Source: https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13beb-e9ca-73fe-9943-e30a295eef9d/school-meals-contract [Skip to main content](#main-content) pendingGBopen procedure # School Meals Contract [Reading Borough Council](https://tendernation.io/buyers/reading-borough-council) Estimated value £14,700,000 Published 5 Oct 2026 Deadline Rolling deadline ## Who can bid - Open procedure Anyone can submit a full tender; there is no shortlisting stage. ## About this tender 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. ## CPV classification School mealsSchool-meal services Source Find a Tender (UK) · Notice ocds-h6vhtk-0780b7-2026-10-05T12:52:43+01:00 [View official notice ](https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/ocds-h6vhtk-0780b7-2026-10-05T12:52:43+01:00) Never miss a tender like this again Get AI summaries, deadline alerts and a bid pipeline for tenders matched to your business. Free to start. [Track tenders free ](/register) [Buyer profileReading Borough Council: past awards and live tenders](https://tendernation.io/buyers/reading-borough-council)[SectorMore Food, drink & tobacco tenders](https://tendernation.io/sectors/food-drink) ## More tenders like this [Cutenhoe Hill Primary School & Nursery \_ Luton Cutenhoe Hill Primary School & Nursery 49 days left 4 Dec 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a1464c-ddaa-7241-8e2f-11a93eea790b/cutenhoe-hill-primary-school-nursery-luton)[Food, beverages, tobacco and related products – Dostawa żywności na rok 2027 dla 43 Wojskowego Oddziału Gospodarczego w Świętoszowie 43 Wojskowy Oddział Gospodarczy 6 days left 22 Oct 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a14210-2cd0-70f9-a4f5-b0a6027f4709/poland-food-beverages-tobacco-and-related-products-dostawa-zywnosci-na-rok)[Bread products, fresh pastry goods and cakes – SUKCESYWNE DOSTAWY PIECZYWA I WYROBÓW CUKIERNICZYCH Komenda Portu Wojennego Gdynia 32 days left 17 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a1420f-fe6e-7348-bc06-a483d1f1645d/poland-bread-products-fresh-pastry-goods-and-cakes-sukcesywne-dostawy-piecz)[Food, beverages, tobacco and related products – Sukcesivna dobava konvencionalnih in ekoloških živil za obdobje treh let Šolski center Nova Gorica 33 days left 18 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a14210-0e5b-7029-99a2-fdbf820f8afd/slovenia-food-beverages-tobacco-and-related-products-sukcesivna-dobava-kon)[Meat – Procurement of meat and meat products ESM MOLIKA DOOEL Bitola 19 days left 4 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a14210-0eba-71c4-b168-674319cbc794/north-macedonia-meat-procurement-of-meat-and-meat-products)[Miscellaneous food products – Fourniture et livraison de denrées alimentaires destinées à la Cuisine Centrale et aux restaurants scolaires de la ville de Saint-Jory Commune de Saint Jory 32 days left 17 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a14210-0eb5-736b-9d5a-79868657bc40/france-miscellaneous-food-products-fourniture-et-livraison-de-denrees-alimen)