Published date: 25 April 2022

Awarded contract - This means that the contract has been awarded to a supplier.


Closing: 28 January 2022, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Catering services for private households - 55521000

  • Meals-on-wheels services - 55521100

  • Meal delivery service - 55521200

Location of contract

PO19 1RQ

Value of contract

£6,000,000 to £8,400,000

Procurement reference

IT-234-33830-CWSCC - 033830 - AWARD

Published date

25 April 2022

Closing date

28 January 2022

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

19 October 2022

Contract end date

18 October 2027

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure

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

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

No

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

This Invitation to Tender (ITT) is issued by WSCC to seek and identify suitably qualified and interested organisations from the private, public and third (voluntary, community and charitable) sector for the provision of the Community Meals on Wheels Services. This is being tendered by West Sussex County Council (WSCC) in accordance with the Concession Contracts Regulations 2016 (CCR 2016).

The Services are predominantly for residents over 55 years of age living in the community of West Sussex. A balanced nutritional offering for the Customers and their specific needs, is essential to help maintain their Wellbeing and ability to stay living in their own homes for longer and help to avoid hospital admissions through malnutrition or slower healing times through ineffective diet.

The food supply element of the Services is to be made available for the Council's Directly Provided Services (Day Centres), and other establishments as requested, such as lunch clubs, to use for the lunch time meal option for Customers accessing those services.

Nutritionally balanced meals which meet the recommended National Association of Care Catering (NACC) standards for community meals are to be provided.

Award information

Awarded date

12 April 2022

Contract start date

19 October 2022

Contract end date

18 October 2027

Total value of contract

£8,400,000

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

apetito Limited

Address

Canal Road, Trowbridge, Wiltshire, United Kingdom, BA14 8RJ

Reference

None

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

About the buyer

Contact name

Alison Eastman (WSCC)

Address

West Street
Chicester
West Sussex
PO19 1RQ
United Kingdom

Telephone

0330 224813

Email

alison.eastman@westsussex.gov.uk