Award of School Meals Service Contract for Primary and Special Schools to Cater Link Ltd
SE Shared Services · Awarded contract
AwardedAward of School Meals Service Contract for Primary and Special Schools to Cater Link Ltd
Awarded 31 Jul 2018
Awarded31 Jul 2018
Value£4,813,000.00
SupplierCater Link Ltd
AgencySE Shared Services
RegionSouth East
CategoryFood & Beverage
Ended 4y 3mo ago4y term
Awarded 31 July 2018Expired 30 July 2022
About
SE Shared Services awarded a contract to Cater Link Ltd for the provision of school meals across primary and special schools, with the objective of improving value for money for schools and parents while ensuring healthy meals that meet the standards in Schedule 1 - Service Specification.
The contract, valued at £4,813,000, requires the contractor to demonstrate a commitment to sustainability, including food that is healthy and produced in ways that respect the environment, animals, and people, and prioritising local, seasonal produce where available, appropriate, and affordable.
Similar open tenders12
TenderCloses
Term-time School Lunches and Catering Services for 7 Newham SchoolsFood & Beverage
27 Nov 2026
School Catering Services for Nine Trust Schools in Plymouth, Torquay and Newton AbbottFood & Beverage
16 Nov 2026
Catering Services Contract for Cleeve School & Sixth Form Centre of Excellence (Aug 2027–Jul 2030)Food & Beverage
08 Jan 2027
Catering Services Contract at Blessed Hugh Faringdon Catholic School, Reading – 3 + 2 Years from April 2027Food & Beverage
18 Dec 2026
Catering Services for 13 Schools – Danes Educational Trust (6 Primary, 7 Secondary)Food & Beverage
19 Nov 2026
Catering Service for New Wave Federation Primary Schools (2-year contract with optional 2-year extension)Food & Beverage
23 Nov 2026
Catering Services for Bourne Education Trust – Term-time School Meal ProvisionFood & Beverage
04 Dec 2026
Catering Services for Pupil Meals at Four Primary Schools – London Borough of Barnet (Stage 1)Food & Beverage
11 Nov 2026
Catering Services Partnership for Cutenhoe Hill Primary School & Nursery – LutonFood & Beverage
04 Dec 2026
Catering Services Contract for Waverley Education Foundation and Al‑Furqan Primary School — from 1 April 2027Food & Beverage
11 Dec 2026
Catering Services for Pontarddulais Comprehensive School – SwanseaFood & Beverage
05 Feb 2027
Catering Services for 13 Schools (6 Primary, 7 Secondary) – Danes Educational TrustFood & Beverage
19 Nov 2026
Other similar contracts12
Contract and supplierAwarded value
Catering Services Contract Awarded to Cater Link Limited by London & South East Education GroupFood & BeverageCater Link Limited
$930,199.15
Award of School Catering Services Contract to Cater Link LimitedFood & BeverageCater Link Limited
$2,673,654
Award of School Meals Catering Service to Cater Link Ltd by Wokingham Borough CouncilFood & BeverageCater Link Ltd
$10,500,000
Award of Catering Services Contract for S4S Cluster 8 SchoolsFood & BeverageCater Link Ltd,Cater Link Limited
$3,614,000
Award of School Catering Services Contract to Cater Link LtdFood & BeverageCater Link Ltd
$880,000
School Meals Catering Service for 42 Primary and Special Schools in MertonFood & BeverageCaterlink
$18,625,000
Award of School Catering Services Contract to Cater Link Limited by Churchfields AcademyFood & BeverageCater Link Limited
$888,000
Award of School Meals Service for Primary and Special Schools in Brighton & HoveFood & BeverageCATER LINK LIMITED
$28,000,000
Award of Outsourced Catering Services for 8 Leicester Primary Schools to CaterlinkFood & BeverageCaterlink
$840,000
Provision of School Meals for Camden Primary and Secondary SchoolsFood & BeverageCater Link Limited
$20,110,000
Award of Catering Services Contract to Cater Link Ltd for Aylesford School and Sixth Form CollegeFood & BeverageCater Link Ltd
$909,985
Award of School Catering Services Contract to Caterlink Ltd by Rushey Mead Educational TrustFood & BeverageCaterlink Ltd,Caterlink Ltd
$5,000,000
Unlock the full platform.
7 days free, then £36/GBP per month. Cancel anytime.
What you get
Find
Find food and beverage tenders in South East in one place.
We monitor central, devolved and local government portals in near real time and update the feed as tenders are published, so you check one place instead of many.
Search by keyword, or describe your workType a keyword, or switch to AI search and say what your business does.
Narrow it downFilter by category, region and area, or view open tenders on a map.
Award of School Meals Service Contract for Primary and Special Schools to Cater Link Ltd
Won by Cater Link Ltd · SE Shared Services
£4.8Mawarded
Alerts
Open tenders like this contract, sent to you.
Tell us what you are looking for and we email you when a matching tender is published.
Set it up your wayUse keywords, a description of your work, a location or a distance from a postcode. Up to 10 alerts.
Instant or dailyGet an email when a match is published, or one summary a day.
GmailGovMarketto you
7:00 am2 new food and beverage tenders
Term-time School Lunches and Catering Services for 7 Newham SchoolsFood & Beverage · Closes 27 Nov 2026
School Catering Services for Nine Trust Schools in Plymouth, Torquay and Newton AbbottFood & Beverage · Closes 16 Nov 2026
From your alert: Food & Beverage
Assess
Size up a tender in minutes.
Before you open a single document, get the requirements, a likely value and who you would be up against.
Requirements from the documentsWho can bid, mandatory criteria, how it is scored, insurance and key dates, each with its source.
Value and competitionAn estimated value from similar awarded contracts, and the suppliers most likely to bid.
Key requirementsFrom 12 documents
Who can bidRegistered commercial cleaners
Mandatory criteriaPolice checks for staff on site
How it is scoredPrice 40%, experience 35%, method 25%
Insurance£20M public liability
Key datesSite visit 14 Oct, closes 28 Oct
Est. value£1.2M – £1.8M
Most likely bidderFacilities firm
Market
Follow Cater Link Ltd and get alerts when they win again.
Awarded contracts with the supplier and the value, so you can check prices, spot competitors and find work that is coming back to tender.
Supplier and buyer profilesWhat each one has won or awarded, who they work with, and how that is changing.
Contracts ending soonTerms that finish in the next 12 months, which often go back out to tender.
E
Top suppliersEastmere Health ServiceBuyer · 38 contracts
£30.5Mawarded, 12 months
Halvern Facilities8 contracts£12.4M
Orrin Clinical5 contracts£9.1M
Tessel Cleaning Co11 contracts£6.8M
Wexby Linen14 contracts£2.2M
Pipeline
Track your bids from interested to won.
Save a tender in one click and move it through each stage as you work on it.
Work as a teamInvite colleagues so you work from the same list.
Take it with youExport tenders and matches to CSV.
Interested2
Preparing1
Submitted1
Won1
Grounds maintenance panelSaved to your pipeline
InterestedGovBot
Ask a question in plain English.
Find tenders, look up a supplier, or check who won a contract. Just type what you need.
Who wins food and beverage contracts in South East?
Top suppliers by awarded value
1
2
3
Ask about tenders, suppliers or public bodies
Get started
Get food and beverage tenders in South East by email.
Find the tender, size it up and track the bid, in one place.
7 days free, then £36/GBP per month
