Published date: 17 September 2021

Last edited date: 29 October 2021

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: 29 October 2021, 11:59pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Miscellaneous food products - 15800000

  • School meals - 15894210

  • Food parcels - 15897300

    • Food cans - 44618420

    • School-meal services - 55523100

Location of contract

WS1 1TP

Value of contract

£0

Procurement reference

WP3752

Published date

17 September 2021

Closing date

29 October 2021

Closing time

11:59pm

Contract start date

30 October 2021

Contract end date

24 December 2021

Contract type

Service 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

In Walsall there are currently 14,197 children who are currently enrolled in Walsall schools whose parents claim school meals. Of these children;

9,150 are aged 5 of 11 (primary school age children)

4,608 are aged 12 to 16 (secondary school age children)

The Department for Education (DfE) have provided Walsall Council with ?1.8m to provide children within the borough with healthy activities and school meals throughout key holiday periods through the Holiday Activity and Food Programme (HAF). This funding is for families who receive benefits related free school meals.

The HAF programme offers valuable support for families on lower incomes, offering them access to rewarding and dynamic activities alongside healthy meals over the school holidays.

This programme has already been successfully delivered across the Walsall Borough over the Easter and summer holiday periods, both of which were met with incredibly positive feedback. The Council aim to build on and further enhance the holiday provisions that have already taken place for the Christmas holiday period.

The Council are seeking up to 3 Providers to deliver the free school meals element of the Christmas holiday HAF provision. The number of Provider's appointed is dependent on which aspects of the specification bidders are able to deliver.

More information

Links

Additional text

Please note that Walsall Council have a new Contract opportunity.

For further details of the requirement, please see the following link to the Councils` e-Procurement web portal;

https://in-tendhost.co.uk/walsallcouncil

You will be required to register your organisation (if already not done so) and express your interest in the relevant project/opportunity.


Is a Recurrent Procurement Type? : No

About the buyer

Contact name

Laura Russell

Address

Darwall Street
Walsall
West Midlands
WS1 1TP
United Kingdom

Telephone

01922 655487

Email

Laura.Russell@walsall.gov.uk

Website

https://www.walsall.gov.uk/