

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

Suffolk County Council on behalf of Melton Primary School are currently out to tender for Catering Services for Melton Primary School.

This opportunity is available in the `Current Tenders` area of www.suffolksourcing.uk. Interested parties are invited to express their interest in order to gain full access to the tender documentation.

The period of the contract is 1st September 2025 to 31st August 2028 with a potential extension for up to a further 36 months.

Without the contract extension, the advertised value is £198,000 inclusive of VAT. With the contract extension, the advertised value is £396,000 inclusive of VAT.

The deadline date for submissions of the tender is 14th April 2025 at 12:00PM. Please note late returns will NOT be permitted.

The deadline for clarification questions is 2nd April 2025 at 12:00PM which must be generated via the correspondence option on the website.

Award information

Awarded date

15 July 2025

Contract start date

1 September 2025

Contract end date

31 August 2031

Total value of contract

£350,000

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

Lunchtime Company

Address

17 Barnwell House, Barnwell Drive, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom, CB5 8UU

Reference

None

About the buyer

Contact name

Kimberly Miles

Address

Russell Road
Ipswich
Suffolk
IP1 2BX
United Kingdom

Telephone

01473 264461

Email

kimberly.miles@suffolk.gov.uk

Website

https://www.suffolk.gov.uk/business/tenders-and-supplying-us