School Meals Contract
Key Details
Estimated Value
£14,700,000
Deadline
Not specified
Contract Period
Not specified
Procurement Method
Not specified
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Key requirements
Extracted from the notice; check the official documents.
- Estimated value
- £14.7m
- Contract period
- 1 Aug 2028 to 1 Aug 2031 (3 years)
- Legal basis
- Procurement Act 2023
- Delivery location (NUTS/ITL)
- UKJ11 (South East)
- CPV codes
- 15894210 School meals; 55523100 School-meal services
Description
The objectives of this project are to have successfully procured a school meals service which meets the needs of governors, schools, pupils and their families by the deadline agreed with governors and schools. Funding for this contract is made up as follows: Paid Meals: Meal price collected from parents directly by contractor. Universal Infant Free School Meals (UIFSM): schools are allocated £2.61 per pupil/per day and calculations are based on census day uptake. Schools are invoiced directly by the contractor. Pupil Premium Free School Meals (FSM): schools are allocated the meal price (currently £523.28 per pupil per annum), and calculations are based on census day uptake. Schools are invoiced directly by the contractor.
Who won
No award has been published for this tender, and we have no earlier award notices from Reading Borough Council in this sector.
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