Published date: 16 February 2022

Closed opportunity - This means that the contract is currently closed. The buying department may be considering suppliers that have already applied, or no suitable offers were made.


Closing: 24 March 2022, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Cereals, potatoes, vegetables, fruits and nuts - 03200000

  • Vegetables, fruits and nuts - 03220000

  • Vegetables - 03221000

    • Root and tuber vegetables - 03221100

    • Root vegetables - 03221110

    • Tuber vegetables - 03221120

    • Fruit vegetables - 03221200

    • Leaf vegetables - 03221300

    • Cabbage vegetables - 03221400

    • Fruit, vegetables and related products - 15300000

    • Milk and cream - 15510000

    • Herbs and spices - 15872000

Location of contract

AL7 1FT

Value of contract

£0 to £10,000,000

Procurement reference

IT-285-6224-HCL/FOOD/018

Published date

16 February 2022

Closing date

24 March 2022

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

1 September 2022

Contract end date

31 August 2026

Contract type

Supply contract

Procedure type

Open procedure (above threshold)

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

This procedure can be used for procurements above the relevant contract value threshold.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

Hertfordshire Catering Limited (hereinafter referred to as HCL) is a limited company, limited by a single share wholly owned by Hertfordshire County Council (HCC). HCL has a requirement for the Supply of Fresh Produce (hereinafter referred to as "Goods").

The Contract is for the Supply of Fresh Produce on an as required basis to various establishments throughout the HCL estate. HCL has specific requirements which the successful Contractor shall comply with under any Agreement formed as a result of this tendering exercise and details of these requirements are given throughout the tender documentation. The majority of the educational establishments will require the Service term time only, although some establishments will require deliveries 52 weeks of the year.

The successful Contractor must demonstrate working knowledge, experience and be thoroughly versed in all phases of farming, produce and production. The successful Contractor must provide evidence of sufficient resources available for the initial roll out as well as auditable provenance and quality assurance at every step.

The Service will be used, in the main, by the schools where HCL provide a meal service within their areas. Whilst the Contract is for the supply and delivery of fresh produce, we would be looking at what supplementary services the Contractor might have to offer as Added Value to the main provision, which will provide support to the delivery of the Service to HCL customers.

There will be a need for the Contractor to have a flexible approach as during the contract period the pattern, variety and volume of demand for Goods as well as the number of sites may be subject to change, and it is stressed that there are no undertakings concerning likely volume of demand. For guidance only, HCL's estimated annual value of spend on Fresh Produce is £1.65m. However, HCL reserves the right to adjust this requirement during the duration of the Agreement should they wish to do so.

Please Note the TUPE Employee Liability Information for this procurement has been provided along with other documentation for this procurement. TUPE related information is personal data and must be protected in accordance with the requirements of Data Protection legislation and must also be kept confidential. Therefore, by accessing this Tender via Supply Hertfordshire and then the View Details button and accessing the documentation for this procurement, Tenderers agree to undertake to treat the information as confidential and commercially sensitive at all times and take all reasonable steps to prevent any inadvertent disclosure to any third party.

More information

Links

  • Additional information on how to apply for this contract

Additional text

To access this opportunity please visit www.supplyhertfordshire.uk

Is a Recurrent Procurement Type? : Yes

About the buyer

Contact name

Pip Solanki (HCL)

Address

Welwyn Garden City
Hertfordshire
Herts
AL7 1FT
United Kingdom

Telephone

07812 323584

Email

pip.solanki@hcl.co.uk