Published date: 23 November 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: 14 December 2021, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

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

  • Vegetables, fruits and nuts - 03220000

  • Vegetables - 03221000

    • Root vegetables - 03221110

    • Carrots - 03221112

    • Leaf vegetables - 03221300

    • Cabbage vegetables - 03221400

    • Cauliflower - 03221420

    • Broccoli - 03221430

    • Fruit and nuts - 03222000

    • Citrus fruit - 03222200

    • Oranges - 03222220

    • Non-tropical fruit - 03222300

    • Apples, pears and quinces - 03222320

    • Apples - 03222321

    • Fruit, vegetables and related products - 15300000

    • Beans, peas, peppers, tomatoes and other vegetables - 15331130

    • Leaf and cabbage vegetables - 15331140

    • Herbs and spices - 15872000

Location of contract

AL7 1FT

Value of contract

£0

Procurement reference

IT-285-5977-TBC

Published date

23 November 2021

Closing date

14 December 2021

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

15 December 2021

Contract end date

28 January 2022

Contract type

Supply 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?

No

Description

This is Pre Procurement Market Engagement only.

Hertfordshire Catering Limited (hereinafter referred to as HCL), limited by shares and wholly owned by Hertfordshire County Council, is committed to delivering excellence in catering to schools, business and industry throughout Hertfordshire and surrounding areas. HCL presently delivers a catering service in circa 393 primary schools and 41 secondary schools along with 11 commercial units.

HCL currently has an existing contract in place for the supply of fresh produce, but this will expire soon. The current contract covers the full range of fruits, vegetables, dairy, seasonings and spices. This Pre-Procurement Market Engagement (PPME) provides an opportunity to research the options that are available in the market which have the potential to meet our needs and enhance our menu as a whole.

HCL would like to engage with the market to establish the potential variety of fresh produce which may be available and to explore new ideas that meet HCL's requirements as stated above.

HCL wants to understand what is currently available in the market for a suitable fresh produce offering and what might be possible in terms of innovative new ideas currently available in the market. By completing and returning the PPME questionnaire you have the chance to offer ideas that may help any future procurement.

More information

Links

  • Additional information on how to apply for this contract

Additional text

This is a PPME (Pre Procurement Market Engagement) exercise. Please complete and return the questionnaire through the In-Tend system by the return deadline of 12.00 Noon on Tuesday 14th December 2021.

For the avoidance of doubt, this stage of the project is not part of a formal procurement process and HCL is not committing, at this stage, to carrying out such a process. Any Contract start and end dates are indicative and relate to the PPME only.

Participation or non-participation in this PPME shall not prevent any supplier participating in a potential procurement process nor is it intended that any information supplied shall place any supplier at an advantage in any forthcoming procurement process.


Is a Recurrent Procurement Type? : No

About the buyer

Contact name

Anita Shipman (HCC)

Address

Welwyn Garden City
Hertfordshire
Herts
AL7 1FT
United Kingdom

Telephone

01707 292601

Email

anita.shipman@hertfordshire.gov.uk