Published date: 19 November 2024

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: 17 December 2024, 2pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Hotel, restaurant and retail trade services - 55000000

  • Environmental services - 90700000

Location of contract

East of England

Value of contract

£0 to £150,000

Procurement reference

DN748099

Published date

19 November 2024

Closing date

17 December 2024

Closing time

2pm

Contract start date

24 January 2025

Contract end date

23 January 2030

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure (below threshold)

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

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

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

Southend-on-Sea City Council (the Council) are seeking electronic tender responses, as part of a competitive procurement process, to appoint a Contractor to support in the provisioning of the Council's food hygiene and food standards inspections of Food Business Establishments. The suitably qualified Contractor will be required to provide trained Inspectors to undertake food hygiene and food standards inspections and associated activities (Inspections). The minimum competencies and requirements required of each Inspector and the Contractor are confirmed in Section B (Specification) of the Tender Documents. The Contractor will also be required to ensure the competency of each Inspector on an ongoing basis in relation to hazard spotting and the health and safety issues evident at the time of an inspection.
Other requirements and detail relating to the proposed Contract such as reporting, legislative compliance, record keeping, data protection, Social Value and contract management are covered as part of the Tender Documents.

The Tender Documents can be accessed via:

https://procurement.southend.gov.uk/southend/portal.nsf/index.htm

The deadline for receipt of clarification requests relating to the Tender Documents: 14:00 Friday 6th December 2024

The deadline for submission of Tender Responses is: 14:00 Tuesday 17th December 2024

The Minimum Level Requirements of the procurement process are covered in detail in the Tender Documents provided. This includes, but is not limited to the required documentation to be submitted, Financial Standing, Insurance and all mandatory requirements.
In regard to the evaluation the elements which are "scored" or "pass / fail" are fully explained within the documentation provided as part of the procurement process.

About the buyer

Contact name

Procurement Advisors Inbox

Address

Civic Centre
SOUTHEND-ON-SEA
SS26ER
England

Telephone

01702 215000

Email

procurementadvisors@southend.gov.uk